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A long time ago, I ran cross country for half a season, and didn’t like it at all. Not only that, I didn’t get anything for finishing the races, other than shin splints. A few decades later, I took up running again and found it weirdly enjoyable. Then I discovered local 5Ks and became obsessed with the sport. Even better, I didn’t get shin splits, but I did get race shirts! This is the first…
Since I started running at the beginning of 2011, I haven’t gone more than 10 days without running, until now. My last run was the Turkeython…. I’ve had a nagging bout of Achilles tendinitis since May; it comes and goes, and hasn’t really affected my ability to run, but it’s consistently failed the “pinch test.” I finally decided to take a break to get rid of the tendinitis – a decision affirmed by my new…
It’s common advice for runners to get in some cross-training: “improved [] fitness, injury prevention and rehabilitation, quicker recovery, and boredom busters.” My preferred cross-training activity is stationary rowing. It’s a great full body workout, it’s non-impact, and the calorie burn/effort level/pacing is pretty close to equivalent for running (i.e., rowing 10K is pretty close to running 10K in most respects).
