I'd agree with both Jeff and Matt on
this.
And, the running IS much more specific
than cycling, especially if you run up
hills with XC poles and try to emulate
ski tech. If you will do more cycling
because you don't like to run, then I
think that mtn biking is much better for
skiers than road biking, or at least
that climbing on the bike is better than
the flats....
Erik Brooks, Seattle, who does a some of
each, but mostly road biking just
because it's how I get to work, and it's
easy to add on very pleasant extra
mileage along the way...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Morency"
To: "Multiple recipients of list
NORDIC-SKI"
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 8:41 AM
Subject: Running or Cycling
Rollerskiing is much more ski specific
than either running or cycling.
However, I would recommend doing what
you enjoy. If you do not enjoy
training you are less likely to train
and more likely to quit training
completely.
--Matt
"Bob Creasote"
wrote in
message ...
Sorry to be so anal about the
questions but why is running better?
If I have a high cycling lactate
threshold will it take long to transfer
this over to running? i.e. the
specificty thing. But then again both
running
and cycling are not skiing. If you
know what I mean...
thanks
Bob
"Jeff Kalember"
schrieb
im Newsbeitrag
..
..
Hands down.... running.
(It's a little boring in here
lately, this should liven it up.
)
JK
"Bob Creasote"
wrote in
message
...
Hi
What is better for training,
running or cycling? How long is a piece
of
string? :O)
I find that I can recover much
quicker when cycling because
1. Get more time in, hence
better for endurance and
2. I get very little, if any,
muscular soreness from intense sessions.
It would seem though that
running is the norm for dry land
training
amongst
the quick guys. (maybe that's
not right though....)
If I do my Anaerobic Threshold
efforts on the bike, will this translate
well
onto the skis? On the other
hand, if I do my theshold efforts whilst
running
(say 2 times a week) and then
ride the rest of the time, will my AT
rise
on
the bike? (and at the same time
on the skis). I like doing both running
and
cycling so I want to keep doing
both but at the same time gain max.
possible
fitness.
Do (m)any of the top guys forego
the running for the bike and
rollerskis?
thanks
Bob
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