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@tammajenna Core workouts are a main focus for long-distance runners. In high school I remember doing wall sit competitions and planking competitions and in college we had 10 minute core sessions every practice. But anything that bulks the arms/shoulders up long distance-runners should avoid...

@abbie333 Thank you for this! I really felt like I spent my short amount of time in college athletics doing 50% CrossFit / 50% cross country when I should have been focusing on just cross country the whole time!

@orthodoxlady1994 From my experience, CrossFit made me stronger and most likely a better runner. I was a more seasoned athlete than a lot of my teammates and that is likely what made the difference. My CrossFit coach neglected the injuries my teammates were facing and that’s where most of my...

Hello, everyone I am not new to CrossFit but I do have a 4 Y/O unanswered question. Some background: I ran cross country and track competitively for 7 years and I also played soccer for ~10 years. Running is a big part of my life but I stopped doing it competitively after my first year in...