How many days of cross training should I do a week?

September 5, 2010 
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I have been doing the following:
1. Fitness runs on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. (40-60 minutes comfortable)
2. Strength run on Wednesday. (10-15 minute tempo w/ one mile warm up and cool down)
3. Endurance run on Sunday. (60-90 minutes comfortable)
4. What I call cross training on Saturday (bike or swim for 30 minutes)

Should I be doing more cross training or different kinds of cross training? What has helped to run your fastest times once you got onto the track in the spring? I run the 800m, 1500m, and 3000m, not in any particular order.

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Some things to do for cross training…xc?

May 14, 2010 
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my xc team has team runs on monday, tuesday, thursday and friday. wednesday is supposed to be a cross training day by ourselves…the coach said some things to do would be biking or swimming, but i don’t have a bike or access to a swimming pool. would it be okay if i ran by myself anyway? or should i do aerobics? any suggestions are appreciated. thanks!!

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