About this episode

This episode discusses the benefits of cross-training for runners, especially in the context of injury recovery and fitness maintenance.

In this week's episode, we debrief on Josh Kerr's mile world record and talk all about how cross-training can improve your running. Whether you're coming back from an injury or are injured and want to keep your fitness up, this podcast is perfect for you to learn how to maintain and even improve your fitness. Sarah is currently building her running back whilst undergoing some shockwave treatment for her plantar fasciitis. She is incorporating cross-training in her running to make sure she doesn't lose any fitness. Meanwhile, Andy talks about how he prepared for the World Championships off of only cross-training and no weight-bearing. The Running Channel Podcast tackles one big topic each episode, amongst helpful tips and light-hearted chat on the latest news in the running world. Hosted by Sarah Hartley (amateur runner) and Andy Baddeley (former pro runner) alongside Rick Kelsey (recovering runner), the TRC Podcast is friendly, jargon-free, and the perfect accompaniment to your runs. Join The Running Channel Club for exclusive additional podcast episodes, bite-sized courses, live Q&As and so much more! Head to The Running Channel Club For all enquiries contact…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sarah Hartley, Andy Baddeley, Rick Kelsey

Topics covered

• cross-training
• running improvement
• injury recovery
• fitness maintenance
• world record

Keywords

• cross-training
• running
• injury recovery
• fitness
• world record
• Josh Kerr
• plantar fasciitis

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