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- From: bschmidt@maybeck.mti.sgi.com (Bill Schmidt)
- Newsgroups: rec.running
- Subject: Re: Brand new runner
- Keywords: Sorry to break up the scintillating thread about how
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- Date: 28 Dec 92 15:55:01 GMT
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- This should be easy!!!
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- You are fortunate to live where you do. If she has "ouchy" knees
- she should stick to soft surfaces until she develops some good running
- fitness and adaptation to the stresses of running. This should take
- 6 months to a year. Since she loves the outdoors already:
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- Run on trails only. Pick a loop or out and back destination that
- will take you 20 to 30 minutes to do.
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- Start slowly, walking and running at a PLEASURABLE pace over a
- period of several months until she can run comfortably for
- the 30 minute period.
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- Make it interesting! Pick trails in the desert or the hills that
- she rides on her horse or that have interesting scenery (that
- shouldn't be hard)
-
- Be patient!!
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