This extract is from The Runner's World Complete Book of Running by RW USA Editor Amby Burfoot. You can now preview it, free, for two weeks without risk or obligation. All running programmes for beginners are the same: they move you from walking
.Pace training Many athletes and coaches believe in training at hoped-for racing pace. Particularly if you’re preparing for a race that will take less than 11 minutes, you should add race-pace intervals to your training diet.Racing Any race of 5K or more counts
