there's a good book out there...author's GALLOWAY

 

Yeah I'm definitely going to pick up some new running shoes. I have a running partner. What I like to do is google map my area & make a route for my run depending on the distance I want to run that day. I have a 1.8 Mile circle around my area that I do on my off days and the longer distance days I'll be changing it up. I also plan on eventually running from my home to my work which is ~10 miles with a large uphill & downhill.

 

mixing in hills and doing repetive sprints will speed up your strength/performance...save the long distances on the wkends...mixing your runs/core training will allow the body/muscles to repair/recover while you work on other areas ...remember to take protein shakes/amino acids w/in 30min finishing your workout...

 

you def. need to break it up. If you run everyday you don't give those muscles enough time to heal. There is a great book I will try and remember for you. Runners world was a big supporter of the book and goes over a 3-2 program where you run 3 days a week and do cardio stuff the other 2 http://www.runlessrunfasterbook.com/...runfasterbook/

The book makes alot of sense, and I was working this way till I got a bad stress fracture in my shin

 

one other thing to definitely get is a heart rate monitor. I went with one of the Garmin ones that also has a GPS in the watch to accurately track your speed & distance. Nice geeky toy to play with too!.

 

And a little steroids wouldn't hurt either...

 

^ LOL I made that same joke when I was looking at protein drinks earlier today.