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Is Cross Training The Secret To A Faster Marathon?

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Are you aiming for a time with your marathon goal this year? What if we told you that to help you get closer to that goal you might be missing one crucial thing? Join Anna and Rick as they delve into cross training and look at a variety of sports you can use to help build muscle and endurance for when it comes to that super long run!
↓↓ What other sports do you include in your marathon training? Is there anything you think we absolutely must try? Let us know in the comments below! ↓↓
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00:00 Intro
00:45 Cross training
01:34 Where to start?
04:43 Dos and don’ts
06:56 Returning from injury
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@runningchannel 3 года назад

What other sports do you include in your marathon training? Is there anything you think we absolutely must try? Let us know in the comments below!

@ScarletRain818 3 года назад

@The Running Channel I have a question! What do you think about using ankle weights during running? Would you recommend it?

@DavidSmith-fs5qj 3 года назад

@@ScarletRain818 Absolutely not. When running, with each step an enormous amount of pressure is placed on our ankles, which is transmitted throughout the body especially when running on hard surfaces. To compound this by adding ankle weights, is asking for trouble. The bottom line, when i see elite athletes training with ankle weights, i will start doing it.

@ScarletRain818 3 года назад

@@DavidSmith-fs5qj thanks for the reply and explanation!

@davesharratt917 3 года назад

Badminton (fun, social, non contact, a little bit plyometric, sideways movements, a bit of zone 1-2)

@hannahcollardgray4448 Год назад

I love to horse ride as a form of cross training.

@jassaljs 3 года назад

Nice to see Rick back in action and the ever smiling Anna! Simple and easy suggestions, always overlooked by the community 🤔

@sherreeworrell5069 3 года назад

Loved these suggestions. I do yoga daily - sometimes it’s a harder power whole body session, sometimes more focused on hips, legs, and glutes. It’s made a huge difference in my flexibility and mobility which has really helped my running. My coach was very pleased that I do this (I’m training for my first 50k). I also like to hike on active recovery days - I live in an area that’s just about all hills - great endurance and cardio work!

@runningchannel 3 года назад

Great to hear Sherree!

@lergray 3 года назад

I do the eliptical for about an hour after my strength gym sessions. Great way to keep my HR in zone 2 for a long time without any impact

@reieli87 3 года назад

7:17 Let's GO Rick 💪 keep up the training and grow stronger, you'll be back running soon🤙

@janicegagnon2294 3 года назад

Great tips, I found as I am getting older strength training and stretching is a must. I like to also include walking and some hiking to my weeks for a change of pace.

@eaglesbasketball5231 3 года назад

I agree. Since I hit the 50 mark stretching has become so important.

@TheDarlingninja 3 года назад

Ballet and rowing are my go-to cross training activities. I feel they round out and balance my running.

@lisensundqvist5306 3 года назад

The go-to off season sport for a lot of runners in Finland (where I live), Sweden and Norway would traditionally be xc skiing. Your cardiovascular system gets to work hard and it’s low impact. I did a lot when I was younger, a long time before I started running, but I just grew to hate it 🤣🤣🤣 So strength training at the gym it is.

@DavidWilliams-sd7yw 3 года назад

Well after watching the Kipchoge documentary on sky the other evening I was delighted to see Anna popping up on the treadmill so if anyone knows how to run a faster marathon it should be her 🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♀️🏃🤣🤣

@NineLivess762 3 года назад

What is the documentary called? I want to see it 😄

@DavidWilliams-sd7yw 3 года назад

@@NineLivess762 Kipchoge : the last milestone. Goes into the team and all the planning and part of the science of the run. If anyone wants to get a marathon pb then just get together a group of elite runners and copy their formation 🤣. If only it was that simple. Hope you enjoy it 👍🏻

@gestaltgal 3 года назад

I'm swimming, cycling, and weight training to recover from foot injury. I'm going absolutely mad without running! But I'm determined to keep up my cardio to get back into the swing of things as soon as I'm cleared by the physical therapist.

