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Runner Coug · 05-20-2008, 07:38 PM

Runner's World has a great Beginners Section, including an 8 week plan to get you going.

http://www.runnersworld.com/cda/smar...-278-0,00.html

A mistake I made when I started running again 4 years ago was I told myself that I was an intermediate runner because I had run before (even though it was 2 years before that). If you haven't run in a while, you are a beginner, and need to train accordingly, or you will promptly burn out and quit.

I totally agree with Archaea. Don't worry about speed at the beginning, it's completely irrelevant unless you have an endurance base. Keep us posted.

05-20-2008, 07:38 PM	#17
Runner Coug Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 945	Runner's World has a great Beginners Section, including an 8 week plan to get you going. http://www.runnersworld.com/cda/smar...-278-0,00.html A mistake I made when I started running again 4 years ago was I told myself that I was an intermediate runner because I had run before (even though it was 2 years before that). If you haven't run in a while, you are a beginner, and need to train accordingly, or you will promptly burn out and quit. I totally agree with Archaea. Don't worry about speed at the beginning, it's completely irrelevant unless you have an endurance base. Keep us posted.