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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Cross training for runners...


Cross training, to me, is an important component to my overall fitness and actually helps with my running even though I may not be working my "running muscles".  For cross training right now I am trying to mix in a little stretching, core/ab work, and strength training.  I am a big fan of the P90X program developed by fitness guru Tony Horton.  Surely you have seen the infomercials on late night TV.  Well, truth be told, the program kicks my butt.  In my opinion, the pure P90X approach is too much for someone seriously training for endurance races like marathons and ultra marathons.  It is 6 days of brutal exercise and 1 day of stretching.  I do however use the strength training, abs, and sometime yoga to compliment my running approximately 2 days per week.  So I run for 5 days, cross train on one of my running days and then have a day where all I do is cross train....finally, I take Sunday completely off from any exercise at all.  That is my recovery day.

Side note, as a follow up to my post yesterday about Food, Inc., I have ordered the book The Omnivore's Dilemma, which is by one of the developers of the documentary.  I am going to start incorporating some changes in my diet to hopefully eat better.

Mileage this week = 5 miles

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