New Orleans, LA · April

Crescent City Classic Training Plan

A free 10k plan for the Crescent City Classic 10K, built around the course and your current fitness. Answer four questions and you will see every week of it. No account, no email, no card.

Distances
10K
Course
Flat
Usually held
Each April

The Crescent City Classic course

A flat 10K from the French Quarter through the city to City Park, run on Easter weekend and followed by one of the larger post-race parties in American road racing.

Weather on race day

April in New Orleans is warm and humid, and the humidity is usually the limiting factor.

What to train for

Flat and fast if the weather cooperates. Threshold intervals and heat tolerance are the two things worth training.

Registration and official details: Crescent City Classic official site

Crescent City Classic training questions

How long should I train for the Crescent City Classic?

Most runners give a 10k ten to twelve weeks of focused training on top of an existing base. The plan above counts back from your actual race date, so if you have less time than that it builds the best plan the remaining weeks allow rather than pretending you have longer.

Is the Crescent City Classic course hilly?

Flat. A flat 10K from the French Quarter through the city to City Park, run on Easter weekend and followed by one of the larger post-race parties in American road racing.

What is the weather usually like at the Crescent City Classic?

April in New Orleans is warm and humid, and the humidity is usually the limiting factor.

Do I need an account to get a Crescent City Classic training plan?

No. The plan above builds in your browser with no account, no email, and no card. Make a free account only if you want to keep it, log your runs against it, and have the coach keep adapting it as your training goes.

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