nicolas asks: i love to cycle, and i’m training for a few running races from 5k to half marathon this season. not only is it fun, but it gives your body a much needed break from the high impact forces of running, helps you actively recover, and boosts running performance in some athletes. if you’re a runner who is training with harder-effort workouts including long runs, speedwork, tempo runs, and hill workouts, you can weave in two easy-effort cycling workouts …

while running uses different types of muscle recruitment, depending on the type of riding you do it can be a valuable addition to your early season training when applied correctly. but before analyzing any particular group of cyclists, it is important to know that, from the physiological perspective, we may perform aerobic work during both cycling and running, yet for our muscles these will be completely different stimuli. when you are running, the muscle fiber damage that occurs is significantly …

nicolas asks: i love to cycle, and i’m training for a few running races from 5k to half marathon this season. not only is it fun, but it gives your body a much needed break from the high impact forces of running, helps you actively recover, and boosts running performance in some athletes. if you’re a runner who is training with harder-effort workouts including long runs, speedwork, tempo runs, and hill workouts, you can weave in two easy-effort cycling workouts …

therefore, and for that occasion, i decided today to write something up about some of the many benefits of cycling for runners. they are a just some of the simple and straightforward workouts i do every now and then. and as you already know, increasing your leg turnover is one of the fastest and best ways to help you increase speed and improve race times. cycling is not meant to replace all of your running workouts—unless you are recovering and …

nicolas asks: i love to cycle, and i’m training for a few running races from 5k to half marathon this season. not only is it fun, but it gives your body a much needed break from the high impact forces of running, helps you actively recover, and boosts running performance in some athletes. if you’re a runner who is training with harder-effort workouts including long runs, speedwork, tempo runs, and hill workouts, you can weave in two easy-effort cycling workouts …