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.
It really is amazing to see the power in those guys that run the track sprints.
There was a guy who grew up here who became world class in the 60m, 100m, and 200m. When he was in high school, his dad trained him and used to bring him down to the YMCA pool to make him run in the shallow end of the pool. I think this was the secret to his success. It was pretty cool to be swimming and look over at this guy power running in the pool.
Here is a little bit about him:
Jason Smoots
Career Highlights: Two-time NCAA Division II 100m champion; Three-time NCAA Division II Indoor 60m champion; 2003 Pan Am Games 4x100m relay gold medalist; 2006 World Cup 4x100m relay gold medalist
Smoots continued his climb up the ranks of the nation’s finest sprinters with his fourth place finish at the 2006 USA Outdoor Championships and ending the campaign with his best ever year-end ranking (#5 in the U.S.) by Track & Field News. Also in 2006, he brought his 100m personal best down from 10.13 to 10.01 seconds, and ran the anchor leg on Team USA’ gold medal winning 4x100m relay team at the 2006 World Cup of Athletics, bringing the baton home in the new Championships record time of 37.59 seconds. One of the most highly decorated NCAA Division II sprinters in history, Smoots was named the 2003 NCAA Division II Male Athlete of the Year, and in 2002 and 2003 he was the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year. In 2003, he became the first to win the indoor 60m NCAA Division II title three years in a row. Smoots, who earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Parks and Recreation in 2002 from North Carolina Central University, served as Grand Marshal at his alma mater’s 2002 Homecoming festivities.
www.usatf.org/.../Smoots_Jason.asp
It really is amazing to see the power in those guys that run the track sprints.
There was a guy who grew up here who became world class in the 60m, 100m, and 200m. When he was in high school, his dad trained him and used to bring him down to the YMCA pool to make him run in the shallow end of the pool. I think this was the secret to his success. It was pretty cool to be swimming and look over at this guy power running in the pool.
Here is a little bit about him:
Jason Smoots
Career Highlights: Two-time NCAA Division II 100m champion; Three-time NCAA Division II Indoor 60m champion; 2003 Pan Am Games 4x100m relay gold medalist; 2006 World Cup 4x100m relay gold medalist
Smoots continued his climb up the ranks of the nation’s finest sprinters with his fourth place finish at the 2006 USA Outdoor Championships and ending the campaign with his best ever year-end ranking (#5 in the U.S.) by Track & Field News. Also in 2006, he brought his 100m personal best down from 10.13 to 10.01 seconds, and ran the anchor leg on Team USA’ gold medal winning 4x100m relay team at the 2006 World Cup of Athletics, bringing the baton home in the new Championships record time of 37.59 seconds. One of the most highly decorated NCAA Division II sprinters in history, Smoots was named the 2003 NCAA Division II Male Athlete of the Year, and in 2002 and 2003 he was the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year. In 2003, he became the first to win the indoor 60m NCAA Division II title three years in a row. Smoots, who earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Parks and Recreation in 2002 from North Carolina Central University, served as Grand Marshal at his alma mater’s 2002 Homecoming festivities.
www.usatf.org/.../Smoots_Jason.asp
