This is Avon Running’s Training Schedule to get you off the sofa and ready to cover the 10 km. race course in 11 weeks. It assumes you can walk briskly for 30 min.utes (we know you can – we’ve seen you shop for over an hour!). Some of you will be able to follow this schedule and run or jog the whole distance; others will need to stop and walk occasionally. That’s fine! The idea is to get moving. As you cover more and more distance, you’ll feel really proud of yourself! Try to run three times a week – every other day. You need a day to rest and recover after a workout. If you miss a day, pick up where you left off. If you can’t finish the workout one day, just go back to it the next. Sometimes it takes awhile to progress. Even if you must take walking breaks, don’t be discouraged – plenty of women in the race will be walking! Most women will run the 10 km distance between 45 minutes and one hour twenty minutes. This schedule has you out on your legs moving briskly for up to one hour. Don’t worry! The excitement of the race will keep you going for the extra time-- if you need it.

Setting a goal to participate in Avon Running’s April 4 Atlanta race – either the 10 km. or the 5km. walk – will help keep you motivated. Entry forms are available on line at avonrunning.com, at many running specialty stores and by calling the Atlanta Track Club at 404/231-9064. We’ll see you April 4!