Do you dream of being part of a team at Lydinge Resort Stafett? You’re far from alone. With this training program, we want to help you reach your goal in a fun and motivating way – whether you’re completely new or have just gotten off the couch and decided to take on the challenge.

You don’t need any prior experience, just the willingness to get started. Listen to your body along the way. If you feel tired or worn down – rest. The program is general, and you can adjust the sessions to suit your level and your everyday life.

Here begins your journey to becoming a runner

Your starting point
You are new to running and want to get started again with the goal of being able to run at least five kilometers. You don’t need any previous experience – we’ll make sure you have a fun and motivating journey all the way to this year’s HBGM Stafett.

Your training
Over the next eight weeks, you will train two, sometimes three, sessions per week to give you the best possible experience. Ten kilometers may feel long right now, but the key to progress is consistency. Let the easy sessions be truly easy, so your body holds up and you have energy when it’s time to run a little faster or a little longer.

Your goal
The goal for this year’s HBGM Relay is to complete your leg running – and to enjoy the race along the way. Run with good judgment. Consistency, patience, and joy are the foundation that will take you all the way to the finish.

Now we take off towards this year’s Lydinge Resort Stafett. During the first five weeks, we build a solid foundation with varied sessions that give you the best possible start on the road to your goal.

Remember that the foundation is about calm and control: your distance runs and long runs should be done at a comfortable pace, while hills, threshold sessions, and intervals are carried out at a higher pace where you work a bit harder. As before, all quality sessions – hills, threshold, and intervals – should always begin with a few minutes of easy jogging as a warm-up before you increase the pace.

This is where we lay the foundation for the rest of the training journey.

During this period, there is a strong focus on threshold training to make you a more enduring runner ahead of the goal on September 2. We also mix in sessions at faster-than-race pace to maintain speed and help race pace gradually feel more and more natural and comfortable.

Also remember that all quality sessions – threshold, intervals, faster-than-race pace, and hills – should always begin with a few minutes of easy jogging as a warm-up. This helps ensure your body is ready when you increase the pace and reduces the risk of injury.

With just four weeks left until the big goal, the focus now shifts to threshold sessions before the final tapering phase begins. Most of the work is done – now it’s about training smart, listening to your body, and avoiding injuries so that you’re ready when it really matters.

This is when it happens – on the first Saturday of September, you’ll run your 5 km at Lydinge Resort Stafett!