Running intervals timer: 1 minute run, 1 minute walk
1 min work, 1 min rest, 10 rounds. 19 min 10 sec total. Starts with a 10 sec get-ready count.
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1 min work, 1 min rest, 10 rounds. 19 min 10 sec total. Starts with a 10 sec get-ready count.
Presets
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What this one is for
One minute running, one minute walking is where most couch-to-5k plans start, and it is also what a lot of experienced runners fall back to for easy days or coming back from injury. Twenty minutes of it is a real session.
The point of the timer is that you do not look at your watch. Run until it beeps, walk until it beeps. The run tone rises, the walk tone falls, and it ticks for the last three seconds of each block so the change is never a surprise.
Progress by stretching the run: 2:1, then 3:1, then 5:1. Open the settings and change Work. The walk stays a minute until you drop it entirely.
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Good for
- Couch-to-5k weeks 1 to 3
- Return-to-running after injury
- Easy aerobic days without watching pace
- Walking clients into running
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How it runs
1 min work, 1 min rest, 10 rounds. 19 min 10 sec total. Starts with a 10 sec get-ready count. Press Start, or hit Space. The digits turn green while a work block runs and grey on rest.
Sound is on by default: a rising pair for work, a falling pair for rest, a tick for the last three seconds and a three-note finish. Mute with the speaker button. The screen stays on while the timer runs and the tab title shows the time left.
Change anything in Settings under the timer. The last setup you used on this page is remembered in your browser.
Questions people ask
- Will I hear the beeps with the phone in my pocket?
- Usually, and it also vibrates on phones that support it. Headphones are more reliable. The tones are short and high so they cut through traffic.
- Does the timer stay accurate if the screen locks?
- The clock is based on timestamps so it will be correct when you look again, and it plays a catch-up tone for anything you missed. To hear every beep in real time, keep the page in the foreground. The timer asks the phone to keep the screen on.
- How do I do 2 minutes run, 1 minute walk?
- Settings, set Work to 2:00, leave Rest at 1:00. The change is saved in your browser.