Therapy 5km Challenge
Six weeks. 5km. At Your Pace.
The Therapy 5km Challenge is six weeks of coach supported running alongside a supportive community of all ages and ability levels. Four weeks of building, one easy week to absorb it, one week to sharpen up — so you hit Race Day on Sunday 11 October ready to hit your best 5km effort.
Brand new to running? We’ve got you!
Already run and chasing a faster 5km?
Enter your time in ‘RUN X’ the world’s first treadmill championship alongside Technogym and World Athletics.
Three coached runs a week. A free ‘Run X’ entry to log your 5km time.
Your 6-Week Plan
Onboarding session — Sunday 30 August. Set the scene, meet your people.
Weeks 1–4: the build — coached runs Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, from Monday 31 August
Week 5: maintain — an easy week leading into the long weekend.
Week 6: race week — every runner peaking into Race Day.
Race Day — Sunday 11 October. Your timed 5km, with official RUN X championship entry included (optional entry).
Members register free — your current membership covers it. Non-members: $75/week unlimited access, or $60/week Run Club only.
Members Register Free
Non-Members Choose Your Option Below
Frequently Asked Questions
Members — free. Your current membership covers it: just book the run sessions like any other class.
On a limited membership? Top up at your per class rate or freeze and grab a challenge membership.
Not a member? Two options for the six weeks, no lock-in:
$75/week — Unlimited access. Everything on the timetable across all three spaces: your coached runs plus Cycle, Run x Lift, Lift Club, Connect Yang (hot pilates), Connect Yin (hot stretch) and Breathwork. The recovery classes are what get you through a running block — most people take this one.
$60/week — Run Club only. Your three coached runs a week, the plan, and Race Day.
NOTE: All challengers receive free entry to our Run X 5km Race Day
The onboarding session is Sunday 30 August — we walk you through the plan. The six-week plan runs from Monday 31 August: four build weeks, an easy week over the long weekend, then race week — finishing with a Run X Race Day on Sunday 11 October. Register below and we’ll send you everything you need.
Trainers, a water bottle and comfy activewear. The treadmills, coaching, plan and sweat towels are all on us. Sessions are booked through the Therapy Fitness app like any other class.
Carry on — don’t double up, don’t try to catch up. One missed session changes nothing. Nobody finishes a challenge with a perfect record. The people who finish are the ones who come back. We have purposefully aligned your lower intensity week alpngside the public holiday to ensure your progress tracks even if taking time away.
Yes. Every session is coached with different intensity zones for different levels of ability. So you just follow what fits, and walking intervals are part of the plan, not a failure of it. If you’ve never run 5km in your life, you’re exactly who this is for. Half the room will be in the same boat; the other half are chasing a faster time. Both win!
45 minutes (not running the entire time), three times a week — Run Club on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, booked around your life on the normal timetable. Want to mix running with strength? Try Run x Lift or LiftClub. Need some recovery along the way? Try Yin or Breathwork.
Please do. Connect Yin or breathwork is the best recovery a running block can ask for, Yang keeps your glutes and core honest, and Cycle is perfect low impact aerobic work if needed. On the $75 unlimited option they’re all included — members already have them on their plan.
The first Treadmill World Championship — built by Technogym with World Athletics. One distance, 5km, on certified treadmills, with a live global leaderboard ranked by age group. Therapy is an Official RUN X Centre and Race Day doubles as an official timing day, so your championship entry is included in the challenge. Chase the leaderboard, or ignore it entirely — your run counts either way but you can choose whether or not to enter it.
