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I started running on October 3, 2026 with close to zero fitness. The plan: finish a 2.5K race on October 30, then run 40 minutes without stopping by the end of November. Every session gets logged here.

2.5K race
Fri Oct 30
40 min non-stop (≈5K)
target Sat Nov 28
010203040Oct 3Oct 30Nov 28
actual planned longest non-stop jog per session, in minutes
sessions logged: 0
time on feet: 0 min
longest non-stop jog: 0 min
paces: jog 7–7.5 km/h, walk 5–5.5 km/h, treadmill incline 1%

The plan

Week 1Oct 3 – Oct 9
  • Sat Oct 34 min jog + 2 walk, x5
  • Sun Oct 4Rest
  • Mon Oct 54 min jog + 2 walk, x5
  • Tue Oct 6Easy walk 20–30 min, or rest
  • Wed Oct 75 min jog + 2 walk, x4
  • Thu Oct 8Easy walk 20–30 min, or rest
  • Fri Oct 95 min jog + 2 walk, x4
Week 2Oct 10 – Oct 16
  • Sat Oct 106 min jog + 2 walk, x4
  • Sun Oct 11Rest
  • Mon Oct 126 min jog + 2 walk, x4
  • Tue Oct 13Easy walk 20–30 min, or rest
  • Wed Oct 147 min jog + 2 walk, x3
  • Thu Oct 15Easy walk 20–30 min, or rest
  • Fri Oct 167 min jog + 2 walk, x3
Week 3Oct 17 – Oct 23
  • Sat Oct 178 min jog + 2 walk, x3
  • Sun Oct 18Rest
  • Mon Oct 198 min jog + 2 walk, x3
  • Tue Oct 20Easy walk 20–30 min, or rest
  • Wed Oct 2110 min jog + 2 walk, x2
  • Thu Oct 22Easy walk 20–30 min, or rest
  • Fri Oct 2312 min jog + 2 walk + 8 jog
Race weekOct 24 – Oct 30
  • Sat Oct 24Test: 2.5 km as continuous as you can (~20 min)
  • Sun Oct 25Rest
  • Mon Oct 2620 min easy jog (or 10 + 2 walk + 10)
  • Tue Oct 27Easy walk 20–30 min, or rest
  • Wed Oct 2815 min easy jog, nothing more
  • Thu Oct 29Full rest before the race
  • Fri Oct 30Race day: 2.5K
RecoveryOct 31 – Nov 1
  • Sat Oct 31Recovery
  • Sun Nov 1Recovery
Week 5Nov 2 – Nov 8
  • Mon Nov 220 min easy continuous jog
  • Tue Nov 3Easy walk 20–30 min, or rest
  • Wed Nov 420 min easy continuous jog
  • Thu Nov 5Easy walk 20–30 min, or rest
  • Fri Nov 620 min easy continuous jog
  • Sat Nov 7Long run: 24 min non-stop
  • Sun Nov 8Rest
Week 6Nov 9 – Nov 15
  • Mon Nov 922 min easy continuous jog
  • Tue Nov 10Easy walk 20–30 min, or rest
  • Wed Nov 1122 min easy continuous jog
  • Thu Nov 12Easy walk 20–30 min, or rest
  • Fri Nov 1322 min easy continuous jog
  • Sat Nov 14Long run: 28 min non-stop
  • Sun Nov 15Rest
Week 7Nov 16 – Nov 22
  • Mon Nov 1625 min easy continuous jog
  • Tue Nov 17Easy walk 20–30 min, or rest
  • Wed Nov 1825 min easy continuous jog
  • Thu Nov 19Easy walk 20–30 min, or rest
  • Fri Nov 2025 min easy continuous jog
  • Sat Nov 21Long run: 34 min non-stop
  • Sun Nov 22Rest
Week 8Nov 23 – Nov 29
  • Mon Nov 2325 min easy continuous jog
  • Tue Nov 24Easy walk 20–30 min, or rest
  • Wed Nov 2525 min easy continuous jog
  • Thu Nov 26Easy walk 20–30 min, or rest
  • Fri Nov 2725 min easy continuous jog
  • Sat Nov 28Goal run: 40 min non-stop
  • Sun Nov 29Rest