GrumpyGregry
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Do people combine any sort of running/jogging regime with a 4- or 5-day a week cycle commute....?
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Long Distance
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- Location
- South Manchester
yeah i do (or did) - i run 30 miles a week and commute 12 miles a day, usually for 3-4 days a week
i say "did" because i'm currently suffering with ITBS so i can't run
i say "did" because i'm currently suffering with ITBS so i can't run
Moodyman
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I run 2 lunchtimes (10 miles) a week and cycle commute 5 days (120 miles).
I may, if I can be inspired, to run on a weekend.
I was a runner long before I took up cycling and I found that they complement each other well. In fact, I've become a better runner in the last couple of years than I was before.
Stronger legs and improved cardio helped me develop a more efficient running technique.
I may, if I can be inspired, to run on a weekend.
I was a runner long before I took up cycling and I found that they complement each other well. In fact, I've become a better runner in the last couple of years than I was before.
Stronger legs and improved cardio helped me develop a more efficient running technique.
DTD
Veteran
- Location
- Manchester
Can't run – I virtually fall over if I try. Partly why I found cycling so good – an exercise I enjoy and can do. Do go to the gym 3 or 4 times a week and do cardio stuff.
Jambon
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- Location
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
try to on the weekends.
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GrumpyGregry
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ran (slowly) 5km cross country on sunday then went home climbed on a bike and rode 33km with a mate, had a little rest and some tea and cake, rode another 33km home much faster on my own.
the run was far and away the hardest part, but I think I like it.
the run was far and away the hardest part, but I think I like it.
Timmo
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- Location
- Forest Of Dean
I go to the gym on Mon, Weds and Fri (do about 30mins on the treadmill) and then Tues, Thurs and Sat/Sun go out on my bike.
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GrumpyGregry
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gym is out of the question. I've been barred 
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Yes, at the moment I run 10k twice a week and 20k+ once a week, plus swimming 2.5km twice a week (plus training session), in addition to the cycling. But then again, I am training for a stupendously stupid triathalon event (36 hours non-stop). I don't know if it's helping my cycling much, but I was the first man home in a 10k running race on Sunday... and I am probably fitter than I have been for several years.
zacsheahan
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I also run ten miles a week and cycle 120 miles. I was a runner long before I took up jogging and I found that they complement each other well. In fact, I have become a better runner in the last couple of years than I was before.
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GrumpyGregry
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Now up to 5km three times a week (28 mins pace so not fast) plus the usual 40km round trip commute four days a week and a longer ride at the weekend. All good so far. As the running tends to be at a higher HR than the cycling it seems to be improving my climbing quite a bit.
