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	<title>Comments on: Runner with two stress fractures, looking for alternate biking routine, can anyone help?</title>
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		<title>By: M R</title>
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		<dc:creator>M R</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To equal a certain distance ran on a bike, it&#039;s really simple. If you ride at the same intensity as you run just equal the same TIME, don&#039;t worry about distance. Both running and cycling are great cv and endurance exercise. 

Scott has an important point: Long term cycling isn&#039;t the same as running. While you&#039;ll be is great shape from cycling it&#039;s different than running. I found this out personally when I cycled all summer and didn&#039;t play baseball and b-ball as I usually did. I started playing some football in the fall and while I was in super shape, I found running strange and hard to do as well as I used to. I was very surprised. After a few weeks of running I got my old stride back.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To equal a certain distance ran on a bike, it&#39;s really simple. If you ride at the same intensity as you run just equal the same TIME, don&#39;t worry about distance. Both running and cycling are great cv and endurance exercise. </p>
<p>Scott has an important point: Long term cycling isn&#39;t the same as running. While you&#39;ll be is great shape from cycling it&#39;s different than running. I found this out personally when I cycled all summer and didn&#39;t play baseball and b-ball as I usually did. I started playing some football in the fall and while I was in super shape, I found running strange and hard to do as well as I used to. I was very surprised. After a few weeks of running I got my old stride back.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: scott.braden</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Steveo has a good answer, I would only add that the nature of lacrosse is short bursts alternating with steady state jogging, which is classic &quot;interval&quot; training.  

So on a bike, try to duplicate those types of efforts. I find that easiest on an open road, since I can control the start/stop timing.  For example, warm up for 10-15 min, then sprint for 5-8 secs, then pedal moderately hard for 15-30 secs and repeat.  Repeat till you can&#039;t do a good sprint (with me that takes only a few reps!) then pedal at a stiff but stead pace for a while. 

It&#039;s hard to transition from bike to run, that&#039;s one reason tri&#039;s are so hard. You&#039;ll still need to re-develop your running muscles and tendons, but wait till spring to do that.  Meanwhile, do whatever therapy you can for shin splints.

Scott&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Steveo has a good answer, I would only add that the nature of lacrosse is short bursts alternating with steady state jogging, which is classic &quot;interval&quot; training.  </p>
<p>So on a bike, try to duplicate those types of efforts. I find that easiest on an open road, since I can control the start/stop timing.  For example, warm up for 10-15 min, then sprint for 5-8 secs, then pedal moderately hard for 15-30 secs and repeat.  Repeat till you can&#39;t do a good sprint (with me that takes only a few reps!) then pedal at a stiff but stead pace for a while. </p>
<p>It&#39;s hard to transition from bike to run, that&#39;s one reason tri&#39;s are so hard. You&#39;ll still need to re-develop your running muscles and tendons, but wait till spring to do that.  Meanwhile, do whatever therapy you can for shin splints.</p>
<p>Scott<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: Stevo</title>
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		<dc:creator>Stevo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mike, probably best to look at heart beat levels.   I ride pretty long distances and I&#039;ve also run some half marathons, I think cycling a 100 miles is easier than a hard half marathon, but the average heart beat level is probably lower... 

There are a couple of schools of thought, long slow distance, where you are on the bike for 2-3 hours +.  Or shorter higher intensity - 45-90 mins, where you are raising your heartbeat to 75-80max.  

You can do the latter by picking a hill near where you are riding, doing loops, warm up - easy 20 mins or so, then go hard up a say 2-5 min hill, then an easy 10-20min recovery.  If you do say 5 intervals of this intensity a couple of times a week with a couple of longer slower rides (2hrs+) at 50-60max I&#039;m pretty sure you will maintain a good level of fitness.  Remember you will only increase your fitness by raising your heartbeat out of it&#039;s comfort zone. 

Good luck
steve&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mike, probably best to look at heart beat levels.   I ride pretty long distances and I&#39;ve also run some half marathons, I think cycling a 100 miles is easier than a hard half marathon, but the average heart beat level is probably lower&#8230; </p>
<p>There are a couple of schools of thought, long slow distance, where you are on the bike for 2-3 hours +.  Or shorter higher intensity &#8211; 45-90 mins, where you are raising your heartbeat to 75-80max.  </p>
<p>You can do the latter by picking a hill near where you are riding, doing loops, warm up &#8211; easy 20 mins or so, then go hard up a say 2-5 min hill, then an easy 10-20min recovery.  If you do say 5 intervals of this intensity a couple of times a week with a couple of longer slower rides (2hrs+) at 50-60max I&#39;m pretty sure you will maintain a good level of fitness.  Remember you will only increase your fitness by raising your heartbeat out of it&#39;s comfort zone. </p>
<p>Good luck<br />
steve<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: roister87</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>General rule as I understand it is 5 miles biked to 1 mile ran. But it is tough to compare the numbers, make sure you pedal the whole time, if you cost your not doing anything. Steep uphills are a good way to simulate sprints as part of a work out, other than that just keep riding until you give out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>General rule as I understand it is 5 miles biked to 1 mile ran. But it is tough to compare the numbers, make sure you pedal the whole time, if you cost your not doing anything. Steep uphills are a good way to simulate sprints as part of a work out, other than that just keep riding until you give out.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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