CROSS TRAINING
WITH COLLEEN QUIGLEY
Photo Credit: Dave Atkinson
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On this episode of the A to Z Running Podcast, we interview Olympian Colleen Quigley. She joins the show to talk about cross training to an Olympic qualification and how cross training maintains an ongoing role in her training.
Stick around after that for the latest from the world of running, including US high school records, an Australian champ, and the Paris Marathon.
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MAIN TOPIC: CROSS TRAINING
Main Topic: Cross Training
Olympian Colleen Quigley joins us on the show today to discuss cross training. We will hear more about Colleen’s journey here in a few minutes, but let’s talk through a few of Colleen’s accolades.
Colleen is a professional runner with notable sponsors including Lululemon, Whoop, and Hyperice, just to name a few.
In addition to running, Colleen is a volunteer assistant coach, does race commentary, modeling, has a degree in dietetics, and founded the trend Fast Braid Friday, just to name a few of her additional “hats.”
Some running highlights:
- Florida State University ‘15
- 5th at NCAAs as a freshmen
- 2015 NCAA 3000m Steeplechase champion
- 8th at the 2016 Rio Olympics
- 2018 9th at the World Championships
- WR 4×1500 relay team that set a world record in July 2020.
- 2018 3000m steeple 9:10.27
- 2019 National Champ One mile
- 2020 5000m 15:10.42
- 2021 3000m 8:40.23
- 2021 Indoor 3000m 8:28.21
Colleen’s website: Recipes, stories, Swim workouts (even for beginners)
Listen into the conversation to hear how Colleen advocates for being well rounded, mind body and spirit. Stay tuned after the interview for some practical suggestions on how to integrate cross training into your schedule.
Follow Colleen:
Instagram: @steeple_squigs
Twitter: @steeple_squigs
Reflections:
Colleen’s suggestion to use your cross training time as your indulgence time is a really great suggestion. I’ve used this method and it makes you WANT to hop on the bike and maybe even sneak in an extra few minutes.
A couple cross training suggestions:
- Aqua jogging is great for recovery, but does not build fitness as well as other types of cross training. This is a great option for zero impact. PT Hope VanDyke suggests wearing more clothing to elevate your heart rate to get a better aerobic workout. We have an episode all about the research and implementation of Aqua Jogging on episode 99 of the A to Z Running Podcast.
- Biking is an excellent choice of cross training for runners. You can work harder on the bike more often. We did an episode with Dr. Todd Buckingham called, Cycling for Runners on episode 105 of the A to Z Running Podcast.
- Swimming-
- Research, Effects of a recovery swim on running performance. The findings of the present study showed that a swimming-based recovery session enhanced following day exercise performance, possibly due to the hydrostatic properties of water and its associated influence on inflammation.
- Swimming can grow your cardiovascular endurance as well as strengthen almost the entire body without the pounding.
WORLD OF RUNNING
AtoZrunner updates:
- Erin ran a PR half marathon and finished 2nd female
Mention…
- Milligan (NAIA school) runner hit and killed by car…
- 5 men were all running together, 3 of them were hit
- Driver was DUI
#1. Another US high school record…
(As reported by Letsrun)
Watch the race: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tnFEMMESRQ
- Natalie Cook from Flower Mound, Texas new US high school and U20 5,000m record
- Ran 15:25
- 3rd overall at Stanford Invite
But in case that one wasn’t enough… (according to Letsrun)
- Tim Synowiec from Salisbury, Maryland broke the 49-year-old US HS marathon record
- Ran 2:22:51
- Won the Salisbury Marathon
#2. Oliver Hoare Wins Australian Nationals
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- Watching Olli holding back in the video was entertaining. First lap was over 60 seconds. Olli took the race by the second lap. Led the second lap, by the third he was really testing the rest of the field. He had two others with him at the bell. In the final lap he stretched it out to win his first national title.
- Our episode with Oliver Hoare.
#3. Paris Marathon
(Source here)
- Men’s Race
- Kick finish for men
- Deso Gelmisa won in a time of 2:05:07, his second fastest-ever over the distance behind his PB of 2:04:53 in 2020.
- Gelmisa’s fellow Ethiopian Seifu Tura, winner of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon last October, finished three seconds behind his compatriot in 2:05:10.
- French national record (Morhad Amdouni) in 2:05:22 (3rd ish place)
- Women’s race
- Winner was Judith Korir Jeptum
- 2:19:48
- Taking almost three minutes off her PB and more than a minute off the course record.
- She was the first woman to run sub 2:20 on French roads.
- French female all-comers record
- 10th place was Lindsay Flanagan of the USA
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