Quote Originally Posted by anthonykay View Post
At my peak, my race performances were at around the level that Travs is now, but I was never running much above 30 miles per week; however, most of this was fairly intense. My bike rides (on days when I wasn't running) were usually at a speed where it would be pretentious to call them "cross-training".
I think you're being a little modest there....

Perhaps we are finishing in similar positions, however i expect your times on the likes of Black Mountains, Snowdon, and the Shropshire races, wipe the floor with mine.....

Those examples i mentioned above of elite athletes using cross-training, they are absolutely hammering those non-running sessions, in order to maximise cardio workout whilst not giving the body as much "wear and tear"