Training Programme - 13km

SAMPLE TRAINING SCHEDULE – KAURI RUN 13k

This schedule is designed as a guide for runners whose foremost goal is to complete the event.

The schedule assumes a base level fitness whereby you can comfortably run 3 times a week for at least 30min.

The amount of running (e.g: Run 40–60min) is decreed by current fitness, how you feel on the day and how well you want to do the race.

People with time or placings in mind should err to the higher end of the range & replace days off with either a 30min run, 60min cycle or gym workout. 

Weeks Out

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

 

12

 

Day Off

Run 30–45min

Easy/flat

 

Day Off

Run 30–45min

Easy/hills

 

Day Off

Run 30–45min

Easy/flat

45-60min

easy/flat/bush

 

11

 

 

Day Off

Run 30–45min

Easy/flat

 

Day Off

Run 30–45min

Easy/hills

 

Day Off

Run 30–45min

Easy/flat

45-60min

easy/flat/bush

10

 

Day Off

Run 30–45min

Easy/flat

 

Day Off

Run 30–45min

Easy/hills

 

Day Off

Run 30–45min

Easy/flat

45-60min

easy/flat/bush

9

 

Day Off

Run 20–30min

Easy/flat

 

Day Off

 

Run 30–45min

Easy/flat

 

Day Off

Run 20-30min

Easy, flat

1-1.25hrs

easy/flat/bush

 

8

 

Day Off

Run 45–60min

Easy/flat

 

Day Off

Run 45–60min

Easy/hills/bush

 

Day Off

Run 45–60min

Easy, flat

1–1.5hrs

easy/hills/bush

 

7

 

Day Off

Run 45–60min

Easy/flat

 

Day Off

Run 45–60min

Easy/hills/bush

 

Day Off

Run 45–60min

Easy, flat

1.25–1.5hrs

easy/hills/bush

 

6


 

Day Off

Run 45–60min

hard/flat

 

Day Off

Run 45–60min

easy/hills/bush

 

Day Off

Run 45–60min

Easy, flat

1.25–1.5hrs

easy/hills/bush

 

 

5

 

Day Off

Run 30–45min

Easy, flat

 

Day Off

 

Run 30–45min

Easy, hills

 

Day Off

Run 30min

Easy, flat

1.5hrs

easy/hills/bush

 

4

 

Day Off

Run 1–1.25hrs

hard, hills

Run 40–60min

Easy/flat

Run 1–1.25hrs easy/hills/bush

 

Day Off

Run 1hr

Easy, flat

1.5–2hrs

easy/hills/bush

 

3

 

Day Off

Run 1–1.25hrs

hard, hills

Run 30–45min

Easy/flat

Run 1–1.5hrs

easy/hills/bush

 

Day Off

Run 1hr

Easy, flat

1.5–2hrs

easy/hills/bush

 

 

2

 

Day Off

Run 45–60min

hard/hills

 

 

Day Off

Run 1–1.5hrs

easy/flat/bush

 

Day Off

 

Run 30min

hard/flat

Run 45-60min

Easy/flat/bush

 

1

 

Day Off

Run 40–60min

Easy, flat

 

Day Off

 

Run 30min

Easy, flat

 

Day Off

Race Day