Stevekaplanmarketing: Don’t Worry About the 10% Rule: Just Run More Already

Steve Kaplan Marketing:

Runners are often told to increase their weekly mileage slowly. The 10% rule states that you should add 10 percent to this week’s total to find the safe number of miles to run next week. It’s probably the second rule you heard as a new runner, right after "get some good shoes." But if you find that advice hard to follow, we have good news for you: the rule is bogus.