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Off-season: A season of opportunity

By nolimitsadminPosted on November 5, 2012Posted in Recovery, Tips & TricksTagged crosstrain, marathontraining, offseason, running, trainingplan, triathlon, triathlontraining, ultramarathon

You’ve worked hard during the run or triathlon season, and now you are ready to play hard. It’s finally off-season. Good. It’s important to have a break from focused training and racing. But, don’t let the next few weeks or months go by without reflecting on the ways in which you can prepare yourself for an[…]

Cross Training Options for Runners

By nolimitsadminPosted on March 16, 2012Posted in TrainingTagged aquajog, crosstrain, jointhealth, running, triathlon

Cross-training is an important addition to your training plan–especially for single-sport athletes such as runners. The role of cross-training becomes even more important if you are injured or have a physical limiter that makes the repetitive motion and impact of running painful and potentially harmful. That being said, as we noted in a previous post,[…]