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nolf
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So I start full tme work tomorrow and have been trying to think of ways to keep my fitness up ready for a full season of racing.
Based on the recent weather, night riding is pretty much out of the question (too much snow!), so I've got a set of rollers from a friend, that plus weekend rides.
Is it worth adding in 30/45mins of running twice a week?
I've tried going out on a run a few times, and I seem able to do it, and it gives a pretty good cardio workout, but are there going to be any benefits to my cycling come spring when chaingangs startup again?
If there aren't I won't bother as it hurts and is tiring!
Based on the recent weather, night riding is pretty much out of the question (too much snow!), so I've got a set of rollers from a friend, that plus weekend rides.
Is it worth adding in 30/45mins of running twice a week?
I've tried going out on a run a few times, and I seem able to do it, and it gives a pretty good cardio workout, but are there going to be any benefits to my cycling come spring when chaingangs startup again?
If there aren't I won't bother as it hurts and is tiring!
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nolf wrote:So I start full tme work tomorrow and have been trying to think of ways to keep my fitness up ready for a full season of racing.
Based on the recent weather, night riding is pretty much out of the question (too much snow!), so I've got a set of rollers from a friend, that plus weekend rides.
Is it worth adding in 30/45mins of running twice a week?
I've tried going out on a run a few times, and I seem able to do it, and it gives a pretty good cardio workout, but are there going to be any benefits to my cycling come spring when chaingangs startup again?
If there aren't I won't bother as it hurts and is tiring!
Well I don't know about racing specifically but I can tell you that I can ride a bike but I can't run well at all so that says to me that cycling doesn't give me much running fitness so I would imagine it will not work the other way round. Also if you haven't got a strong running background then I think the risk of injury would be much greater and that will do nothing for your cycling aspirations.0 -
Good quality weekend rides, with perhaps some gym or turbo work during the week. If you can find a club that goes out both saturday and sunday that might help. You should still be able to get a decent amount of miles in even working full time."A cyclist has nothing to lose but his chain"
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you can always cycle commute to work and add extra miles on to the route for training (unless you are soft).
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I do 3 turbo sessions, 2 weights sessions, and a long sunday ride, fit in amongst a full time career and wife and child. Helps to have an understanding boss (gym 3 lunchtimes, including a 2 hour bike session) and wife!"And the Lord said unto Cain, 'where is Abel thy brother?' And he said, 'I know not: I dropped him on the climb up to the motorway bridge'."
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