Climbing and Running
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:39 am
Growing up with asthma, I never ran a mile in my life without a break -- and the 8/5/8 run in week five was brutal on me, worse than any other run I have done. I intended to repeat it, but...
I was at the climbing gym bouldering with my friend for about two hours. Usually, the last thing I could imagine doing afterward would be anything other than nothing. But the gym was closing in twenty minutes so I thought, what the heck, I wonder how long into the 20 minute run I can go. I was already warmed up so off I went!
It passed like a BREEZE. 2.1 miles without breaking a sweat (well, metaphorically!). I probably could have gone on for another five or ten minutes.
There IS a correlation between the cardio of running and the stamina and strength of climbing -- I've never found a solid physiological link, but it's definitely there. The best routine I've found is a warmup on a treadmill, climbing, and then running until you're completely spent.
Word of caution: If you do this late at night, the endorphin rush will keep you up ALL NIGHT!
I was at the climbing gym bouldering with my friend for about two hours. Usually, the last thing I could imagine doing afterward would be anything other than nothing. But the gym was closing in twenty minutes so I thought, what the heck, I wonder how long into the 20 minute run I can go. I was already warmed up so off I went!
It passed like a BREEZE. 2.1 miles without breaking a sweat (well, metaphorically!). I probably could have gone on for another five or ten minutes.
There IS a correlation between the cardio of running and the stamina and strength of climbing -- I've never found a solid physiological link, but it's definitely there. The best routine I've found is a warmup on a treadmill, climbing, and then running until you're completely spent.
Word of caution: If you do this late at night, the endorphin rush will keep you up ALL NIGHT!