@lilkasparov 3 года назад

Thank you for your interesting video 👍, for me, when training for a marathon, the most interesting cross training are: 1- indoor cycling ( not outdoor, call me coward 😊, but I'm afraid of falling down and get injured at my age) 2 - weight lifting (not more than 12 kg) 3 - stretching 4 - speed Walking. Good luck 👍 💓

@runningchannel 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing 😊

@geofftoscano6804 3 года назад

A sport I took up again recently was fencing. It was something I was into seriously when I was at school, but I dropped it shortly after I left (50 years ago!). What a shock to the system. It’s a sport that requires phenomenal speed, coordination, balance, agility and strength (I’m not very good at it 😂) and the day after my first session I thought I’d been hit by a steam train! Every muscle in my body rebelled, and I couldn’t run for a week. Slowly, as my body has adapted, I find it’s really helping my running, especially replacing a lot of the stretching and weight training I do.

@josiegjackson 3 года назад

I started rowing on September 2020, it was a great company to running! Any many rowing clubs do learn to row for novice like me then to beginner (me now!). Its very different on water to the machine! A lifesaver when I WAS injured!

@runningchannel 3 года назад

That's great to hear Josie!

@tnan123 3 года назад

The variety definitely helps me! Plus I enjoy running that much more when I get back to it.

@keyowilson5695 3 года назад

You guys seem to be putting out videos at the right time in my marathon training. So I found that the elliptical machine has been the best cross training for me because I can work both upper and lower body at the same time. Now since it's been a while for me, this video reminded me to incorporate it into my training.

@runningchannel 3 года назад

Great to hear Keyo! Thanks for watching 😊

@mattoniy2840 3 года назад

Good luck mate

@felipe7124 3 года назад

Way to go guys!! Watching you from Chicago, love the content, always learning from you!

@runningchannel 3 года назад

Thanks so much! Happy running 😊

@lizzetmatthews2715 3 года назад

I really really appreciate you guys on the running channel. It’s like you knew how beat up I feel after my run today and knew I needed your content!!!!

@runningchannel 3 года назад

So glad we could give you a much needed boost Lizzet! 😊

@kevinslattery7647 3 года назад

Brilliant video and great to see Rick back, just like the old days. Thank you for this and all your videos, especially over lockdown. I'm trying to to get back to running and this all helps!

@emmag00 3 года назад

I'm a big fan of F45. I found it not only helped to improve my speed but has also meant I've been injury-free for the longest time ever! It's also nice psychologically to have workouts that aren't based on time/distance/pace.

@Leeroy49 3 года назад

Great to see you both so happy. Keep going Rick&Anna :)

@loviseok4011 2 года назад

Great video. I am looking for advice on how to tackle a "runcation" e.g running the cotswold way.. How should you plan the days (divide into several runs during the day or one long slow run) , how long should one run each day (compared to normal hiking lengths or compared to personal weekly volume), how to keep legs fresh after several days of running, what to pack +++. It is soo hard to find any good advice on this. Maybe you guys would like to make a video about it soon 🙏? Would be very helpful😊.

@eaglesbasketball5231 3 года назад

I swim and bike and it makes for a fun week. In terms of best bang for you buck I have found swim for core strength and mountain biking for aerobic fitness. I used to do road cycling but my son dragged me up the hills on the MTB a year ago and the difference was amazing.

@runningchannel 3 года назад

Great tips, thanks Richard!

@maranr 3 года назад

I've been doing the 7-minute workout between runs and it really helps. Not that I am even close to running a Marathon mind you.

@ragnartheshiz3153 3 года назад

I have had hip problems since I was 18 years old. It continued until I was 32. I thought my active days were over. But then I learned how to work out with elastic bands, to help strengthen those hips and hip flexors. Lots of leg lefts, lots of clam shells. I’ve noticed that when I do a 20 minute workout just before running, I actually perform faster by a whole 30 sec pace. It’s that much of a difference for me.

@DavidMellorCitSci Год назад

Thanks!

@JAlanne Год назад

I love climbing i do it twice a week at least. It's amazingly fun

@deanpower3079 3 года назад

I like a good hiit session before a recovery run or yoga and core work on non run days, as well as indoor biking when I can't get out

@wiggan54 3 года назад

I guess it's not as big in UK, but in Sweden we play a lot of floorball just for fun. But of course you need 6-7 mates and an a place to play, and if you're not in the best shape knees and tendons might take a beating. But it is great cardio because you will run more than you would have just jogging. You can also do a lot of strenght training without weights. Only your imagination is the limit with things to do with bodyweight exercises.

