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WindsweptEmma
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 Posted: 12/17/08 - 11:22 Post subject: Does cycling help running?
I'm quite into my cycling but recently have taken up running (easier to get a quick work out with running) - and i was wondering whether my cycling fitness will give me a headstart with building my running fitness. What do you think?
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runnergurl36
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Posted: 01/22/09 - 07:55 Post subject:
i am sure it will... they are both cardio exercises and i believe if you have cycling endurance it should help with running...
any results yet?
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Fitness Treadmills
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Posted: 04/11/09 - 18:59 Post subject:
I believe these two activities will certainly help each other, by virtue of the fact that both target your legs, and are cardio exercises. So also, good for your heart.
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liqsnake
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Posted: 12/28/09 - 15:30 Post subject:
I'm a mountain biker who has taken up running for a year now.
I found that running helped improved my cycling as I don't feel struggle for breath as much before.
It doesn't feel like the cycling helped my running in terms of giving an advantage.
I wonder what the views are of a runner who has recently taken up cycling.
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Swax6302
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Posted: 01/07/10 - 21:09 Post subject: runner who started cycling
| liqsnake wrote: | I'm a mountain biker who has taken up running for a year now.
I found that running helped improved my cycling as I don't feel struggle for breath as much before.
It doesn't feel like the cycling helped my running in terms of giving an advantage.
I wonder what the views are of a runner who has recently taken up cycling. |
I'm a runner who started taking up cycling and i found that my wall wasn't set by how hard i was breathing but more by my muscles not being use to being worked so hard (the lactic acid got to me).
I think it's safe to conclude that biking builds up your muscles leaving your lungs behind and running focuses on your cardio leaving your muscles behind.
I believe that is why running helps with biking and biking doesn't help as much with running. Running doesn't require the muscles you get from biking but more the cardio which biking doesn't help with as much, while going from running to biking you just don't have the muscles that are use to so much lactate acid.
I wonder how biking helps with sprints...
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