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Nihal

Nihal

Veteran
I comfortable with biking for cardio and do 12miles in an hour and do at 20 miles without stopping.I am also interested in running and i suck at it but i want to train myself to improve speed,stamina,etc.It's just for general fitness and not any competitions.I know this isn't entirely related to biking but i'd like some advice
 
TonyEnjoyD

TonyEnjoyD

Guru
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne
Running will take a lot more building up before it gets easy.
You need to start small with 2-3 mile runs at a jog paced walking intermittently if needed until you can sustain a steady pace for the 2-3 miles.
Then you can start to increase your distances and speed should you want to get faster.
Check if there's a local Parkrun, free 5k (3.1 miles) which you run/walk at your pace and it's recorded and the results published so it gives you something to build on and measure your improvement. Www.parkrun.co.uk, register and print your barcode.
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Running will help les weight and build cardio stamina but really not until you are running beyond 20 minutes or more steady.

Hope this helps
 
C

Crackle

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TonyEnjoyD has given you some sound advice Nihal. Personally I don't think you need the walk bit. I've a son a similar age to you and at your age improvements come quickly.

I would add to Tony's advice to run every other day, to be consistent, not miss any runs and only move on from the distance when you are comfortable doing it.

At that point you can change your frequency to 4 ish times a week and begin to vary how you run. As an example, a fartlek run, a short fast run, a longer slower run. Within no time you'll be running well. Good luck.
 
Willo

Willo

Well-Known Member
Location
Kent
I'd echo TonEnjoyD's advice and add that running is a good and time efficient way to balance against cycling in getting/keeping fit. I switched to cycling after one too many lower leg injuries from running. Now I've settled into a routine of running once a week, some spin bike sessions in the gym and getting out for a longer cycle at the weekends. 5k is a good target to set yourself and is a nice distance (far enough to get a decent workout / short enough not to eat too much into your day). Once you can run 5k, then you can look at entering a local 10k organised run as something to aim for (building up gradually of course).

Just take it easy as others have said. From my experience it is much easier to pick up an injury from stepping up the running too quickly relative to cycling.
 
jay clock

jay clock

Massive member
Location
Hampshire UK
Agreed re Couch to 5k. I have now been running for about 5 years and I used that initially. DO take it easy, and you will avoid strains and inuries
 
Terry Kay

Terry Kay

Active Member
Location
Alfreton, Derbys
Another +1 for the Couch to 5k plan..

Tried running years ago but went at it wrong and tried to do too much at once, strained my hips and just gave up on it..
Got a friend who does a lot of running and I fancied something to do on days off cycling so started 5 weeks ago? Suffered a few niggles and pains but still keeping at it.. Entered a charity 5k run at the end to keep me motivated!

Terry
 
scotty110788

scotty110788

Active Member
Location
Tyne and Wear
I used to run an average of 10 mile day 4 times week until my smoking got worse, I can do like 50 miles with only few breaks and can keep upto 15-20mph on my bike but when I try t run, my lungs just feel like they are going to callapse after 3 mile, I just don't get it either : /
 
Willo

Willo

Well-Known Member
Location
Kent
Andrew_Culture said:
Runners can't freewheel down hills!
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That's the difference between the 2 for me - while certain points of a run are harder than others, the effort is fairly constant (i.e. you just can't let up) whereas with cycling the legs can be burning one minute and then you can be coasting the next.
 
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