We had an opportunity to talk to Hal about Fluid Running, and how we are trying to educate runners on how this form of injury recovery is also great for cross training, and longevity. We were blown away when he wrote an article for TrainingPeaks titled “Should You Include Pool Running in Your Training Plans?“. The answer is YES! We even get a nice mention from the legendary coach.

We are now anxiously looking forward to the 5th edition of his marathon running bible, Marathon, The Ultimate Training Guide, available March 3rd, 2020, which will include a whole new chapter on water running as part of marathon training.

Pool Running–and there is a whole (new) chapter on that subject in the 5th edition of my marathon book–scheduled for publication March 3–but I hesitate to suggest knee exercises (first, do no harm). Seek the advice of a physical therapist or personal trainer. https://t.co/BNG0Wwmz5J— Hal Higdon (@higdonmarathon) November 25, 2019

We believe that deep water running has many benefits for those training for a marathon. If you haven’t done deep water running before, or you’ve done it, and think you’re not doing it right, or got bored doing it, take a look at Fluid Running. You can incorporate it into any training plan by performing a workout on a cross training day, or one of our running based workouts can be used to replace one of your regular runs. Just count it time for time, and effort for effort. We look forward to seeing what Hal has to say in his newest edition.