well since bbing and long distance running are pretty much mutually exclusive i'm gonna guess i'm one the few if the only former distance runner in here. i ran XC in high school (only senior year but i was able to get very good in a short amount of time and i learned a great deal from some awesome coaches who really lived for the sport)
less muscle will certainly help you in distance running simply because less muscle=less weight to carry around, especially upper boddy weight
you might think that your arms dont get very tired from distance running but upper body is a lot of running however, endurance strength and form are far more important than the bulk strength one would get from lifting the weights the way we all do in here
on a side note, i could bench the most on my XC team but i was definitely not the best runner on the team
its more the lungs, heart, legs and most importantly the masochism it takes to be a distance runner
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