Hi all,I've been running on and off for most of 2003, but managed to give myself a nasty dose of the shin splints in October, after trying to up my distance from 10k to half marathon in 3 weeks (doh!).Am now easing into a FLM training programme

and perhaps even take your running to a new level.One answer, and a possible way to improve your running time at the next triathlon, may be cross-training. Substituting some of your running with other cross-training enables you to complete extra endurance

I'm thinking of buying either a stationary excercise bike or a real, road racer type bike for cross trainng.I'm not partcularly into cycling but I need a cross training outlet on my non-running days.I fear I am over training and picking up injuries

Hi allI am in the middle of my first marathon trainning plan ,been running 3 times a week 5mile easy 5 tempo long one at weekend,  ,up to 16 mile in my long runs ,When i start to string about 5 or 6 runs together with rest days my calf keeps getting

into a pool or onto a bike, say, you find that none of your readings makes sense.From a practical point of view it couldn't be easier to use your HRM in cross-training. All the main models are waterproof to at least three metres, it's easy to attach

Hi,I have recently run a 2.5k cross country race and qualified for the regional races and now i'm looking for some advanced training to help me get into the top runners in the regionals. Any suggestions welcomed.ThanksYoungRunner

With spring marathon training well underway, the cross-training question is heavy on our minds. Do we really have to do it – and if so, what kind and how much? Is it enough to trot up the escalator once a week, or, horrors, do we have to hit the gym

Hi, I have been recovering from tibial stress fractures for the past few months.. i have a place in the FLM and am wondering how much running can be substituted by cross training to avoid a recurrence of the problem? any ideas.. (I've done a 3

Ive recently taken up inline skating as part of cross training for my running also i will occasionaly cycle or swim.. Im interested in finding any other ways that others find effective cross training methods????? Definetly cycling and swimming

Hi,Just wondering what cross training you do? I'm training for a half, I was walking as my cross training, but this wasn't getting my heat rate up. Then I tried skipping, but this seems very hard on the knees etc for it to be a suitable cross