Swimming provides significant benefits for runners, especially during injury recovery. It’s a low-impact cross-training method that enhances aerobic capacity, builds strength, and improves breathing control. By engaging different muscle groups swimming maintains fitness while promoting mental well-being, Specific CO2 tolerance training in the pool can improve running performance as well.
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Diagonals
Diagonals are a staple of Kenyan and Ethiopian training, although much less known or used outside of East Africa. That’s a shame because diagonals offer a flexible, varied and interesting workout that can be as intense or as easy as one likes it to make. Diagonals are done on grass. Ideally this will be aContinue reading “Diagonals”
Critical Velocity Training
What is the one thing most runners have in common? It’s the desire to run faster. Ideally to run faster for longer, actually. No matter the level of runner – whether that’s the “weekend warrior” or the professional athlete – everyone trains with the aim of sustaining a faster pace over a longer time orContinue reading “Critical Velocity Training”
Uphill Runner 