@beccilewis1491 3 года назад

Awesome - in training mode for October virtual London marathon… good ideas

@runningchannel 3 года назад

Thanks Becci! Best of luck for London - do let us know how it goes 😊

@kevinporter7752 3 года назад

Ecstatic dance...stretches muscles, includes breathwork and cardio.

@MrTigerlilly68 3 года назад

I tried to add swim and cycling to my running and found myself a triathlete... 😁 🌞

@karinasaavedra6711 3 года назад

Muay thai, hiking, biking and weight training 💙

@ThatRunningGuy 3 года назад

I’m watching this…I better get cross training…49 days till London!!

@runningchannel 3 года назад

Best of luck for London!

@ThatRunningGuy 3 года назад

@@runningchannel thanks👍

@jens1924 3 года назад

I had to take up cycling this summer. Haven't been able to run for couple of months since I apparently have piriformis or something similar. Even walking makes my leg numb and starts a cramp in my glute muscles.

@adamhenley8295 Год назад

I’ve started the other way - I started couch 2 5k having swam 6 days a week for 18 months As a result I found the programme fairly easy to complete despite my weight

@Barashiki 3 года назад

Jump Rope is the THING to cross with running IMO

@Kelly_Ben 3 года назад

I love yoga and hiking. I can't afford the time or money any more, but I used to LOVE going to a HIIT gym similar to crossfit. I cut my running to 3 days a week, and hit the gym 3 days a week, and cut a minute a mile off my time! Unfortunately I just don't push myself as hard without my gym family.

@Burps___ 3 года назад

I don’t like that Strava gives less priority to sports other than run, bike, swim. These other activities not only don’t appear on my front page weekly totals, I can’t see them on yearly totals and hard to isolate their metrics in review. Almost all runners walk for various reasons at times, but Strava treats walkers like the bum at work that looks down because he owes you money 💵 lol. Many of my friends label walks as “runs”, thus keeping the mileage, but now throwing off their cumulative run average metrics (eg pace, HR). 😩 Ugh!

@kristinthemom Год назад

I wanted to know, what heart rate zone should I aim to have while cycling If I'm looking to build my endurance while running? My hold up running is my heart rate will soar up to 200 😩 my body wants to go but my heart rate just takes off and I know I need to find ways to train to slow that down and work up my endurance. I've watched some of the other videos but haven't found it really answered that question. Like should I aim to stay in hr zone 2 cycling if I want to see that improvement cross over into running? Thank you!! I love the content y'all put out. Watching while cycling right now, training for my first half-marathon 🙈

@KS-zj2rq 3 года назад

what about skipping/jump rope is this considered high impact? otherwise for me its rowing machine, cycling to get marathon ready

@Lisamiles1989 3 года назад

My cross training is gymnastics! And cycling, mobility, strength and HIIT workouts. My exercise is mostly for fitness and fun and running is a part of that and not my sole focus.

@sarahwalker5478 3 года назад

Oh another person for gymnastics! I do gymnastics as well, but wasn't sure if that's the Cross training they had in mind. I run, do body weight/ strength sessions, and do gymnastics. I feel like it has totally improved my running, and my strength is getting to be awesome. I freaking love gymnastics😍

@Lisamiles1989 3 года назад

@@sarahwalker5478 Haha, I'm sure it wan't the cross training they thought of! I love it and it's fun and great for overall strength, fitness, power and mental wellbeing. I'm sad we are in lockdown in Australia so just doing zoom handstand/ strength/ mobility classes currently + whatever I can do at home :) Not quite the same but developing good base!

@michaelmulligan0 10 месяцев назад

Is an elliptical training a good substitute for running when you can’t (eg weather, looking after kids at home, etc)?

@betchieharrison5526 3 месяца назад

Nice ❤❤❤

@ameliaandrade1508 2 года назад

What running shoes can you recommend for plantars facitis?

@marc-antoinepelletier4039 3 года назад

thank you for your video, I really enjoy my bike session sometime during the week. But I would like to know how much cycling should I do to replace a training instead of running. Is there a metric ? Like if I must do a 40 min low pace for my run, can I do a 80 min of Bike instead ? It's hard to know how much workout is needed to compensate using another sport.

