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My brother has got into cycling doing approx 160 miles a week, would it be of any benefit of running also? |
My brother has got into cycling doing approx 160 miles a week, would it be of any benefit of running also? The depends. If he's into cycling, running the same time you are in the season would not benefit he's cycling. If you're talking about exercise in general, running works the legs and body differently. When I was cycling that kind of mileage I actually had a hard time running, I was stunned. He could run too but not added onto that mileage. Skip a ride to run. Now I only run if I have a flat and have to get home fast! I have bad knees - running HURTS! Again, if his goal is to race etc. he should not run during the cycling season. Off season would work better and be a change of pace. It would if somebody nicked his bike. Nope. The only exercise better than cycling is swiming. It would save his knees a little bit, especially if he does a lot of up hill work. But biking is none the less a great form of exercise. They're both good cardio workouts, and they use different major muscle groups. For me, I tried running one year when the biking weather was over but it bothered my knees, so I had to stick with using an indoor trainer with the bike. So, some running would be beneficial, but he should listen to his body and see how it goes. Competion or fun, having tried to combine the two in my youth at a competion level thay are incompatable, I chose cycling in the end, wrong as it turned out my build is all wrong to tall, I should have stuck to running ( sub 4 min mile ) ( cycling sub 22 for 10 mile TT (!975)) as a general exercise as in cross training it ok but find the discapline and stick to it. Experiance |
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