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Running for Beginners FAQ



Frequently Asked Questions about Running for Beginners

The following posting is a supplement to the regular rec.running FAQ. It provides information of particular interest to people just starting out as runners. It is organised in traditional FAQ fashion, as a series of questions and answers.

Send me, Ozzie Gontang, FAQ maintainer (gontang@electriciti.com) any corrections, updates, suggestions, or proper info of sources or holder's of copyright. Yonson Serrano is the previous maintainer of the rec.running Beginners FAQ which was originally composed by Steve Conway.

-0 Background information
-1 Why Exercise ?
-2 Why running ? (practicality)
-3 Why running ? (the other reasons)
-4 Should someone beginning an exercise program get medical clearance ?
-5 Shoes, socks and feet
-6 Other equipment
-7 The first few weeks
-8 The next few weeks
-9 Developing further
-10 Training Schedules
-11 When to train
-12 Running alone or with others
-13 How fast to run
-14 Dissociation and Association
-15 Getting out the door
-16 How the body adapts - what to expect as you get fitter
-17 Possible injuries for a beginner
-18 Stretching and strength exercises
-19 Fitting running into your life
-20 Running and other sports
-21 Satisfaction, enjoyment, fun and no fun
-22 Where to run
-23 Women and running
-24 Good books for beginners to read
-25 Good books for someone coaching beginners to read
-26 Running and weight loss
-27 Food and drink
-28 Starting racing






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