How does cycling to work affect running?

I ride to work every day in the summer, and my commute is similar to yours (about six miles). My mileage is similar to yours as well.

Since I only bike to work three months out of the year, I can compare the difference between summer running and the rest of the year. Speaking anecdotally, the only thing I really notice is my hip flexors being occasionally overworked. The town I live in is really hilly, and I don't come out of the saddle much.

Just run to work and run back home. Unless you need to run soft surfaces.

Tp answer your question: I have no idea.

I run to work in the fall and early spring but the summer is too hot to run to work. I would get too sweaty.

Csolinsky wrote:

Just run to work and run back home. Unless you need to run soft surfaces.

Tp answer your question: I have no idea.

(1) Overall fitness will improve

(2) You will be able to run hills better

(3) Some report that their legs get heavier an turn over is slowed (I haven' noticed this but I bike for short distances at a very high tempo)

compared to your running, your bike mileage is highly trivial

while any aerobic exercise will undoubtedly help increase fitness, 6-7 miles is no more than 30 minutes...closer to 20 or 25 if you're in shape....while this equates to a 3-4 mile run, the catch about cycling is that your heart rate is much lower when cycling than it is while running (hence the fact that pro cyclists routinely go for 6-7 hour rides) so the benefit will be less (by a large factor) over the benefit you would get of running for the same amount of time

i'd say it equates to perhaps an extra mile run in terms of CV benefit

undoubtedly you'll build leg muscles...especially if you ride fast or have hills....

there'll be minimal benefit, but certainly no detriment

it is hard for me.

It might affect you a little at first until you get used to it. But if you are only riding 7 miles, you should feel fully recovered within minutes of getting off the bike, especially if you don't hammer the ride.

And if you are doing long runs on the weekend and not riding to/from work, I don't see that there would be any negative affect.

I commute by bicycle every work day, summer, fall, winter, spring and have done so for years. I drove my car to work one day in the last 2 years.

I also run every day. During the work week I run over my lunch hour, usually 5 to 7 miles, though with the recent heat/humidity it's been more like 3 to 5 miles.

Running and riding are so different, as long as you eat, sleep and hydrate properly you shouldn't have a problem.

I ride 4-5 miles to and from work, and I notice that it tires out my hip flexors a bit. But I am mashing on the gears, I doubt I would notice a difference if I took my time.

It hurts your running to be lying in a ditch with a broken collar bone.

jjjjjjjjjj wrote:

It hurts your running to be lying in a ditch with a broken collar bone.

This is why I don't bike.

When I was in highschool I did not have a job and I did not bike to it. I could run sub 4 1500.

20 years later I have a job that I bike to and I doubt I can break 5 for 1500.

Draw your own conclusions.

are you trying to hit specific times on your runs? because, yes, it'll probably slow you down 15-30 seconds per mile on any run that comes after biking.

take the suggestion of someone else... run to/from work if you can. when my mileage goes back up, i will do the same thing. i'll drive in on sunday night and drop off my clothes for the week. on friday, i'll have my wife pick me up and we'll go out to eat.

during the week, i've got a spibelt (http://www.spibelt.com/) to carry my phone, ID, and keys on my run between work/home.

asdfsadfsad wrote:

When I was in highschool I did not have a job and I did not bike to it. I could run sub 4 1500.

20 years later I have a job that I bike to and I doubt I can break 5 for 1500.

Draw your own conclusions.

You're old now?

i've been cycling 10 miles round trip to work for over 15 years now. it doesn't affect my running. i can always tell how hard i have been running by how my legs feel on the bike.

i actually find that an easy 5 miles is great for loosening up after a hard workout.

i hate having to drive to work anymore.

Before I got a new job (now requiring a car commute) I was bike commuting 18 miles each way 3x per week and running 6-10 miles at lunch. My overall fitness was good and I could run hills a bit better, but my speed suffered because my quads were a bit bigger and tighter. With your bike mileage you should be OK, just try to ride lower gears and spin at a faster rate. It's a heck of a lot better for your running than commuting by car.

That was good!

asdfsadfsad wrote:

When I was in highschool I did not have a job and I did not bike to it. I could run sub 4 1500.

20 years later I have a job that I bike to and I doubt I can break 5 for 1500.

Draw your own conclusions.

asdfsadfsad wrote:

When I was in highschool I did not have a job and I did not bike to it. I could run sub 4 1500.

20 years later I have a job that I bike to and I doubt I can break 5 for 1500.

Draw your own conclusions.

You've discovered a radical new result about running performance: it gets harder as you get older :/

Basically, I don't love seating in a traffic that why I started cycling. I love cycling.

I read a post on this https://www.massage-chair-relief.com/blog/if-you-bike-to-work-read-this/