’ve increased my endurance and my speed, and I’ve done both without any injuries,” he says. “My family describe me as a very patient man. Patience combined with persistence is a great combination for success in running.”What you should do Whatever your present

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

of the American College of Sports Medicine in Nashville produced a number of lectures, presentations and discussions on hyponatremia. The big one was the president’s lecture on "Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia" by Dr Joe Verbalis. A one-marathon finisher

for success in running.”What you should do Whatever your present endurance conditioning, build it slow but steady. We like a programme that adds one mile a week to your weekend long run, for example: five miles, six miles, seven miles. Every fourth week