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Experts Recommend Hybrid Trainees Concentrate High-Intensity Days
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On October 6, 2026, Outside Run published advice from physical therapist Katie Cyrana Hillery and coach Mike Thomson for hybrid trainees who do both strength training and running. They suggest scheduling running intervals and lower-body strength training on the same high-intensity day, running in the morning and lifting in the afternoon, so that easy days are truly easy. If you can only strength train twice a week, prioritize single-leg movements such as split squats, single-leg Romanian deadlifts, and step-ups. At peak running volume or five to six weeks before a race, reduce sets, reps, or training frequency, but do not lower the load, in order to maintain strength.
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Physical therapist Katie Cyrana Hillery and coach Mike Thomson recommend stacking running intervals and lower-body lifting on the same hard day, running in the morning and lifting in the afternoon, so easy days stay truly easy. If you can only strength train twice a week, prioritize single-leg moves like split squats, single-leg Romanian deadlifts, and step-ups. At peak mileage or five to six weeks out from a race, cut sets, reps, or frequency but not load, to maintain strength.
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