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SELF’s Learn to Love Running Program

You’re just 12 weeks away from becoming a regular on the paths, trails, or tread.

Start Here: How to Use SELF’s Learn to Love Running Program
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Start Here: How to Use SELF’s Learn to Love Running Program

How we created the plan, what to expect, and why it really works.
SELF’s Learn to Love Running Program Official Calendar
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SELF’s Learn to Love Running Program Official Calendar

Your complete schedule for your run, strength, mobility, and rest days.
Week 1: Let’s Get Started
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Week 1: Let’s Get Started

Your journey to becoming a runner begins here.
Week 2: Time to Run!
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Week 2: Time to Run!

Say hello to the start of run intervals.
Week 3: Finding Your Groove
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Week 3: Finding Your Groove

Time to build a support system—and a banging playlist or two.
Week 4: What’s Your ‘Why’?
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Week 4: What’s Your ‘Why’?

Pair your strides with self-reflection to boost your motivation.
Week 5: Stepping Back to Move Forward
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Week 5: Stepping Back to Move Forward

Welcome to your first cutback week!
Week 6: You’ve Hit the Halfway Point!
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Week 6: You’ve Hit the Halfway Point!

Six weeks in, you’re fully in stride.
Week 7: Welcome to the Run/Walk
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Week 7: Welcome to the Run/Walk

This small shift means you’re getting closer and closer to your goal.
Week 8: One Giant Step Forward
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Week 8: One Giant Step Forward

Get ready for it: This week, you’re running for 10 minutes straight!
Week 9: Revel in Recovery
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Week 9: Revel in Recovery

And enjoy your last cutback week!
Week 10: Entering the Home Stretch
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Week 10: Entering the Home Stretch

This week is all about staying the course.
Week 11: The Practice Run(s)
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Week 11: The Practice Run(s)

Take this time to hone in on a game-day routine that works for you.
Week 12: Time to Cruise!
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Week 12: Time to Cruise!

Sorry not sorry—you’re definitely a runner now.
What Does ‘Proper’ Running Form Really Look Like?
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What Does ‘Proper’ Running Form Really Look Like?

And why you might want to hold a potato chip during your next workout.
10 Running Myths Top Coaches Really Wish You’d Stop Believing
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10 Running Myths Top Coaches Really Wish You’d Stop Believing

The truth about your pace, those walking breaks, and your knees—lots about your knees.
Strength Training for Runners Is a Thing&-and You Don’t Want to Skip It
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Strength Training for Runners Is a Thing—and You Don’t Want to Skip It

You might actually be able to run more, and faster, if you also hit the weight room.