How CrossFit Helped Me Become a Better Runner
I Do CrossFit, and This Is What Shocked Me When I Ran a Half Marathon
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I started CrossFit in June of 2016, and before that, I had been a runner for over 18 years. I ran four to six times a week and had a few half marathons under my running belt. I originally signed up for CrossFit to get stronger for the running I loved, but ended up loving CrossFit so much, I gave up on running.
We do a little running in my CrossFit classes, but it's never more than a mile, so I no longer call myself a runner. Over the Summer, I felt inspired to do some 30-minute trail runs once or twice a week with my dogs, and one time I was inspired to run seven miles, but other than that, I hadn't really run much.