Let's call it an easy ride that takes between 2.5 and 3 hours. Will that ride make him more or less sore than a 12 mile run? He is an experienced runner whose trained at ~80 miles per week before and done 16 mile long runs and a low 2:50s marathon. So the question here is: will a 52 mile bike ride make him more or less sore than a 12 mile run?
52 ride will make him more sore, but it also depends on how hard he works during it. If he pushes the pace, then he'll obviously be more sore than if he just dogs it.
It will make his butt sore
His quads and ass will be sore. The ass will be sore from not being accustomed to sitting on a bike seat for that long. The quads will be sore from the duration of the ride and the exertion. Unless you're literally coasting along a flat road at 12mph.
Yes, it will make him more sore. 80 MPW is ~13 mules daily...
If you biked 300+ MPW, and had never run more than 4 miles, would a 12 mile run make you more sore than biking 50 miles?
if on a road bike I bet his hands, lower back, and neck will be sore because he's not used to being hunched over for so long regardless of his running fitness. btw 17mph(approx speed if you took 3 hours) is cruising pretty fast for 52 miles for someone who doesn't cycle much. of course terrain and weather play a huge role but even on flats in mild temps that's still a solid ride..
I have no idea how hard he will do the 12 miler but assuming you mean same effort. I think he'd be sore in different places but his quads might be sore from biking more than the run
First, 52 miles in 2.5 to 3 hours is not an easy ride for a novice no matter how many miles they can run. Second, most people who try to ride a bike for hours with little or no training will probably get severe rash on the tail bone area. I'm talking SEVERE rash. It's a combination of factors... a saddle that's not fitting right can be adequate for 10-15 miles, but longer can cause problems. The lack of toughness of the seat bone area is another. It's like walking barefoot for the first few times each summer. Finally, most novices don't use chamois cream because they don't need it for short rides or don't even know what it is.
How many rides and of what length should a runner do, if they want to comfortably do a 50 mile ride?
I realise there could be different combinations, but I'm just interested in some rough guesses
I'm reasonably qualified to answer this question.
Yesterday I rode a bike about 53 kilometers(about 33 miles). Previously the furthest I had gone was 25 miles, a few years ago. Today, my legs and butt were quite sore. The muscles are not the same ones used in running, so no matter if he runs even 200 miles a week like good ole Dean K, running won't make too much a difference.
His quads, and especially butt, will be very sore the next day.
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