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Old 01-08-2008, 05:31 PM   #6 (permalink)
drs
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I learned alot about running this year as I trained for my first marathon. Jeff Galloway's book "Marathon" was helpful especially the encouragement to do the walk/run strategy. I'm sure there are plenty of sites that would give you more info if you search these terms. In general, you run a while and then walk a while. Then you gradually increase the running and decrease the walk breaks to about a minute or so. Galloway is a strong advocate that the total miles is what is building your endurance so you don't have to feel guilty about running a mile and walking a mile as a stepping stone to doing more.
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