Book excerpt: Have you run your personal best? Young and old. Fast and slow. 5K and 10K runners and marathoners. Olympic runners and recreational runners. They are all out there, pursuing it, relentlessly, every weekend in road races and marathons: a personal record. In this practical guide, Dave Kuehls gives runners of any distance the instruction, training, and motivation they need to run faster than they ever have before. How to Run a Personal Record includes: * *Advice on choosing a personal goal that works for you *A comprehensive three-phase training schedule, whether you run a 5K, 10K, half marathon, or marathon *How to avoid overtraining, muscle strains, and other training blunders *A customizable 16-week strategy, so you can be at your best to achieve your best From workable goals to postrace strategies, How to Run a Personal Record will be your trainer in your quest to run your own personal record.