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In article <1993Jan8.131724.17875@crd.ge.com> berkery@emmax5crd.ge.com (jack berkery) writes:
>> The reason why I ask is because I've been running every other day for about
>> 3 months now, and I am up to about 3.5 miles each time, with a small
>> increase each week.
>
>You are doing it right. This is rare, most people try to boost mileage
>in a crash program which leads to the chronic injuries which you hear
>them moaning about on the net every day. Stick with this basic plan, SMALL
>INCREASES EACH WEEK, and you'll never go wrong.

One thing I'd like to add to this is that you should try varying your
distances -i.e., instead of 3.5 miles every run, you could try doing
one or two 4 or 5 milers and then sticking in some 1 or 2 milers in
between. When you make the transition to running 4, 5 or 6 times a
week you should alternate longer and shorter distances, perhaps doing
your longest distance just once a week. 

As Jack points out, it's a bad idea to run every day. However, most
people don't have problems running 4-5 days a week.

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