[{"id":5526,"date":"2022-01-03T13:04:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T21:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pacernationweb.wpenginepowered.com\/whittier\/?page_id=5526"},"modified":"2025-09-19T20:29:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T03:29:06","slug":"novice-5k-10k-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/runpacers.org\/whittier\/novice-5k-10k-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Novice 5K\/10K Group"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are so proud and excited to announce our newest training group, the Novice 5K\/10K Group. As the name states, this is a 5K\/10K group designed to help the novice runner,\u00a0Pre-Conditioners<\/a> graduate, or curious\u00a0Walkers<\/a> who wants to set and achieve the goal of running a 5K and\/or 10K race, or simply conquer the distance. We offer support, gradual interval increases, tons of motivation, and we don’t leave anyone behind. We hope to help you build up your miles, your pace, and your confidence, and we hope to see you move up to the\u00a0Bridge to Half<\/a> group or even the\u00a0Half Marathon<\/a> group one day soon. We hope you give our group a try.<\/p>\n

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Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n

5K\/10K Group -Winter Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n

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SATURDAY
\nMain Workout<\/td>\n		Distance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
week 1<\/td>\n3 miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
week 2<\/td>\n4 miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
week 3<\/td>\n5 miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
week 4<\/td>\n5 miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
week 5<\/td>\n4 miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
week 6<\/td>\nVirtual 5K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
week 7<\/td>\n6 miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
week 8<\/td>\n7 miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
week 9<\/td>\n6 miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
week 10<\/td>\n7 miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
week 11<\/td>\n5 miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
week 12<\/td>\nVirtual 10K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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WEEKDAY
\nWorkout<\/td>\n		Workouts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunday:<\/strong><\/td>\nRest (or walk\/hike)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monday:<\/strong><\/td>\n3 miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday:<\/strong><\/td>\nRest or Cross Train<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday:<\/strong><\/td>\n3 miles with or without hills.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday:<\/strong><\/td>\nCross Train<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday:<\/strong><\/td>\nRest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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What to Bring
\n<\/strong>As with any Pacer program or run, all you need is\u00a0a water bottle and some comfortable running shoes. We also recommend a sports watch or phone with a run tracker app (some Pacers use Strava or Garmin), but it is by no means required.<\/p>\n

Helpful Advice
\n<\/strong>In order to get the most out of your training, we have these recommendations to keep you motivated and enjoying your workouts:<\/p>\n