Running: Track Session – 10 × 400 Meters
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Track Session – 10 × 400 Meters

Sharpen your 5K race pace

62

min

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10 repeats of 400 m at 5K pace with a 200 m recovery jog.

What does the session look like?

1 h 2 min

Total time

73

Training load

Intensity profileIntensity as % of threshold (100 = threshold).
Warm up: 15 min at Z2Strides: 100 m at Z5Strides: 100 m at Z1Strides: 100 m at Z5Strides: 100 m at Z1Strides: 100 m at Z5Strides: 100 m at Z1Strides: 100 m at Z5Strides: 100 m at Z1400s: 400 m at Z5, RPE 8–9400s: 200 m at Z1400s: 400 m at Z5, RPE 8–9400s: 200 m at Z1400s: 400 m at Z5, RPE 8–9400s: 200 m at Z1400s: 400 m at Z5, RPE 8–9400s: 200 m at Z1400s: 400 m at Z5, RPE 8–9400s: 200 m at Z1400s: 400 m at Z5, RPE 8–9400s: 200 m at Z1400s: 400 m at Z5, RPE 8–9400s: 200 m at Z1400s: 400 m at Z5, RPE 8–9400s: 200 m at Z1400s: 400 m at Z5, RPE 8–9400s: 200 m at Z1400s: 400 m at Z5, RPE 8–9400s: 200 m at Z1Cool down: 10 min at Z1
01 h 2 min

Some values are estimated because there is no athlete profile.

Time in each zone

Z1 · 23 min (37%) Z2 · 15 min (24%) Z5 · 24 min (39%)

Step by step

Running

Warm up

  • 15 min at Z2 (Easy jog, then drills: high knees, butt kicks)

Strides4 ×

  • 100 m at Z5 (Relaxed, progressive)
  • 100 m at Z1 (Walk back)

4 × (100 m at Z5 / 100 m at Z1)

400s10 ×

  • fast: 400 m at Z5, RPE 8–9 (5K race pace, even splits)
  • jog: 200 m at Z1 (Easy jog, about 90 seconds)

10 × (400 m at Z5, RPE 8–9 / 200 m at Z1)

Cool down

  • 10 min at Z1 (Easy jog)

Who is it for?

Experienced runners chasing a 5K or 10K time goal.

Who is it not for?

Beginners or runners prone to calf injuries.