There had never been an NCAA record holder who did a bunch of cross training. Of course the fastest college runner of all time is likely.to be world class.
Maybe Valby will prove me wrong, and I hope she can.
But if you want to maximize your ability in running, you need to run.
Triathlete cross training is really suboptimal for runners. For an elite runner it would be alter g, pool running, elliptical, elliptigo, and arc trainers. Maybe XC(see Ingrid Kristian)skiing. Right muscle, low impact. Problem is nobody wants to run 7 hours/week and then spending another 14 hours doing cross training. They would just rather run 12 hours.
At the less elite level, if you could talk 12-15 years olds into this, it seems like a mega win. Not many of them are ready for 60+mpw but if your school had the ability getting them another 2-3 hours of easy aerobic work would be a win.
But if you want to maximize your ability in running, you need to run.
Valby cross trained her way to the national 5k college record.
Cook cross trained her way to the national 5k high school record.
Leachman cross trained her way to the national 3200 high school record.
That's THREE times in just two years. Is all that cross training just a coincidence?
Plenty of triathletes have run 5ks like 60s off the world record. But that is a low bar. People have run within 60s of the 5k world record on 40mpw. Even if you want to go off say the AR, we are talking about being half a lap back.
now is that because the cross training crew isn’t talent enough or is it because cross training is limited? My guess is it is a combo.
I had a guy win a state championship in the mile on around 5 miles per week for most of the season last year. The rest of the time: elliptical for an hour per day. Sundays off.
And Call me a hipster, but I learned about this from Natalie Cook before I ever heard Valby's name.
I had a guy win a state championship in the mile on around 5 miles per week for most of the season last year. The rest of the time: elliptical for an hour per day. Sundays off.
And Call me a hipster, but I learned about this from Natalie Cook before I ever heard Valby's name.
Natalie, in part, inspired Valby. Valby brought more tweaks, like using the Arc Trainer in lieu of the elliptical, and a bigger awareness of the benefits with her success, so the wave continues to build with positive reinforcement.
But if you want to maximize your ability in running, you need to run.
Valby cross trained her way to the national 5k college record.
Cook cross trained her way to the national 5k high school record.
Leachman cross trained her way to the national 3200 high school record.
That's THREE times in just two years. Is all that cross training just a coincidence?
Do you think international elites care about the level of competition here in US high schools and colleges? Come back when multitudes of world class men are running sub 12:50 in the 5000m off of primarily cross training - and no, don't even try to bring up Grant Fisher. He only did that because he had to, and is back to RUNNING two days a week.
Natalie, in part, inspired Valby. Valby brought more tweaks, like using the Arc Trainer in lieu of the elliptical, and a bigger awareness of the benefits with her success, so the wave continues to build with positive reinforcement.
Curious if cross-trainers also supplement it with plyometric training?
Natalie, in part, inspired Valby. Valby brought more tweaks, like using the Arc Trainer in lieu of the elliptical, and a bigger awareness of the benefits with her success, so the wave continues to build with positive reinforcement.
Curious if cross-trainers also supplement it with plyometric training?
I don't think that any of the girls/women known for cross training have mentioned plyometric training.
Natalie, in part, inspired Valby. Valby brought more tweaks, like using the Arc Trainer in lieu of the elliptical, and a bigger awareness of the benefits with her success, so the wave continues to build with positive reinforcement.
Curious if cross-trainers also supplement it with plyometric training?
You generally do lots of xtraining because you are injury prone. Then it wouldn't make sense to do plyos.
Natalie, in part, inspired Valby. Valby brought more tweaks, like using the Arc Trainer in lieu of the elliptical, and a bigger awareness of the benefits with her success, so the wave continues to build with positive reinforcement.
Curious if cross-trainers also supplement it with plyometric training?
Valby said she lifts weights. I’d be surprised if her team hasn’t considered including some form of plyometric training, particularly if she was kicking around the idea of doing the steeplechase.
Mike smith at NAU promotes trend mill running as they reduce the pounding. Nico Young was running on the treadmill while smith explained why NAU cross trains.
If this was a video, can you please provide a link? Smith’s training philosophies are of interest.
Mike smith at NAU promotes trend mill running as they reduce the pounding. Nico Young was running on the treadmill while smith explained why NAU cross trains.
If this was a video, can you please provide a link? Smith’s training philosophies are of interest.
And because treadmill running has not historically been thought of as “cross-training”.
But to all of you that keep saying cross-training is not new, you have to have blinders on to not admit that her experience with it the last couple of years has significantly changed the optics on it in the running community.
On one hand, people want argue and say “it is insufficient”, and on the other hand, people want to argue “meh, cross training is not new”.
Finally, after a multitude of threads over the past couple of years, Jon Gault in his podcast last week says something to the effect, “Gee, Parker Valby and now Elizabeth Leachman, along with Natalie Cook, hmmm…maybe there actually is something to this.”
Mike smith at NAU promotes trend mill running as they reduce the pounding. Nico Young was running on the treadmill while smith explained why NAU cross trains.
If this was a video, can you please provide a link? Smith’s training philosophies are of interest.
I would love to see that video to get Mike Smith’s take on cross-training.