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This article is from the running Beginners' FAQ, by Ozzie Gontang with numerous contributions by others.

9 Developing further

Fitness increases dramatically between the first 10 and 20 weeks of
training. You will probably find this to be the most rewarding period of
your new running career, with each week yielding greater achievements than
the week before. However, you should continue to gradually increase your
training, but not too rapidly, since you will be particularly prone to
injury in this time (see the Injuries section). You should still be aiming
to increase distance, not speed.

After several months you will no longer be a beginner and will have to
decide whether you wish to just run for fitness or to do more. A couple of
miles, three of four times a week will keep you fit and healthy. 15 to 20
miles a week will give you better conditioning. Beyond that, you are
running for performance.

 

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