Can a Runner Ride a Bicycle for 100Km?

Some friends had planned to cycle 100Km (that’s 60 miles if we were in the USA) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of our church. I was invited to participate largely because I’m always talking about fitness through running. So “Of course your heart and lungs will be ready; so will your legs”, they said.

I’d learned to ride a bicycle as a boy, and have ridden from time to time as an adult. But I had not set foot on pedal for several years. Could I live up to my friends’ expectations?

That’s the subject of “Fortunately Running is Cross-Training for Cycling“. Hopefully the title does not give away too much of the story.

Fitness and Cross-Training, Running and Bicycling

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It happens that my experience, related in that DeHaan Fitness blog post, was that my primary training, running, was helpful for a one-off event in the different discipline of bicycling.

In general, both basic fitness and high-performance athletic training can benefit from some cross-training. It helps avoid repetitive stress injuries and boredom.