After my Etape cycling training got serious in April, I stopped running. I couldn't devote time to both and I was finding that my running was causing me to develop some quad pain. I eventually found out that the running was just aggravating a tight quad and ITB caused by a poor riding position so I now know I can do both.
As my short and long term goals include running, I bit the bullet and went for a run this morning. Up at 6:30 and out onto Clapham Common for a short run. I could feel I had lost a lot of running form and it felt like hard work but it could have been worse. I did the 3 miles I wanted to with no real problems.
I am really pleased that I'm running again. I have loved the cycling and will continue to do it but I do find I get a greater sense of achievement when I run. I might even head down to Bushy Park on Saturday and compete in the Park Run 5K.
12 weeks to go
1 week ago
I will be very intrested to see how you get on with the 5k with very few running miles in your legs.
ReplyDeleteI'm finding my bike fitness allow me to run further / faster than I should be doing as a begineer. - Major aches and pains the next day.
My first post - cheers. The 5K races are hard if I'm running all-out but I have no intention of trying to get close to my PB. I know I have to take it easy to avoid shin splints and knee pain. I'll just treat it as a training run. And I agree, there is a lot of cross over in terms of fitness.
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