realise that you dont have to be a fast runner to achieve great times. I always skipped the sections on speed in RUNNERS WORLD because I was convinced that speed training was for the elite, or for runners who could run at least seven- or eight
:30 your weekly mileage should be 30-35, and you should be clocking a regular 40 miles a week to start the sub-3:00 schedule. Sub-4:30 runners ought to be able to run comfortably three or four times a week by the start of the schedules; and if youve never
