Author: Joel Pino
Joel has a BA in Literature and writes sports, nutrition, and endurance related content for Gnarly Nutrition. His experience comes from fifteen years of marathon running, racing his bike as a USCF CAT 2 cyclist, and a preternatural skill for making instant friends whenever he shows up to a starting line.
A firm believer in strength training as essential to whatever sport he’s participating in, his latest goal is to prove a sub three-hour marathon is possible while also keeping an aggressive CrossFit schedule – he’s pretty close!
Residing along the Wasatch Mountains, when he’s not writing, he’s training on the trails and canyon roads he’s lucky enough to call his backyard.
Here are two easy-to-follow programs—one for a 10km distance goal and one for a 10-mile distance—that will improve your aerobic ability drastically without compromising strength days.