starting running from cycling

getmeaway wrote:

hey everyone,

looking for some advice, i'm a keen cyclist and dont really have any challenges left with cycling so i'm getting in to running hoping to run a marathon.

I went out to test my fitness and ran 5km in 19:52(ouch) and im just wondering how to get started. im following a beginners marathon plaN (Hal higdon) but it says run 3 miles which is only like 22 minutes. I use heart rate and thats running at low zone 2 (135bpm).

im fit but should i just stick to this small amount of running to get my joints tendons etc used to it? feel like i could go much longer!

any tips appreciated.

I would say with your level of fitness, if you wanna stick with Higdon, you should probably move up to the Intermediate 1 or Intermediate 2 training plan.

As for getting your body used to running, make sure you mix in some slower runs too, and not just go balls 2 wall all the time.

Just start running and if it feels good keep running until you get tired because the more miles you run the better. If you feel good keep running just make sure it's at an easy pace.

getmeaway wrote:

im fit but should i just stick to this small amount of running to get my joints tendons etc used to it? feel like i could go much longer!

.

Bingo. I've seen really fit cyclists totally trash themselves when they take up running because they have a big aerobic engine and strong legs, but they haven't strengthened all the things that running alone works. I suggest you build up the mileage very carefully at first so that your high overall fitness level doesn't cause you to injure yourself right away.

amkelley wrote:

getmeaway wrote:

im fit but should i just stick to this small amount of running to get my joints tendons etc used to it? feel like i could go much longer!

.

Bingo. I've seen really fit cyclists totally trash themselves when they take up running because they have a big aerobic engine and strong legs, but they haven't strengthened all the things that running alone works. I suggest you build up the mileage very carefully at first so that your high overall fitness level doesn't cause you to injure yourself right away.

+1.

you've got the engine and you can dig really deep but the body isn't accustomed to it so if you don't work on that slowly, you'll have one injury after another.

xquote]moanswers wrote:

amkelley wrote:

getmeaway wrote:

im fit but should i just stick to this small amount of running to get my joints tendons etc used to it? feel like i could go much longer!

.

Bingo. I've seen really fit cyclists totally trash themselves when they take up running because they have a big aerobic engine and strong legs, but they haven't strengthened all the things that running alone works. I suggest you build up the mileage very carefully at first so that your high overall fitness level doesn't cause you to injure yourself right away.

+1.

you've got the engine and you can dig really deep but the body isn't accustomed to it so if you don't work on that slowly, you'll have one injury after another.[/quote]

yeah thats what i thought, i'll hold back and hopefully reap some benefits!

thanks for your help