I wanted to touch a bit on legs today. I have been running now for years. Sometimes frustrated that I am not getting faster or better. I know my endurance is pretty strong and my lungs and heart are comfortable at the level I am at.
These past couple weeks I have been hitting some cross-training hard. Giving up my running days is sometimes hard, but it is all sacrifice for the final goal right?
I started doing the stair stepper at the gym. If I had a stadium I would go run stairs, but here in Okinawa I didn't want to drive miles to go do it in the dark. I can report however the huge change that I have seen in my runs because of my legs being stronger. I can rely on them more and count on those specific muscles to carry me through- whether up hills or in sprinting I can see a difference.
The same goes for bike intervals as well. Pushing harder on those and taking the stress off my knees while strengthening my legs has been hugely beneficial.
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