Running and CrossFit: Training for a Half Marathon During the CrossFit Open
Less than six weeks ago, a couple of friends and I decided to sign up for a half marathon. We’re all in the firefighting academy together and none of us had been running consistently prior to signing up. We decided this was a fun challenge to kick start a running habit, as we need to prepare for our academy running test in June.
I’m a lifelong athlete, but I am not a distance runner. My background is in basketball, football and baseball, so most of my development has been on the speed, power and stamina side of things. I’ve been training CrossFit consistently for the past eight years and the furthest I’ve ever run is a 10K.
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