Pace could be whatever– the key was to make sure I got on the stairs and put the time in.

“My stair workouts were nothing fancy, but they were consistent and progressive and I find that sort of training to be highly effective.īasically, all I did on the ship was run up and down a stairwell. Here’s what Zach’s got to say about his cruise ship trainings: But for us, the co-founders of n, this is also the first time that we’ve been unable to keep training like we’re used to.īut there’s one well-known trail runner who’s got many, many months of experience of training indoors–in small spaces–for long distance races: Zach Miller. Here at n, we’ve been coming up with as many creative ways as we can for you to do cardio at home without equipment. We’re feeling lots of different things: anxiety and fear for our loved ones and for the world at large confusion about how to do indoor cardio (and how to do it effectively) and uncertainty about how these conditions will affect our trail races and other goals.

We’re wondering if and how we can keep running during the Coronavirus epidemic, and trying to figure out what this means for our training.

Training indoors for a trail race: sounds impossible? It’s not: take it from Zach Miller, who used to train for trail races while working on a cruise ship.įor many of us trail runners, the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak is the first time we’ve been confined to a small space, unable to run outside.

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