The 10 Biggest Myths About Running
- By Linzay Logan
- Published Oct. 31, 2011
1. You Need To Have A Certain Body Type
Runners come in all shapes and sizes. Photo: PhotoRun.net
Anyone with any body type can be a runner, Steven Tally, a coach for the San Diego Tri Club explained. “I tell people to come out to a race and watch and you’ll see people of all shapes and strides.”’
FILED UNDER: Features / Running Injuries TAGS: body type / minimalist running / Nutrition / running myths / strength training
Linzay Logan
Linzay Logan is the copy editor for Competitor magazine and cares about punctuation probably a little too much. She particularly loves to avoid commas as well as add exclamation points whenever she can get away with it! She also loves to run marathons and half-marathons—probably a little too much. Don’t let her small size fool you; she’ll still try to outrun you anytime. Even though chances are she probably can’t.