EARNED RUNS 2020-2021 training plans for 'ON TO THE NEW YEAR' 5K

 THE ANNUAL ‘ON TO THE NEW YEAR’  5K TRAINING PLANS FOR 2020-21 ARE NOW AVAILABLE!  Turkey Trotters who wish to run or walk a New Year’s Eve 5K or a Resolution 5K event on New Year’s Day and who would like a bit of STRUCTURE to get them pointed in the right direction and ready for another challenge, this post is for you. 
 
The RUN plan is adapted from the Earned Runs “On to the New Year” plans offered in 2017-2019 after the Thanksgiving Day weekend. It is for runners who followed the 10-week plan over the past several months to prepare for a Turkey Trot 5K. The 4+ week program starts at about the level of intensity scheduled a month earlier in the Runners’ Turkey Trot 5k Training Plan. It is posted on the RESOURCES page.
 
The WALK plan was introduced in 2018, adapted from a VeryWellFit.com beginner 5K plan.  Because walkers will have been training since September, the ‘On to the New Year’ 2020-21 plan starts roughly at the level of the Verywellfit.com Week 3 plan.  It is for walkers who followed the 10-week plan over the past several months to prepare for a 5k or 10k Turkey Trot. It is also posted on the RESOURCES page.
 
You will have just a week to recover from a Thanksgiving Day run or walk and to mentally rest up. The general formula applied to recovery is to avoid intense workouts for a length of time determined by the race distance: 1 day for every 1 mile of race.   Thus after a Thanksgiving Day 3.1 mile (5K) race you would take 3 days to rest, with only easy short runs, cross-training sessions, or walking.  Both plans start Wednesday December 2, 2020.
 
Neither plan is designed to improve runners’ or walkers’ finish times achieved in the Turkey Trot competition. The purpose of each is to continue running and walking activities that allow comfortable participation in fun events at the end/beginning of this/next year. 
 
Alternatively, you can devise or find another plan to prepare for an event roughly 4-5 weeks after your Thanksgiving Day race. If a better performance is a goal, check online for free plans or advice.
 
If you haven’t yet thought about competing again, consider using the past several months’ Turkey Trot preparation effort to position yourself for a vigorous end to 2020 or a confidence-boosting beginning to 2021.  You need only maintain training activity for a few more weeks.
 
Take the brief few days of rest, then look ‘On to the New Year’.
 
RUN & MOVE HAPPY!
 
https://www.verywellfit.com/beginners-5k-walk-training-schedule-3435038
 
RUN: EARNED RUNS ‘ON TO THE NEW YEAR’ 2020-21 5K TRAINING PLAN
WALK: EARNED RUNS ‘ON TO THE NEW YEAR’ 2020-21 5K TRAINING PLAN
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