never ran a step for months but consistent on biking
just wanted to borrow fitness from cycling to see how i can do for running
i felt very hard maintaining race pace and easy pace for a while
some muscle groups are particularly sore the next day but the breathing was not hard at all. what is the reason?
Just be patient..last year I went for a run with a friend that raced at worlds in Qatar
Just a few weeks earlier...
He is one of the better riders in the country... he barely made it 3 miles at 7:30 pace... we had to walk home... it doesn't translate for everyone right away.
PTience wrote:
Just be patient..last year I went for a run with a friend that raced at worlds in Qatar
Just a few weeks earlier...
He is one of the better riders in the country... he barely made it 3 miles at 7:30 pace... we had to walk home... it doesn't translate for everyone right away.
why?
he is supposed to run sub16 5k
Some people seem to run well off of bike training, others not so much. Personally, I'm faster off of no training than I am off pure bike training.
I don't know why this is. Something about eccentric loading of the quads being absent in cycling maybe? My thighs feel like rock when I try to run after training mostly on the bike.
Q: just transited [SIC] from cycling to running, find very hard,why?
A: because running is way harder then riding your bicycle. Cycling is a clown sport bro.
I noticed the same thing when I switched sports. I think it's because running is a "full body" activity. You're using different legs muscles. The upper body is getting (albeit minor) activity--arms, abs, posterior chain, etc. Let's not forget the constant cardio stress as well.
In cycling, you're sitting. You can coast (i.e. rest). And, you have gears to aid your movement.
Running, unless you stop & walk, is a constant activity. Since you haven't been using those specific muscles associated with running, everything hurts.
When I switched sports, I noticed a big difference in my body. My legs became less bulky. And, my upper body toned as well. (Think about how many cyclists' upper bodies are pudgy & mushy.)
Honestly, I feel so much better running than I ever did cycling. I do miss bicycling a bit, but I only have so much time in the day to exercise.
One of the things I like about running is the simplicity of it. Shoes. I can do it anywhere. Biking, on the other hand, you had to get the bike ready. You had to load it up on the car. You had to drive somewhere, etc. What a headache!
That's a clown sport bro wrote:
Q: just transited [SIC] from cycling to running, find very hard,why?
A: because running is way harder then riding your bicycle. Cycling is a clown sport bro.
Cracked me up, thanks.
Former Cycst Speaks wrote:
And, my upper body toned as well. (Think about how many cyclists' upper bodies are pudgy & mushy.)
That's pretty funny.
http://www.roadcycling.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/tyler_hamilton_fractured_collarbone.jpgFormer Cycst Speaks wrote:
I noticed the same thing when I switched sports. I think it's because running is a "full body" activity. You're using different legs muscles. The upper body is getting (albeit minor) activity--arms, abs, posterior chain, etc. Let's not forget the constant cardio stress as well.
In cycling, you're sitting. You can coast (i.e. rest). And, you have gears to aid your movement.
Running, unless you stop & walk, is a constant activity. Since you haven't been using those specific muscles associated with running, everything hurts.
When I switched sports, I noticed a big difference in my body. My legs became less bulky. And, my upper body toned as well. (Think about how many cyclists' upper bodies are pudgy & mushy.)
Honestly, I feel so much better running than I ever did cycling. I do miss bicycling a bit, but I only have so much time in the day to exercise.
One of the things I like about running is the simplicity of it. Shoes. I can do it anywhere. Biking, on the other hand, you had to get the bike ready. You had to load it up on the car. You had to drive somewhere, etc. What a headache!
Get the bike ready and load it on the car? Or you could just get on it and ride.
Offended much? Average runner is more.....um aerodynamic than your average cyclist. Anyone can Google a professional runner and see how lean they are.
That's a clown sport bro wrote:
Q: just transited [SIC] from cycling to running, find very hard,why?
A: because running is way harder then riding your bicycle. Cycling is a clown sport bro.
8/10.
You forgot that they coast for a lot of their "ride," combined with the mental block of all that effort getting them not very far. Every step we take = 2.5 feet. Every cycle of their legs = 18 feet.
Cycling uses totally different muscles and is bad for running. Ride a bike hard and then get off and notice your legs like jelly, it's hard to walk let alone run. You have to walk a bit to let your legs warm up.
