Alberto Salazar’s Ten Golden Rules of Running, from Outside Magazine

Outside magazine, locked in battle with Men’s Health to come up with more and better packages, has launched its latest effort: the Master Plan series. Master Plan number one is the Master Plan to Running, and it’s a seriously well-done, eight-part series. Geezer’s favorite piece is Alberto Salazar’s Ten Golden Rules of Running.
Here they are:
1. BE CONSISTENT Find a training plan that you can
stick to long-term.
2. TAKE RECOVERY DAYS SERIOUSLY  You need a recovery day after a hard day. No exceptions.
3. INCREASE MILEAGE GRADUALLY  You won’t know until it’s too late that
you’re overdoing it.
4. STAY ON THE TRAIL Pavement damages joints,
tendons, ligaments, and muscles.
5. RUN FASTER Run some
shorter intervals—what we call speed work—at least that fast.
6. STRENGTHEN YOUR WHOLE BODY  Stay away from
machine weights and stick to Pilates, climbing, and dynamic flexibility
work like yoga.
7. WEAR THE RIGHT SHOES  The more you run, the more support your
foot needs.
8. PERFECT YOUR FORM Every motion your body makes
should propel you directly forward.
9. TACKLE DOUBT HEAD-ON Push through it.
Never think you are mentally weak.
10. EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY With the Internet, GPS phones,
advanced heart-rate monitors, and even your iPod, you now can be
coached individually, even while you run.

Read more about running in Outside.