Sub 30 minutes 5km

Distance: 5km

Target pace: 6:00

Available on: Free & Premium

Paces

Tempo
6:00 - 6:30
min/km

Long/Slow
7:34 - 8:22
min/km

Intervals
5:17 - 5:38
min/km

Our Sub 30 minutes 5km training plan is over 8 weeks

You can decide if you want to do all 8 weeks or start at any point during the training plan, it's completely up to you.

Try our Sub 30 minutes 5km plan.So, you've just completed your Couch to 5km and now want to start smashing PBs? This 8 week plan is designed to have you shaving seconds from your PB every week, culminating with a challenging target of 30 minutes to finish. Try to focus on our range of tempo and intervals sessions to train the lungs and gain strength in the legs, all designed to lift your overall race pace. The weekend long runs will take you over race distance, so take them slow and soon 5k will seem like nothing. The beauty of this plan is that you can run a 5k every weekend. Either take it easy as a recovery or if you're feeling strong, head down to your local parkrun and see if you can beat last week's time.

Ready to get started on your journey?

Example of weeks

Week 4 -

 Distance: 29.6 km -

 Number of runs: 4

Monday

Rest

Tuesday

Intervals
Pace: 5:15 - 5:39 / km

Wednesday

Rest

Thursday

Tempo
Pace: 6:00 - 6:30 / km

Friday

Rest

Saturday

Easy 5km
Pace: 7:13 - 7:43 / km

Sunday

Mixed-Pace Long Run
Pace: 7:28 - 7:58 / km

Week 6 -

 Distance: 26.3 km -

 Number of runs: 4

Monday

Rest

Tuesday

Intervals
Pace: 5:15 - 5:39 / km

Wednesday

Rest

Thursday

Progression
Pace: 6:00 - 6:30 / km

Friday

Rest

Saturday

Easy 5km
Pace: 7:13 - 7:43 / km

Sunday

Progression
Pace: 7:28 - 7:58 / km