Is Trail Running good for your fitness
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Asked by Seang1965 - 2 answers - 8 weeks 5 days ago
Is Trail Running good for your fitness
I just complete my first trail race a few weeks ago. It was the 14k Derwentwater trail race and was over various terrain including trails, roads, grass, mud, bogs and rock. There was 400m of climbing. I found it very tough and didn't enjoy the experience much. Everyone I met has been raving about how wonderful it was. It took me a good week to recover enough to get back to my training plan. I wonder whether this type of racing will help me to become a better runner or is it just for people who are in to trail/fell running?
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murrayrichards
Trail running will develop your dynamic stability. Building the muscle strength in the legs will help prevent injuries in road running. It would be beneficial to run trail runs on occasions but stick to road running to improve you performance in that specific area.
abdurrahman
Absolutely , it is