Do you dream of running around five kilometers and becoming part of the community at Lydinge Resort Stafett? You are far from alone. With this training program, we want to help you reach your goal in a fun and motivating way – whether you have never run before or have just gotten off the couch.

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

Here begins your journey to becoming a runner – and towards five great HBGM kilometers!

Your starting point
You are a beginner in running and want to be able to run at least five kilometers again. You don’t need any specific background – we will make sure you have a fun journey on the way to this year’s Lydinge Resort Stafett.

Your training
Over the next eight weeks, you will train two times (sometimes three) per week to give you the best possible experience at HBGM Stafett. 5 km may feel long today, but the key to success is consistency. To achieve this, it’s important that the easy sessions are truly easy, so you don’t put unnecessary strain on your body and can feel fresh when it’s time to run a little faster or a little longer.

Your goal
Your goal for this year’s Lydinge Resort Stafett is to complete your leg running and at the same time enjoy the race. Run with good judgment, as consistency is key on your journey toward the goal.

Now we take off towards this year’s Lydinge Resort Stafett. During the first five weeks, we build a safe and solid foundation with varied sessions that give you the best possible start on the road to your goal – whether you’re completely new or simply not used to running regularly.

Remember that the foundation is all about calm and control: your distance 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. All quality sessions – such as intervals, threshold runs, and hills – should also always start with a few minutes of warm-up in the form of easy jogging, so your body is ready before you pick up the pace.

This is where we create the base that makes the rest of the training journey both more enjoyable and more sustainable.

During this period, there is a strong focus on threshold training to make you a strong and enduring runner ahead of the goal on the first Saturday of September. To maintain speed, we also mix in sessions at faster-than-race pace, so that race pace gradually feels 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 ensures 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 and avoiding injuries so that you stand fresh and ready on the starting line.

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