Subject: RE: Advice needed for Bricks Considering that you're coming back from knee problems, I would be very cautious with bricks. In my opinion, they are most useful as mental training in order to get used to the different feeling that accompanies the first few minutes of running after cycling and being confident in it. You're not actually building any different physiological adaptations running after cycling. Running is running. Bricks will be harder on your legs and require more recovery, which is why I'd advocate caution in building them up at all in someone who's coming off knee problems, and especially for sprint distance. (Occasional bricks, still with a short run, can be helpful in nailing down long-course nutrition planning.) Five minutes or less of running off a cycle no longer than race distance is sufficient. If you find that sensation bothers you, then go ahead and run briefly after these cycles until you're used to the feeling. |