Endurance Parkour (Milo Finnegan-Money)

Parkour has been trained primarily as a power sport for the better part of two-decades, but it isn’t the only possible road to mastery.

While 5 or 6 powerful moves back to back might be perfect in a fight or flight situation, it’s a methodology that would undoubtedly fail in the face of a long urban traverse. Only by lowering the necessary power output, making intelligent route choices and controlling the breath does it become possible to maintain a sustained pace over much broader distances. The first benchmark in this pursuit is the execution of a 1-mile route.

I call this method endurance parkour and it was during my 3-year struggle with a severe ankle injury that the notion occurred to me. After a long hiatus, a year of intensive physical therapy and finally surgery I’m now attempting to realize my dream.

I’d like you to join me on this journey, as I push myself to my limits and attempt to go the distance. I’ve got a long road ahead.