@254marathon 3 года назад

The most useful cross training is riding my ElliptiGo , i have a long stride which is almost running on air. It is like a crosstrainer in the gym but this rides outside on wheels

@alicebelcher6266 3 года назад

Loved this video! I've been really enjoying playing tennis over the summer but I've actually been worried that it might interfere with my marathon training by loading my joints more when I should be recovering... do you think it's still beneficial?

@GrooveyBobby 3 года назад

I enjoy doing strength however sometimes I will go for a jog and every 1km or so do a set of push-ups,squats,lunges or skip….it’s all great cross training 🧡💛

@runningchannel 3 года назад

Thanks for the tip, that's a good idea 😊

@janetwaring5853 3 года назад

Thanks for these great ideas! Please could I ask you a marathon related question - with my first marathon coming up in 4 weeks, I am getting worried about hitting the wall! When does this happen in a marathon run and how can it be avoided? All handy hints gratefully received! Thank you!! 🙏 ☺️

@runningchannel 3 года назад

Hey Janet! Thanks for watching and how exciting you've got your first marathon coming up! So, one of the ways you can help avoid the wall is to have a race-pace plan and stick to it. All too often we get enthusiastic when the gun goes off and we get carried away with everyone else who is running way too fast. Run your own race. Regardless of the pace going on around you, people passing you, etc. Stick to the pace you've planned and this will definitely help! Also, make sure you've got a tried and tested fuelling strategy. Plan when you'll take your gels (if you're taking gels) and remember to make sure you take them before you need them. Hope this helps and all the best for race day 😊

@janetwaring5853 3 года назад

@@runningchannel thank you!! Much appreciated advice! 😊

@GTE_Channel Год назад

@@janetwaring5853 did you manage to avoid the wall?

@edkim98 3 года назад

Run bike swim? I do TRIATHLON!! And golf, to walk up hill. 😎

@minabakolouka4841 3 года назад

Ι do the elliptical for 2 to 2.30 hpurs maybe more times per week than running. I run 24 to 26 kmeach time

@Kar41run 3 года назад

I’m training for my first marathon and cross train on my concept 2 rower or concert 2 bike erg, both improve my fitness .

@runningchannel 3 года назад

👏 Best of luck for your marathon! When/where is it?

@Kar41run 3 года назад

@@runningchannel virtual London 😃

@fridapaul1432 3 года назад

Would you suggest an absolute rest day with no activity at all during marathon training? Or is it ok to have low impact active recovery rest days? I’m having a hard time taking a rest day with zero activity. I get anxious about not moving my body at all for a whole day. Help please!!

@runningchannel 3 года назад

Thanks for watching Frida! Don't panic, you're doing the right thing! Keeping your body moving with gentle activity on rest days is completely fine and can actually aid your recovery 😊

@kunalpopat3576 3 года назад

Does punch bag aid strength and recovery?

@inezdevos3962 3 года назад

Try to avoid adding high impact sports. Me: Played football 3 times a week during marathon training. But I have to say that I was really woried everytime I was out on the field that there was going to happen something but I just love footbal and running

@terencelim1327 3 года назад

Hi! Does climbing or running up the stairs build endurance too?

@runningchannel 3 года назад

Absolutely Terence!

@jamesgodwin6484 3 года назад

Hows Rick doing btw? *edit i ask this as we find out a bit hah, good to hear/see your on the mend!

@runningchannel 3 года назад

Thanks James! He's getting there slowly but surely 😊. Hopefully he'll be back running soon!

@runningmarit5927 3 года назад

If only you had published this a couple of months ago, I would probably not be injured now 😅

@steve7882 3 года назад

A common factor I have noted in top runners is ensuring they eat chocolate as part of their training routine, so something we should all include as part of our cross training if we want to improve

@Kelly_Ben 3 года назад

I don't care if you're a doctor or not, that's advice I'll happily take! 😉

@runningchannel 3 года назад

Ooooh, really? 🍫

@justinebassetta 3 года назад

Is crossfit an option?

@runningchannel 3 года назад

Thanks for watching! Yes, definitely 😊

@cerianthus 3 года назад

Does rugby practice count as cross training?

@cerianthus 3 года назад

Posted this before watching the entire video :-)

@Stunl3y 3 года назад

Is Cross Training The Secret To A Faster Marathon? ...... sorry but no , certainly great to mix in with training once or twice a week but the danger is becoming reliant on it and neglecting millage