# Time to transfer cycling fitness to running **URL:** \ **Category:** Training\ **Created:** [August 12, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/time-to-transfer-cycling-fitness-to-running/75219 "2022-08-12T21:41:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![RobertSims](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/robertsims/32/26170_2.png) [@RobertSims](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/RobertSims)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/time-to-transfer-cycling-fitness-to-running/75219/2 "2022-08-12T21:57:06Z")
To quote my reply from a similar question in another thread… > [@TR Running thread 2022](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/tr-running-thread-2022/67247/273): > > Your heart and lungs have loads of fitness from cycling and to be honest, if reasonably strong cyclist could likely run decent 5k straight off … BUT your legs/muscles/tendons etc are NOT fit for running yet. > > Most cyclists jump in and do too much too soon (since it seems SO easy due to bike fitness) but take time, build up slow, do walk/run to start and it will quickly improve. > > I was a cyclist for about 5 years and got reasonably decent (fairly strong club cyclist, mid table TTer) but went out and did 44 min 10k in local race off no training…then couldn’t walk for a week! > Started run training and started duathlons, got down to a low 18 min 5k 38 min 10k and managed to qualify for world sprint duathlon champs for GB age group so you never know! > > That was last year and now training for my first ever marathon. > > It will come…and once muscles get used to it, then cycle fitness will mean big fast improvements… BUT give yourself 4-6 weeks to slowly build up muscles/tendons etc. --- _[View the full topic](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/time-to-transfer-cycling-fitness-to-running/75219)._