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By Runner’s World editors
Runner’s World
Mark Covert doesn’t have to think about his run today. It’s a given; he’s going to do it. After running for 12,480 days in a row (through September 30, 2002), Covert isn’t about to miss today. Or tomorrow. Or the day after.
You, however, probably need a plan for today’s workout. Without a plan, it’s just too easy to skip a run. You’ve got pressures in the office, errands to do, classes to take, things to deal with at home.
And more. Always more. Which makes it tough to put together a consistent training program.
Yet consistency is the most essential piece of every training program. It’s the one thing—perhaps the only one—that every coach, physiologist, and medical expert agrees on.
Without consistency, you aren’t going anywhere. You’re not going to get faster. You’re not going to run farther. You’re not going to lose weight, lower your blood pressure, finish that marathon, or achieve your other running goals.
With a consistent training program, on the other hand, the sky’s the limit. You’ll feel better and run better every day. So let’s get with it. Here are 27 ways to add more consistency to your running.
1. Run with others. To make sure you do a workout, there’s nothing like the social pressure of knowing someone else (or a group) is waiting for you. Bonus: It’s often more fun than running alone, especially if you’re doing a long run, or a speed workout on the track.

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By Jeff Galloway
There is one major factor that sets world-class athletes apart from everyday runners: They chose their parents well.
In sports such as basketball, baseball, soccer, and gymnastics, the genetic gifts are evident early. But in endurance events, it is possible for someone who shows little or no talent during the first few years to improve significantly through hard, sustained work and eventually reach world-class status. While this is unlikely, this is my story.
During my first four years of running in high school I was not fast enough to compete in state championship competition. Only during my senior year did I qualify. I did not earn a college track scholarship.
When I graduated in 1967, with a draft number so low that I was certain to be drafted, I tried to join the track teams of the Army, Air Force and Marines—but did not have times that were fast enough. I enrolled in the Navy and served three years off the coast of Vietnam, as well as other duties.
After my Navy service, I applied myself to running and improved steadily, qualifying for the 1972 Olympic team. In every Olympics, there are distance runners who are too stubborn to give up, like me, and make themselves into world-class competitors.
Have you wondered what it would be like to be a world-class runner? Well, here are some of the factors:

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