Is P90X2 good for outdoor athletes?

I don't usually promote other blogs on my own but this one is from Steve Edwards, co-creator of P90X. Steve is a great fitness person since he does some of the toughest sports out there (without actually racing in a Spartan Race, Ha Ha!). Steve bikes, runs, and climbs. He is also a sort of Renaissance Man as far as fitness goes. He does not stop with lifting or indoor cycling or running miles on end or keep his workouts confined to the gym. He lays out the P90X2 program a little but mostly as a tease.
There also a link to an evolution of the programs Steve has helped to develop. Take a read. I kept my blog short to give you time for his blog and time to get your sweat on today. Now read a little and go work out!

I can be a computer idiot sometimes so you might have to copy the link and paste it in your browser.

http://steve-edwards.blogspot.com/2011/12/p90x2-for-outdoor-athletes.html

http://steve-edwards.blogspot.com/search/label/P90x%20mc2

A little Vanity

A little background: I moved to NYC from GA in 1994 to pursue a modelling career. It did not work out well for that field. It worked out for my clients that I have now. I also re-found the love I had as a kid for running through the woods.

My friend Roy at www.RoyFriedmanPhotography.com took this picture. My form does not look like I want it to. He kept telling me to reach my foot out in front of me like I was flying down the trail.

Roy needs some of my coaching:
I run in Minimalist shoes because I get a better feel of when my foot hits the ground. From there I work to pull my heel straight up to my butt. It does not always work like that. Sometimes on the trail you have to jump over a log, rocks, roots or something. Leaving the foot on the ground for less time leads to less injury both on the road and off. There is some great science behind this but I will leave it out.

I run trails because they are close enough to NYC(if you know where to go) to feel like I have run away from the City that Never Sleeps. I feel like a kid in GA running through the woods again. I like to run fast so I use the track for speed and I use the woods to feel like a kid.

Thanks to Roy for the photo. Thanks to the New York State Parks system and Nature for providing a fun trail to run. Go out and enjoy the outdoors. Get yourself moving. Keep yourself moving. Go get some run coaching.