"I'm out of shape, overweight and I've never run before."Just like the millions of couch-potatoes-turned-runners before you. "Beginners all say, 'This seems crazy. Can I do it?'" says Bob Glover, co-author of The Runner's Handbook (£9.99, Penguin
at himself and puts himself out there in The Penguin Chronicles, his avidly-read monthly column in RUNNERS WORLD. Bingham has also written two books (his latest No Need For Speed: A Beginners Guide To The Joy Of Running will be published in the UK
enough sport. There's only one thing that's bothering you: if running's so simple, why do you have so many questions? You're not alone.Every beginner worries about how to get started and has a lot to ask - about how to get motivated, what to eat, how
they wish they’d known before taking their first running steps. The lessons they’ve learned will apply to you too and put your mind at rest.Dr Patrick Milroy Years Running 47 Listen to your bodyIt may sound odd coming from a doctor, but the knowledge
-timers to wizened oldies like the RW staff. Here’s a guide to help you get started – peppered with helping hands from the forum folk themselves. Finding your way aroundOn the forum, no beginner is too new, no question too obvious - and sometimes, no conversation
. No one has explained to my satisfaction why I can run a marathon with apparent ease and later struggle to get through a three-mile run. Despite all the research and opinions, I’ve decided that no one really knows.Doctors, coaches and sports physiologists
