Monday, October 6, 2008

10 laws of running

Rule #1: TRAIN FREQUENTLY YEAR-ROUND

Rule #2: START GRADUALLY & TRAIN GENTLY

Rule #3: TRAIN FIRST FOR DISTANCE, ONLY LATER FOR SPEED

Rule #4: DON'T SET YOURSELF A DAILY SCHEDULE

Rule #5: Alternate Hard & Easy Training

Rule #6: At First Try to Achieve as Much as Possible on a Minimum of Training

Rule #7: Don't Race When You Are in Training, and Run Time Trials and Races Longer than 16km only Infrequently

Rule #8: Specialise

Rule #9: Incorporate Base Training and Peaking (Sharpening)

Rule #10: Don't Overtrain

Rule #11: Train With a Coach

Rule #12: Train the Mind

Rule #13: Rest Before a Big Race

Rule #14: Keep a Detailed Logbook

Rule #15: Understand the Holism of Training

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