I am on a mid-volume plan which I’ve been following closely, moving to high volume through Feb-Mar-Apr, and I’ve successfully added 2x lifting sessions per week (squat both times, deadlift once, plus upper body and pullups). I’m toying with the idea of adding running but I’m not sure how to progres…

I’ve done just this, I got a watch so I can monitor heart rate; and remember running zones will probably be 10-15bpm higher than cycling due to the amount of muscle involved. Start slow and short, I began around 2km @ Z2 and then increased that week on week. I usually fit my run in at lunch and can…

This seems like a great idea. So you benchmarked your heart rate at z1/z2/z3 and then mentally add ~10-15 bpm to it and that’s how you control your pace when running? Seems like a sound approach.

Basically, yes. It’s unscientific and subjective, but if you are familiar with using RPE or the ‘feel’ of a Z2 ride, then you can apply that to the run and guesstimate from that what your running HR zones would be. We are spoilt on the bike as we can measure power objectively as well and get a very …

This season, I’ve been running for the first time in years with the intention of doing a 50k trail race later in the season. Currently, I just run 30 minutes on my (wife’s) treadmill at a pretty low pace every day that I train on the bike, which is 5 days/wk. I also do resistance training 2x per we…

[image] wattage_narco: I also lift 2x a week so it sounds we are doing a similar regimen - are you using starting strength/stronglifts? Sounds like a 5x5 type plan. Bingo. I am doing 3x6 squats twice a week and 3x5 deadlifts. I’m not progressively overloading any more, just keeping the weight…

Yeah, for sure take up running. Running is an excellent lifestyle choice in itself as well as a very good addition to cycling training. It’ll toughen up your legs, it’s good for bone density and it works out parts of your legs that don’t get a look in on the very one dimensional cycling motion. It’…

Thank you for this insight! Great stuff! A ton of excellent insight in this post.

Check out the 2019 and 2020 and 2021 running threads :smiley: There’s also TR Running thread 2022 which you might find helpful…

That’s a really interesting post and makes a lot of sense. Thank you

@roadbiketrevor Have you done a running threshold field test to establish your zones (Pace and HR?) Couple different methods, but basically a 15 minute warmup with a few 15 second strides and fill out openers around the 10min mark. Next it’s either a 20 or 30 minute time trial, your average HR an…

Guidance on adding running?

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Check out the 2019 and 2020 and 2021 running threads
There’s also TR Running thread 2022 which you might find helpful…

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