Start Trail Running With This Beginner Bootcamp

When you feel like you’re in a rut, make a deliberate effort to shake things up. Head out the door without the slightest plan of where to run. Run at an unusual time of day. Drive to run somewhere different. Take your dog with you, and let Fido lead the way. Even wearing crazy clothes can be enough to reboot your mental approach.

We suggest that you run or walk on a regular basis—and by that we mean getting out and moving at least 30 minutes, three times a week—for at least a year before embarking on any long-distance training program.

For a novice jogger,

Hill training in these plans means 2 to 3 minutes of uphill running at an all-out effort, and then repeating this a specified number of times, perhaps 3 to 12 times depending on the workout.

specific workouts that can be done at