I've been a runner for 7 years and a roadie for 3. I love running, and I love riding. I try to divide my time equally between the two, and during warmer weather, when I have time, I enjoy combining them.
This spring/summer, I've been training for the Chicago marathon. The marathon is being run on October 10, 2004. My training schedule calls for alternating days of 45 minutes running and 45 minutes cross-training (for me, cycling). I've been doing more than my 45 minutes on the bike though, because that seems too short to me (maybe I should ride faster, but I like at least an hour or two to cover any distance worth mentioning).
This marathon is taking the joy out of my riding though. My legs feel like lead and I miss being able to really enjoy my rides. I've had to give up riding to and from work because of how tired I am from my runs. Every weekend, I go on the "long run" -- last weekend it was 20 miles and it builds to 22 next weekend. That run throws my entire system off for at least a day or two.
I'm not giving up (although clearly I'm whining a little bit). Is anyone else doing this? Am I completely nuts for trying this? I'd love to hear how anyone else gets over with their training / cross training, etc.
This spring/summer, I've been training for the Chicago marathon. The marathon is being run on October 10, 2004. My training schedule calls for alternating days of 45 minutes running and 45 minutes cross-training (for me, cycling). I've been doing more than my 45 minutes on the bike though, because that seems too short to me (maybe I should ride faster, but I like at least an hour or two to cover any distance worth mentioning).
This marathon is taking the joy out of my riding though. My legs feel like lead and I miss being able to really enjoy my rides. I've had to give up riding to and from work because of how tired I am from my runs. Every weekend, I go on the "long run" -- last weekend it was 20 miles and it builds to 22 next weekend. That run throws my entire system off for at least a day or two.
I'm not giving up (although clearly I'm whining a little bit). Is anyone else doing this? Am I completely nuts for trying this? I'd love to hear how anyone else gets over with their training / cross training, etc.