So I am a recently injured runner. I spent the last couple of weeks resting and getting my injury worked on (calf).
Today I started biking and went for 1 hour for a total of 22 miles. I was wondering what this translated to in running. I know there isn't an exact science for this but I want to ensure that I am getting a solid workout.
My guess is around 7 running miles, anyone with some input?
Thanks in advance.
It translates exactly to 22 miles biking and 0 miles running.
Oddly, it translates to 3/4 swimming.
Get a heart rate monitor. That's the only way to come up with an equivalent.
The bike-to-running equivalent will depend on type of bike, hills, wind, condition of you leg muscles, etc., etc. You need a heart rate monitor to get through all of this.
apples and oranges
In Daniels Running Formula, Jack Daniels says that the TIME biking would be worth about 2/3 the TIME running at equal heart rates.
I have been helping my mom out around the house.
How many miles is 12 minutes of vacuming worth? We have a heavy vacume cleaner if that helps.
Thanks in advance.
achieving equal heart rate on a bike is very hard work.
Here's the best thing that I've found. It's expressed in terms of comparable calories burned in running/cycling equivalents.
http://www.stpetecycling.com/fitness6.html
Your guess of seven miles is a bit on the conservative side. According to the formula, cycling for an hour at 22 mph is equivalent to running about eight miles. The divider would be roughly 2.7 (by extrapolating off the chart for cycling at 20 mph and at 25 mph).
You're obviously a decent cyclist already.
Do you have shagg carpet?
Yesterday I biked 20km in 44min. How fast can I run an 800m?
The GOOD Son wrote:
I have been helping my mom out around the house.
How many miles is 12 minutes of vacuming worth? We have a heavy vacume cleaner if that helps.
Thanks in advance.
Translation - Mum I'm just going upstairs to vacuum my room - I may be some time.
Skujy - Do you intend to run that in trainers? Which foot will you start off on? Baggies or shorties? Do you need a haircut?
I have a fixed gear bike and Capri pants. If I tool around town for 60 minutes listening to Emo bands on my iPod what is the equivalent of "Pose miles" run?
Seriously can we not get this far off topic. Thanks to the other posters who offered some good advice. I will go get a heartrate monitor since I will be out for at least a month or so.
To everyone else I would be running if I could, I train on my own so I don't have a coach to go seek help to and I'm looking to just finish off one more successful "season" (road races, and some track stuff) to see if I can meet my goals. So I am doing everything I can to get off on the right foot.
hr wrote:
achieving equal heart rate on a bike is very hard work.
That's right ... just as hard as running!
It won't get your heart rate up as much as when the hiphop hoodlums in that car that follows you around jump out and whallop you around for a bit.
Can you say "wilding"?
Here's a tip for folks that have a hard time getting their heart rates up on a bike: Shift to a higher gear and spin the cranks faster. If you hit an average of, say, 30 mph and still have a hard time getting your heart rate up, seriously consider contacting a professional team before the Tour de France kicks off.
Tre1nt wrote:
Here's a tip for folks that have a hard time getting their heart rates up on a bike: Shift to a higher gear and spin the cranks faster. If you hit an average of, say, 30 mph and still have a hard time getting your heart rate up, seriously consider contacting a professional team before the Tour de France kicks off.
No joke. I crack up every time I hear that "excuse."
Tre1nt wrote:
Here's a tip for folks that have a hard time getting their heart rates up on a bike: Shift to a higher gear and spin the cranks faster. If you hit an average of, say, 30 mph and still have a hard time getting your heart rate up, seriously consider contacting a professional team before the Tour de France kicks off.
props to you for that one.. i'm rolling!