RUNNING + STRENGTH
How to combine Couch to 5km with strength training
Make room for easy runs, manageable strength sessions and recovery. Learn when to repeat a week and how to keep track of your progress.
Read the running and strength guideTRAINING GUIDES / FROM WILL
Beginner running.
Strength. A place to start.
Practical answers for your first 5km, your return to training and a routine that fits your week.
CHOOSING YOUR SUPPORT
Online coaching or a training plan: which suits you?
Compare a one-off PDF with personalised online coaching, including what you receive, how support works and the current prices.
Compare coaching and plansHOME OR GYM
Strength training for beginner runners: home or gym?
Consider equipment, time, confidence and space before choosing where to train. Check what each Couch to 5km edition actually needs.
Choose your training setupYOUR COACH / WILL
Start where you are.
I'm a qualified and insured personal trainer and Army PTI, with more than 20 years of instructional and coaching experience. I coach beginners, people returning to fitness and beginner runners online.
For independent training, explore the Couch to 5km + Strength PDF plans. For a programme built around you and a weekly conversation about how it is going, see online coaching.
