Building Strength and Preventing Injury: Lessons from Cross Country | Run It Fast

Building Strength and Preventing Injury: Lessons from Cross Country | Run It Fast: "Cross country is like the middle child of distance running: often forgotten and undeservedly ignored. Typically reserved for high school and college runners, cross country offers numerous benefits that aren’t often utilized by runners training for track or road races."

Serpentine Running Club - Advice - The Tapering and Rest Revolution

Serpentine Running Club - Advice - The Tapering and Rest Revolution: "Athletes and coaches are beginning to realise that reducing the training load before a major race pays dividends. They are also realising that in the monthly training cycle it pays to have an 'easy' week. But, just how best to do this is a matter of much debate. Here are some of the options that have been put forward:-"