Btw, running will not make you stronger, unless you have very very little leg strength to begin with. If you don't like running and don't want to run, you don't have to (um, unless you are actually fleeing danger).

I'm another newbie and I want to ask a question about this: I'm starting strength training. My main focus is to get stronger, but the reason I'm doing all this is that one of my job responsibilities is international emergency management -- I really want to build strength/endurance so I'm useful and not dead weight when the shit hits the fan. Am I right in thinking that building leg strength through lifting will get me strong enough that I can run in an emergency if needed or do I need to run regularly in training too?