Recently had surgery for a stress fracture and now beginning to run again, but only every other day for 15 minutes. What would be some good cross training to do? I have access to a pool, bike, eliptical.
So far i have been doing fartleks of aqua jogging (2 min hard, 1 off for 40 minutes) 30 minute hard on the bike, and wieghts.
What are some specific workouts that can be done to help me get in shape to run 400m and 800m races by track season (March?))
thanks
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It's really not that hard dude, try using your noggin. Try doing intervals of 30-90 seconds hard, long steady workouts, and stuff like that. As long as you're on the the bike/elliptical/pool for 30 minutes (or 60+ for less intense sessions) you're going to get a decent workout in. A lot of people will tell you you can work hard everyday, but this is false. Just as with running, you should have easy days after workouts.
Examples of workouts: 1min hard, 1min easy
30sec really hard, 1min easy
5 min hard, 3-5min easy
30+ minutes at a steady effort with a 1 min surge every 5 minutes
60minutes steady
90minutes steady
etc
etc
etc
See how easy it is?
Since when do they give surgery for stress fractures??
Your present schedule looks good. Just be gradual.