I run on and off for many years, and just started to do cycling recently. Now I ride once and run 5 days a week, and rest for 1 day. My running sessions are short, currently I'm running for less than 10 minutes. Later may increase to 15-20 minutes. This is because my target is 5K, instead of, say, marathon.
Both my running sessions and my ride are about full effort. I'm starting to feel that cycling is interfering with running. As I don't do very long distance in running, the 1 hour ride, while nothing for most of you guys, is a little too draining for me since I have never built up the mileage. I feel It takes two - three, or even four days for me to completely recover from the ride. I think it may be better for me to focus on one thing instead of doing both. Since running is like my "base", perhaps I should change my full effort ride into a slower, "recovery ride"?
I really like cycling, and really want to do well on it. Even the idea of restricting myself to only doing "recovery rides" sucks for me. But it may just be that you can't have them both.
Both my running sessions and my ride are about full effort. I'm starting to feel that cycling is interfering with running. As I don't do very long distance in running, the 1 hour ride, while nothing for most of you guys, is a little too draining for me since I have never built up the mileage. I feel It takes two - three, or even four days for me to completely recover from the ride. I think it may be better for me to focus on one thing instead of doing both. Since running is like my "base", perhaps I should change my full effort ride into a slower, "recovery ride"?
I really like cycling, and really want to do well on it. Even the idea of restricting myself to only doing "recovery rides" sucks for me. But it may just be that you can't have them both.