cycling - v - running

[waytogoyet]

Monday I commuted there and back for 34 miles in 2 hours. Tuesday just the commute 1 way. Today 4 miles @ 8m/m at lunch, tonight 9 and a bit @ 6.40m/m.
Monday and tuesday I was bombed on the evening, feel ok today. I guess its whatever your body is used to - and that ratio will vary person to person.
I did take my HR monitor last week on the cycle it came in about 140bpm for the journey of an hour. To run that I would expect to cover 8 miles or so at that rate in the hour

Oh yeah, I've got exercise OCD

 

[jay clock]

I am a triathlete. I have been cycling on and off for years and particularly so for the past 4 or 5. In June 2005 I started swimming. It took me 15 mths of 2-3 times a week until I could do 800m+ front crawl nonstop. Running I started in Oct 2006 and that took me a few mths to build up to 8km or so. The first few mths were very very hard on the muscles even though my cycling legs were rock hard muscle......

I recommend tri as a great all round regime. And try running off the bike if you want a laugh. It feels like your legs have been anaesthetised!

 

[TwickenhamCyclist]

I’d love to do triathlons, but I really can’t run. Too blooming top heavy! If only there was an alternative competition with the running part replaced by rowing or kayaking – I’d be well up for that – and it would, IMHO, concentrate far more on round upper and lower body strength, AND allow fat gits to participate.

Think I’ll have to invent it – 800m swim, 24K bike followed by a 2K row – now that would be my event (especially if the run from pool to bike and bike to boat were kept to a minimum)!

 

[Bug]

(especially if the run from pool to bike and bike to boat were kept to a minimum)!

How about replacing the bike with a pedalo?! No running at all in the transition then!!