Run Long, Run Healthy Weekly Roundup — August 12, 2021
Your weekly guided tour of the best new research and articles on running from around the web.
cross-training
How Close Can Cross-Training Take You to Your Running Goals?
What percentage of your running volume can you replace with other types of exercise and not have to adjust your goals?
Riding the Indoor Cycle to Become a Better Runner
Why and how runners should add indoor cycling to their training and proven workouts to build strength and speed.
Can’t Run Outside? Try These Winter Workout Alternatives Instead
When the winter weather gets dreary, try any one of these workout alternatives to stay active.
Post-Injury Training: Becky Wade’s Log
Elite runners train hard, even when they can't run many miles as they come back from an injury. 2:30-marathoner Becky Wade shows how as she details a week of her workouts.
Dive In! Why Runners Benefit From Swimming
Switch up your training to help ward off injuries and boost your fitness.
Going Longer: How To Train For Your First 50K
Ready to go beyond the marathon? Check out this introductory guide to ultrarunning and a beginner’s training plan for tackling a 50K.
6 Workouts for New, Intermediate and Advanced Swimmers
No matter how experienced you are with swimming as cross-training, you can always get better—and these workouts can help.
How to Embrace Cross Training
3 Keys to finding enjoyment and satisfaction in alternative activities.
6 Ways Cycling Will Help You Become a Better Runner
Why cycling is a great cross-training option for runners and how to maximize its benefits.
Olympic Trials Training, 5 Weeks Out: Jared Ward’s Log
Olympic marathoner Jared Ward shares every mile, every split of a week in his training, plus his marathon training insights.
Make Running Easier and More Fun
Each run can be better by making your training patterns more like an elite's, plus being willing to give yourself a break.