Week 1 fitness routine for 10k marathon runners

Jog for 60 minutes

Have you signed up for a 10k marathon? In case you are not a regular runner, it will be difficult for you to complete the race and you may injure yourself during the marathon. You need to follow a 4-week fitness routine to improve your running and ace the long-distance races. Nisha Varma, an American College of Sports Medicine certified exercise physiologist, shares the week 1 fitness routine for 10k marathoners. The focus for the week is speed and pace with improved timing, which varies from individual to individual based on their age, fitness level and medical profile.