Want to Race Endurance? Better Hit the Gym

If you aren't hitting the weights while you rack up the miles, you're setting yourself up for injury and reduced performance.

“I don't need the gym. I'm already running 5-6 days per week. That's plenty!” 

 

Have you ever said something like this? As an endurance athlete, it is easy to buy into the idea that you can just run, bike, or whatever-it-is-you-do all the time, and call it good enough. After all, that is what you are training for, right? 

 

Not exactly. 

 

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