irun magazine volume 1 | Page 20

FUSION As more runners found the need for cross training to complement their running, we came up with the “iRun Bike/Run Cross-Training Summer Program” sponsored by Saucony. R unners and triathletes from all different levels gathered every two weeks to do x amount of fast, short bike/runs at high intensity for two hours. “Silently no one let anyone quit, and heroically everyone pushed themselves throughout the workout as if the world's stage was watching us kick through the hidden back trails of Virgina Key to the finish”, mentions Valeria Rodriguez in her blog “Why Run Now?” Starting the program, most participants didn’t know what their bodies were capable of doing, however, the simple and effective approach to training left everyone with high expectations and more confidence, which later on translated (for some of them) into a very succesful triathlon season.