All runners should bicycle

please don't try and re-invent the wheel. Biking is only better for recovery when your legs are seriously sore and stiff and even then you have to bike with caution.

Last year I was a little worn out on running so I mixed in some cycling and cut down my running. I came back and did a half and PR'd without specific half training.

Great way to get the heart rate up for an hour or more with zero impact. My legs are usually so dead the next day though that running fast is not an option.

So usually I do short, intense bike rides to the gym for weights, or the pool. Maybe a 90min ride once a week or biweekly.

One workout I highly recommend for other 3k-5k-10k type guys is hard 20 min bike ride to fave running spot. Then 2 kilometers all our time trial. 20 min bike home.

I’ve found that whatever pace I can hit for that 2k on jellied bike legs is my current 5k pace.

Stationary bike for sure. You wouldn't catch me dead on a road bike though.

Stationary wrote:

Stationary bike for sure. You wouldn't catch me dead on a road bike though.

Hahahahaha f@g

Jack Foster biked a lot, very rarely ran more than 80 miles a week. Although, I has to remember he ran over some tough hills most of the time.

Anton Krupicka bikes a lot, he must be onto something.

Is it mandatory that we dress up in costume and pretend like we're sponsored whilst riding slower than most people run?

all people should bicycle

#BanCars wrote:

all people should bicycle

And behold all the bikinglanes beside the roads in the US!

I find highly persuasive the fundamental rule of endurance training, that the most effective form of training for any particular exercise is that exercise. But I do like how running and biking compliment each other. One emphasizes the calf and hamstring muscles while the other emphasizes the glute and quad muscles. I suppose adding some biking to run training won't boost running fitness but will improve overall fitness. Of course, neither of these exercises work out the upper body very much so if overall fitness is the goal also mix in some swimming.

SwimmingToo wrote:

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I do like how running and biking compliment each other. (...)

also mix in some swimming.

A perfect post for us at "letstriathlete" (beware my nickname!)

Cycling can help you develop better cadence for running if you bike correctly. It works muscles differently. Sometimes it is fun just to do something else besides run. Hiking is good, swimming, surfing, etc. Good for the body and mind. I even did it when I was running D1 CC and Track (many moons ago), often instead of a second run because I struggled with heavy mileage and intensity.

Sometimes when I have a nagging issue a few days biking fixes it. I had a hamstring issue for a few weeks and did a hard mountain bike (~1hr) and the issue was nearly gone the next day. Given the hamstring, doing intervals or even a tempo run was not a good idea. Instead I got in a hard 1hr of aerobic exercise and actually improved my hamstring by using it differently.

Each to his / her own, but a little cross training can be a very good thing.

Yeah, I agree with the idea about bicycles. It is way more appropriate to be an athlete that trains on the bike. However, we should watch not only for us, but also for our bikes since they can crash if you wouldn't do this. I remember when I went out of the city since I wanted to see the landscapes of the villages, but my wheel got a little broken and it felt down. It pissed me off, but I wanted to replace it instantly since I wanted to go home. As I didn't know what was the size of the wheel, I started to look on the web what does 38 mean https://bicyclevolt.com/what-does-700x38c-mean/ . It helped me to understand the basics so I bought a new wheel and quickly went home. After that situation, I never returned to that place...

You're probably not maxing out your aerobic abilities unless you're running at least 15 hours per week.

Everyone else (age22+) should cross-train to make up the difference, for most of the year anyways. You run 70 miles? That's probably 8-9 hours. So you spend 5 hours on the bike and 2 aqua jogging in the pool that week. Do this for a few months. You will be amazed. Especially if done at altitude.

You don't even have to do intervals while cross training. Just get the HR in a respectable zone and you'll reap the rewards.

No way f that. Cycling messes up my finely tuned running legs. My stridd is always out of wack after cycling a week. Sitting on a bike working your leg muscles is BAD for running. My arse was sore as hell and no i dont wanna get used to it because i dont wanna adapt to it i want my body go adapt to running. Also why have a engine bigger than chassis your legs will always be your bottleneck to PRs

I hate bikes and I hate cyclists.

So no.

I love bikes. Cyclists? Meh.