Tag: Cross-Training

• The changes to my training in 2025

  

  2025 has been a year of growth so far as I recover from an injury. It’s also been a year of newness, as I train in new trails in a new province under the guidance of a new coach. We’ve focused more on running efficiency – touching more roads already in April than all of…

  Rhys Desmond

  April 19, 2025

  Coaching & Leadership, Professional Development, Trail Running, Training Theory

  Adaptability, Cross Training, Cross-Training, Le Fun vs. Le Duh, Mountain Legs, My Journey, QMT, Running, Strength Training, Trail Running, Training Theory

• Letting the body heal

  

  When you’re in the thrust of the season, injuries quickly become a stressful part of the training process. This can lead to not only more stress, but trying to push the body past the point of pain either through continued running or cross-training. This is what I did for months in order to try and…

  Rhys Desmond

  October 14, 2024

  Inspirational, My Personal Journey, Personal Development, Training Theory

  Cross-Training, Injuries, Injury Prevention, Injury Recovery, Injury Rehabilitation, My Journey, Personal Development, Post-Injury, Post-Race, Rest, Trail Running, Training Theory