'ON TO THE NEW YEAR': ARE YOU UP FOR IT?

Rest and recover then move again! Taken by CMcWilliams. All rights reserved.

EARNED RUNS ‘ON TO THE NEW YEAR’ 2018-19 5K TRAINING PLANS  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 fun event, this post is for you. 
 
The RUN plan is adapted from the Earned Runs “On to the New Year 2017” plan offered last year after Thanksgiving Day. 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 is being trialed for the first time ever, adapted from a VeryWellFit.com beginner 5K plan. Because walkers will have been training since September, the ‘On to the New Year’ 2018-2019 plan starts at the level of Verywellfit’s  week 3. 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 more than a week to recover from a Thanksgiving Day run or walk and to mentally rest up after 10+ weeks of training. The general rule 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 on Sunday December 2, 2018.
 
Neither plan is designed to improve runners’ or walkers’ finish time in the Turkey Trot. The purpose of each is to allow scheduled running and walking activity to continue at a level that will allow comfortable participation. 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 desired, 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 2018 or a confidence-boosting beginning to 2019.  You need only maintain training activity for a few more weeks.

Take time to rest and recover, 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’ 2018-19 5K TRAINING PLAN
 
WALK: EARNED RUNS ‘ON TO THE NEW YEAR’ 2018-19 5K TRAINING PLAN