This 6 Week Training Plan is designed around the goal of running a sub 18 minute 5k.
The tempo runs and interval sessions include exact distances, speeds, and recovery times to aim for to hit that sub 18 minute 5k!
The hard sessions can be grouped so that there’s a tempo with an interval session one week and then interval session with a hill session the following week.
This will give your body ample time to recover. Continue to use your long run to build endurance and recover from the hard days. Allow your body to adapt to this extra load, but most people should be ready to try out a race or test run after 6 weeks of increased quality work.
The training plan assumes 5 days of running, with 2 days of complete recovery. Week 4 is a recovery week.