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Category: Cross-Training

Cross-Training, Recovery: Rest & Sleep

How Golf Quietly Became The 1% Off-Day Hack For Distance Runners

Five runners I coach picked up golf this past year. None of them had ever touched a club before. I figured it was a midlife thing, the kind of phase where suddenly everyone owns a Patagonia vest and books Sunday […]

Cross-Training, Recovery: Rest & Sleep

What Actually Happens to Your Body When You Add Golf to Your Running

Golf is the cross-training plan most runners would never consider… and that’s exactly why it works. Some running might look at golf the way I used to look at yoga. Something you do when you’ve “given up” on real training. […]

Cross-Training, Podcast, Strength, Plyos & Form Drills

Why You Don’t Need to Choose Between Strength and Running

I’ve been training as a hybrid athlete for 30 years; running and lifting since the mid-90s. I just didn’t know it had a name. Most people think you have to pick: be a runner OR be strong. But what if […]

Cross Train Activities
Cross-Training, DLake Deliberates, Low HR-Zone 2-Maffetone MAF-Base Training, Podcast, Recovery: Rest & Sleep, Tools & Tactics (Advanced)

I Ranked Every Cross-Training Workout for Runners — Here’s What Actually Works

Something that I’ve always wondered is how effective a specific cross-training activity is at maintaining or even improving run fitness. After years of being a triathlete and conducting extensive research, I’ve developed what I believe is the best guide to […]

Cross-Training, Podcast, Strength, Plyos & Form Drills

If Running, CrossFit, and a Midlife Crisis Had a Baby (Hyrox)

The moment my partner said, “I kind of want to do Hyrox,” I opened a blank doc and drew a Venn diagram. Hyrox SZN is approaching here in Sydney so it’s fitting I did this. I haven’t done Hyrox, but […]

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