training and injury prevention thanks to the low-impact nature of cross-training. Build those musclesConventional Thinking: Strength training will make you a better runner.Uncommon Wisdom: Skip the gym; you don't run on your arms. If you're a runner
, swimming, and weight lifting are great most of the year, as part of low-key training months when your main goals are general fitness and injury prevention, but the heavy training month before a big race needs to be a month of living a little dangerously