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5km Pace Workouts

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This post outlines progressions for three different styles of 5km pace workouts: Work-Rest training, Over-Unders and 5km Progression Runs.

The workout list below is NOT a training program. Check out the post on Five-Pace Training to learn how to integrate these 5km pace workouts into a complete program. The Five-Pace Training model includes workouts at paces anchored to standard race distances spread over two- or three-week training cycles. The post on Choosing Workouts will also be helpful when selecting your training sessions.

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Battle of the Greats

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Have you ever wondered what would happen if a current world-class runner era went head to head with one of the all-time great runners from a by-gone era?

  • Sebastien Coe vs David Rudisha in the 800m
  • Hicham El Guerrouj vs Timothy Cheruiyot in the 1500m
  • Kenenisa Bekele vs Selemon Barega in the 5000m or 10000m
  • Zersenay Tadese vs Abraham Kiptum in the Half-Marathon
  • Haile Gebrselassie vs Eliud Kipchoge in the Marathon

Better yet, imagine that the greatest ever 1500/Miler, 5000/10000m runner, Half-Marathon and Marathoner were all in the same race!

Oh, wait.. that race happened!

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