When he isn’t busy coaching his spouse Sara to qualify for the Olympics, distance working legend (and former Olympian himself) Ryan Corridor stays energetic pursuing all method of health challenges—usually of his personal making.
In his newest Instagram video, as an illustration, Corridor, 38, determined to see if he had what it took to flip a tractor tire all the size of a soccer discipline. Why, it’s possible you’ll ask? Nicely, merely put: As a result of it was there.
“I had by no means flipped a tire earlier than, however determined to provide this problem a attempt after I noticed an enormous tire on the monitor after pacing Sara via a exercise,” he wrote in a prolonged caption to the put up. “Had lots 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 vitamin has been in direction of energy positive factors the final 5 plus years. I discover myself nonetheless laughing at this actuality contemplating my background in endurance,” he stated.
Likewise, Corridor says, he will maintain engaged on his cardio for the following few months after which transition again into strength-only coaching. That mixture shall be essential to one in every of his different long-term health objectives: Deadlifting 500 kilos and working a mile all in underneath 5 minutes, which he’s at the moment coaching for together with fellow Olympian Nick Symmonds.
