We’ve paired up with the Irish Cancer Society to create The Pink Brigade, a team made up of Her.ie staffers and our fab readers, who will run, walk or jog all over cancer in this year’s Flora Women’s Mini Marathon! 

We’d love for you to join us, you can find all the info you need right here, drop us a line and we’ll include you on our email list for training tips, inspirational stories and much more – and we’ll all work towards our June goal together!

For now, we’re kicking off our ten-week training schedule. What you get out of the day itself is entirely dependent on what you put in, so every week right here we’ll be upping the training ever so slightly to get you ready for the challenge.

 

Week 1

 

For Walkers: 

Train three days a week.

Day one: Walk for 25 minutes at a brisk pace.

Day two: Alternative exercise – try a yoga or pilates class

Day three: Walk for 25 minutes, try the same route as day one but increase the pace slightly and better your time.

 

For Joggers: 

Train three days a week.

Day one: Walk for 10 minutes, stretch for 5, jog for 15 and walk for another 10.

Day two: Alternative exercise – try swimming.

Day three: Walk 10 minutes, stretch 5/10 minutes, jog for 15 minutes (increasing the speed somewhat from day one) and walk for another 10 minutes.

 

For Runners:

Train three days a week.

Day one: Walk 5 minutes, stretch for 5, jog for 25, walk for 5, stretch for 5.

Day two: Walk 5 minutes, stretch for 5, jog for 25, walk for 5, stretch for 5.

Day three: Walk 5 minutes, stretch for 5, jog for 25 (increase pace from days one and two slightly), walk for 5, stretch for 5. 

 

Check back here next week for part two and follow our training guide all the way up to June!