Running. Does it help your swimming or is it an interesting diversion? A lot of people here seem to cross train with running. (Some are obviously triathletes). USS teams now have their swimmers running. But does running really help swimming?
For me, I'm not so sure. I think it helps a bit on the cardio side and may build leg strength. I do it to tighten everything up, because I like being outside and it gives my shoulders a break. But I'm not sure I wouldn't be better off with more pool time if my body could take it.
Those tri guys should know????
That completely tells me to break a Canadian record I only needed to train 800yards 3 x a week and race on Saturdays and not do the other stuff.
All that wall pulley stuff I did in the closet during the winter did not help when I was not able to swim in a pool. I guess I should have come out of the closet and not done it.
Forget all that running I did up the ski hill in La Tuque I should have just stayed in the bar at the bottom of the hill.
It's not that the tri guys know anything at all, but rather that if you want to study whether running helps swimming, you need a population that does a fair bit of both. Triathletes are a population that does that. It's got nothing to do with how good or bad triathletes are as people.
It also doesn't show that if you can't swim you should sit on your butt and drink. It has to do with how well running transfers to swimming in trained athletes.
Those tri guys should know????
That completely tells me to break a Canadian record I only needed to train 800yards 3 x a week and race on Saturdays and not do the other stuff.
All that wall pulley stuff I did in the closet during the winter did not help when I was not able to swim in a pool. I guess I should have come out of the closet and not done it.
Forget all that running I did up the ski hill in La Tuque I should have just stayed in the bar at the bottom of the hill.
It's not that the tri guys know anything at all, but rather that if you want to study whether running helps swimming, you need a population that does a fair bit of both. Triathletes are a population that does that. It's got nothing to do with how good or bad triathletes are as people.
It also doesn't show that if you can't swim you should sit on your butt and drink. It has to do with how well running transfers to swimming in trained athletes.
