Bike to Running

[BrumJim]

3.5 miles last night, finishing at 10:30 and feeling good.

Legs not hurting much at all. Although got cramp in my feet just after I went to bed.

 

[chris-s]

My tip, good compressions socks for recovery. I've also found arnica gel massaged into the calfs seems to help recovery, but not sure if thats for real or just my imagination.

I took up triathlon this year with no recent swimming or running abilities. Found I can pass people swimming and cycling, but when it comes to running it all goes backwards as those with real running ability fly past. I dropped 30 places in the run stage of my last event.

Chris

 

[fossyant]

Speaking from experience.

Build the miles up slowly. Add 10% each time.

Unlike what I did many years back. Race fit, end of season - oh I'll go for a run. Must have done 5 plus miles at a fast pace.

Couldn't walk the next day. Agony. Went for a few physio sessions as I'd knackered my hamstring anchor point on my left knee. Buggered up the start of a racing season.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

and never ever forget, the adaptations, i.e. the getting fitter bit, only happen when you are resting. Stimulus + rest + stimulus + rest = fitness. Stimulus + stimulus + stimulus + stimulus = tiredness.

my current rest is semi-enforced. Post a nice little rural off road 10km race on Sunday I got bitten by some insect or other whilst doing my post run stretches. I now have a stupidly red and swollen calf, feel godawful and am on antibiotics. Cellulitis. I knew all that post run stretching was not good for a fellow.

 

[lulubel]

I've also found arnica gel massaged into the calfs seems to help recovery, but not sure if thats for real or just my imagination.

For real. Arnica helps to prevent bruising. I don't know exactly how it works, but I would guess it's either something to do with helping the tiny tears in the muscles to repair, or clearing the old blood from the tears out of the muscle.

 

[BrumJim]

Parkrun was good. Except that it was pouring down. Until we started, when it got worse. And continued to do so throughout the run. And got a puncture, so had to walk home.

 

[Rob3rt]

Man up sissy boy, I ran 10 miles in non stop rain today, soaked through and enjoyed every minute of it Only kidding, I'm glad you enjoyed yourself.

 

[gregsid]

Just started to do running. Was kindly directed here by BrumJim (Thank you). Brilliant advice here from you all. GREAT!

 

[BrumJim]

Any aim in particular? Mid-life crisis?

 

[gregsid]

Any aim in particular? Mid-life crisis?

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed cycling after my motorcycle accident and the feeling (or buzz) I got after pushing myself, I felt the urge to run too!

I guess it's just a peculiar set of circumstances as I would NEVER have dreamt of running whilst I was in my motorcycling days. I can feel myself getting leaner, firmer and MUCH HAPPIER from just the cycling alone.

 

[BrumJim]

Right - signed up for the event now. No going back. Well, obviously will be when I get to the half-way point...

 

[VamP]

I'm glad I read this thread, it has inspired me to do some running while on holiday last week.

After focusing on cycling pretty much exclusively these last three months, I found on just a gentle jog out with my GF (testing her finger shoes ) that downhill runs caused some kinda pressure/cramping where my quad and hamstring meet on my inside legs about 6 inches back from my knee. Spooked the living daylights out of me, and I swore there and then to cross train religiously.


Anyway went on my 10k practice route (no downhill sections) day before yesterday, and fingers crossed no recurrence of the problem. Went well, gettting 44.30 minutes, improving my PB on this route by 1.30 minutes. So the cycling fitness does translate, but at a cost.

All interesting stuff.

...and Thanks Brum Jim for bringing my attention back to this lovely sport. Now signed up for a 10k with the GF in October. Time to get serious about training!

Annoyingly, she ran a 5k race on Sunday, came fourth at 22 minutes. Having done no training in over a year!

 

[BrumJim]

4.5 miles on Monday. Aiming to reach 6 by the end of week 31, and then it'll be a recovery week.

6 miles is a good target, as work is 6 miles from home, so I can start adding my commute to my running schedule.

 

[Sir Humphrey Appleby]

When I was 15 and about 14 stone I ran 1500m and 800m well into the top third of my year, only the football team were ahead and the only person to lap me went on to train with Stoke City's first team. All off the back of cycling 40-50 miles three times a week. Don't know how that would compare to running a half marathon though

 

[brockers]

I really like running occasionally(pity I can't go very far without something twingeing though). Makes me feel as if I'm about seven years old again, whereas riding a bike makes me feel like a relatively ancient twelve!