Strength Training For Runners

We have a lot of cool, helpful events planned for 2015, like shoe fittings, fun runs (think Pub Run…) and workshops. One of our most anticipated workshops at the Fleet Feet Chico store is the strength workshop with our old pal John Fragoso on March 12 at 6 p.m.

If you hadn’t heard, in addition to his chiropractic clinic in Chico, John’s also running a strength and conditioning facility called JS Strength and Conditioning.

  

Now, some of you might question whether or not runners actually need or benefit from strength training. I mean, our legs already get strong enough from running, right? True, but there are a lot of additional exercises we runners can do to round out our routine and help us to evolve from good runners to great runners.

We’re going a different route for the blog this week. We’re staying in the family, and featuring a recent blog post by fellow Fleet Feet blogger Jen Van Allen. Jen is an outstanding writer whose work has appeared in publications like Runner’s World magazine, The Washington Post and The Portland Press Herald.

Enjoy Jen’s post this week called “7 Reasons to Start Strength Training” here—it’s a fantastic read.