10K Training plan

Dear Running Diary,

It's about time I looked at what the schedule is like for a beginner who wants to run a 10K by the end of november. My first draft currently looks like this:

Wed      08/09/2010    Done. 4 Miles.
Fri         10/09/2010
Sun       12/09/2010

Tues      14/09/2010
Thurs     16/09/2010
Sat        18/09/2010

Up distance to 4.5 miles.

Tues      21/09/2010
Thurs     23/09/2010
Sat        25/09/2010

Mon      27/09/2010
Wed     29/09/2010
Fri         01/10/2010
Sun       03/10/2010

Up distance to 5 miles.

Tues      05/10/2010
Thurs     07/10/2010
Sat        09/10/2010

Mon      11/10/2010
Wed     13/10/2010
Fri         15/10/2010
Sun       17/10/2010

Up distance to 5.5 miles.

Tues      19/10/2010
Thurs     21/10/2010
Sat         23/10/2010

Mon       25/10/2010
Wed       27/10/2010
Fri          29/10/2010
Sun       31/10/2010

Up distance to 6 miles.

Tues      02/11/2010
Thurs     04/11/2010
Sat        06/11/2010

Mon       08/11/2010
Wed     10/11/2010
Fri         12/11/2010
Sun       14/11/2010

Tues      16/11/2010
Thurs     18/11/2010

Race    21/11/2010 


Pretty daunting when it's broken down like that, but it's best to have a plan.

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