By centerstrain
When he isn’t busy coaching his spouse Sara to qualify for the Olympics, distance working legend (and former Olympian himself) Ryan Corridor stays lively pursuing all method of health challenges—typically of his personal making.
In his newest Instagram video, as an example, Corridor, 38, determined to see if he had what it took to flip a tractor tire the whole size of a soccer discipline. Why, chances are you’ll ask? Properly, merely put: As a result of it was there.
“I had by no means flipped a tire earlier than, however determined to offer this problem a attempt after I noticed an enormous tire on the observe after pacing Sara by a exercise,” he wrote in a prolonged caption to the publish. “Had a variety of enjoyable with this one. I like discovering new challenges to tackle, particularly one that mixes energy and endurance like this.”
Understandably, Corridor says, the problem left him spent—citing his cardio as a limiting issue. Given his athletic historical past, the irony of this shortcoming wasn’t misplaced on him, both. “It is sensible contemplating how slanted my coaching and diet has been in direction of energy positive aspects the final 5 plus years. I discover myself nonetheless laughing at this actuality contemplating my background in endurance,” he mentioned.
Likewise, Corridor says, he’ll preserve engaged on his cardio for the subsequent few months after which transition again into strength-only coaching. That mixture will likely be essential to considered one of his different long-term health targets: Deadlifting 500 kilos and working a mile all in below 5 minutes, which he’s presently coaching for together with fellow Olympian Nick Symmonds.
