Quote Originally Posted by residentgeek
If you've got to have a plan to work with, I would sit down with some paper and draw one up. I think you're supposed to increase your mileage every week or every other week by 10% or something like that.
This is a good plan. Just remember to allow yourself recovery weeks, too. You increase by 10% for three weeks and decrease by 10% the fourth week (compared to the third week). The fifth week, you start at where you were on the third week.

Very simple, 10-mile base example:
Week 1: 10 miles
Week 2: 11 miles
Week 3: 12,1 miles
Week 4: 11 miles
Week 5: 12,1 miles
Week 6: 14,3 miles
etc.

The specifics are not really important. What counts is that you allow your body some time every month to take it a bit easier and relax. If you just increase your body's work load all the time it will eventually take a break by itself, and not necessarily when you would want to take it!

Don't loose weight too fast, spin your knees in an easy gear, and remember to have fun!!