Training
How to run – A step by step guide
![Illustrated confused runner with shoes on hands](https://www.brooksrunning.com/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-BrooksRunningShared/default/dwd2a03150/cms-content/Project/ADT/Brooks-Running/Blog/2023/Spring-2023/a-guide-to-running/S23-Article-Run-Summer-Comic-Illustrations-V1-S-01.jpg)
Running is fun and we want people to do it, so we made a handy visual guide. It’s sort of accurate. Sort of.
1. Fuel with a balanced diet
![Illustrated figure snacking on a recliner](https://www.brooksrunning.com/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-BrooksRunningShared/default/dwe9b2c910/cms-content/Project/ADT/Brooks-Running/Blog/2023/Spring-2023/a-guide-to-running/S23-Article-Run-Summer-Comic-Illustrations-V1-S-02.jpg)
2. Make time
![Illustrated figure waking up early](https://www.brooksrunning.com/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-BrooksRunningShared/default/dwe56e4463/cms-content/Project/ADT/Brooks-Running/Blog/2023/Spring-2023/a-guide-to-running/S23-Article-Run-Summer-Comic-Illustrations-V1-S-03.gif)
3. Wear comfortable shoes
![Illustrated figure wearing scuba fins](https://www.brooksrunning.com/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-BrooksRunningShared/default/dw317052d2/cms-content/Project/ADT/Brooks-Running/Blog/2023/Spring-2023/a-guide-to-running/S23-Article-Run-Summer-Comic-Illustrations-V1-S-04.jpg)
4. Find a flat surface
![Four panels of an illustrated figure looking for a flat surface](https://www.brooksrunning.com/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-BrooksRunningShared/default/dw065fe3f8/cms-content/Project/ADT/Brooks-Running/Blog/2023/Spring-2023/a-guide-to-running/S23-Article-Run-Summer-Comic-Illustrations-V1-S-05.jpg)
5. Walk, but faster. Remember it’s not a competition.
![Illustrated figure walking with a snail, sloth and turtle](https://www.brooksrunning.com/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-BrooksRunningShared/default/dwe9d5303b/cms-content/Project/ADT/Brooks-Running/Blog/2023/Spring-2023/a-guide-to-running/S23-Article-Run-Summer-Comic-Illustrations-V1-S-06.jpg)
6. Congrats! You’re running
![Illustrated figure running with a snail, sloth and turtle holding on](https://www.brooksrunning.com/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-BrooksRunningShared/default/dwd9db4e09/cms-content/Project/ADT/Brooks-Running/Blog/2023/Spring-2023/a-guide-to-running/S23-Article-Run-Summer-Comic-Illustrations-V1-S-07.jpg)
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