Table 2

The 9-week training program for both groups

Training 1

Training 2

Training 3

Total

run

walk

(rep.)

run

Walk

(rep.)

run

walk

(rep.)

Run

walk

week 1

1

1

(10)

1

1

(10)

1

1

(10)

30

27

week 2

2

1

(6)

2

1

(6)

2

1

(6)

36

15

week 3

4

2

(3)

4

2

(4)

4

2

(3)

40

14

week 4

6

2

(3)

5

2

(3)

6

2

(3)

51

12

week 5

6

2

(3)

9

2

(2)

6

2

(3)

54

10

week 6

8

2

(3)

15

0

(1)

15

5

(2)

69

9

week 7

10

2

(2)

15

5

(2)

10

2

(2)

70

9

week 8

30

0

(1)

15

5

(2)

30

0

(1)

90

5

week 9

30

0

(1)

The Groningen running 4-Mile event

30

0

The content of each training session is expressed in minutes of running (run), minutes of walking between the running sessions (walk) and number of repetitions (rep.). The last two columns contains the total minutes of running and walking for each week.

Bredeweg et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:196   doi:10.1186/1471-2474-11-196