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
in a safe place and are aware of traffic.TRAININGStart slowMost beginners worry that they're not improving fast enough. Don't compare yourself with others. Every runner gets into shape according to their own body's schedule. Physiologists have
give up.The way to improve your lactate threshold is to train at your LT pace (see column three of the table, below). These LT paces are calculated at 85 per cent of your VO2max, or just a little bit faster than your marathon pace.Your weekly schedule
