The First Rule of Running: Build and Maintain Your Aerobic Base

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All great long-distance runners have a well-established aerobic base. You cannot run a successful race at any distance from one mile and above without having first established a base of easy, aerobic running. In this article, I’m going to discuss what the aerobic base is, how you build it up, and how you maintain it over the course of a year and a lifetime.