Too much cross training?

Depends on your goals, but as a light double, biking 10-15 miles is fine.

br0ski wrote:

Depends on your goals, but as a light double, biking 10-15 miles is fine.

Thanks for the reply. I should have mentioned that my goal this year is to run around a 15:35 5K

br0ski wrote:

Depends on your goals, but as a light double, biking 10-15 miles is fine.

An hour? That's all? One can workout much longer on a bicycle than run. It's all aerobic unless you try turning a huge gear all the time.

But, I'm getting ahead of myself. What specific events is the OP training for?

runDirtyrun wrote:

br0ski wrote:

Depends on your goals, but as a light double, biking 10-15 miles is fine.

An hour? That's all? One can workout much longer on a bicycle than run. It's all aerobic unless you try turning a huge gear all the time.

But, I'm getting ahead of myself. What specific events is the OP training for?

I'm training for a 5k XC

Don't Burnout wrote:

runDirtyrun wrote:

An hour? That's all? One can workout much longer on a bicycle than run. It's all aerobic unless you try turning a huge gear all the time.

But, I'm getting ahead of myself. What specific events is the OP training for?

I'm training for a 5k XC

You have all summer and if you are not working you should put in way bigger days. Keep your running schedule with some tempo runs and strides to keep speed, and on doubles do 2-4 hours of cycling. As many days a week as you can handle. youll get there in 8 weeks if you train that much. that is, if you can do it. some have the dedication, some dont

jamie does not have a gun wrote:

Don't Burnout wrote:

I'm training for a 5k XC

You have all summer and if you are not working you should put in way bigger days. Keep your running schedule with some tempo runs and strides to keep speed, and on doubles do 2-4 hours of cycling. As many days a week as you can handle. youll get there in 8 weeks if you train that much. that is, if you can do it. some have the dedication, some dont

Thanks for the reply. We double almost everyday over summer and do a speed-ish type workout every other day. Wouldn't 2 hours of biking be a bit excessive and lead to burnout? I definitely have the dedication to do whatever it takes to get to the level where I want to be I just don't want to over do it to early in the season. Would the best time to bike be on the speed day or the day after? Both?

stop overthinking it. your mentality right there shows that you will "burnout" which doesn't even exist. you are just a quitter

You don't have to go hard on the bike in case you are worried about "burning out". just ride for hours baby

jamie does not have a gun wrote:...

Janie has a gun. Not Jamie - she's just crying.