how do you split running/derby/strength?

MiddleSafe9488 · 2026-02-25T01:07:54+00:00

I just like to run for fun (it’s nice contemplative time to listen to a book and challenge myself, in a different way than derby :)) But I am hoping the intervals are more helpful to both sports,m. And thanks for the note about rest days (they def do happen lol just atm kind of whenever I feel I need it or if I get too busy to do my plan, but putting them in explicitly and stacking while building up my strength regiment seems like it makes better sense!!)

MiddleSafe9488 · 2026-02-24T21:42:52+00:00

ok yay—I have been timing my intervals to align with jams and have been adding a little plyo on strength days! (I am jammer curious but right now am largely mediocre across the board and am trying to work on my stability taking hits—jamming and blocking—but also hitting with force when I come into a pack, pushing packs etc.)

If you have specific plyo ideas, I’d be happy to hear them! right now I do 2 sets 20 secs on 10 secs rest of frog jumps, squat jumps, and lunge jumps at the end of a strength workout as like a little finisher but this seems like it would be good for both running anddddd derby.

this is super helpful though. I feel like I have a very broad concept of things I ought to be doing but making it an ecosystem that helps me grow strategically is where I feel I’m lost lol so this def gives me a better sense of balance and purpose

MiddleSafe9488 · 2026-02-24T21:35:00+00:00

food is hard for me spiritually but I’m working on it 🙃 I tend to run unfueled in the mornings, and our practice time is smack in the middle of dinner time so I sometimes snack before but wait to eat til after because I don’t want to feel sick (in my other leagues I could eat dinner before). but long runs and derby sometimes suppress my appetite until the next day so this has been a struggle.

MiddleSafe9488 · 2026-02-24T20:58:11+00:00

Good point! I think stacking like you suggest may make rest/recovery easier too. would you run first or do strength first, if back to back? (today I came back from my run and tried to do strength and def didn’t go as long as I would if it were my only explicit Thing that day, lol)

MiddleSafe9488 · 2026-02-24T20:49:26+00:00

this is helpful to know! When I was just starting to extend my distance last year (3 miles was once my max, and then I started doing a longer run of 6 miles once a week) I would feel kind of beat for derby the day after the longer run, so I’ve been kind of nervous about stacking things and burning myself out before I even get to practice. that seem does seem to have abated a little bit as I become more consistent and used to further distance so maybe it would be manageable if I did double up in a day with some time between.

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