Bike v running

Sorry about your knee! How much running fitness you'll lose depends on how much of a running base you already had and how much time you'll have to take off.

Biking doesn't really sub for running.

Depending on your type of knee injury, you may want to look into water running (aqua jogging) which can be an excellent substitute for running.

Not cool, and not a good beginning for you here at BT.

What is it that you did for 2 months?

I was replying to Azzuri and the thread moved faster then I thought It would, have now worked out how to quote.

Thanks for the replies I will look Into aqua jogging.

Never push through an injury, and it's always wise to seek medical advice first.

There's a function at the top right that says Search Forums ... if you click on it and use "aqua jogging" as your terms, you should come up with some good stuff. Maybe also try aquajogging and "water running."

Good luck!

unless this was an honest attempt at sarcasm, in which case I will now introduce Azzuri to our sarcasm font.

AQUAGJOG!!!!!!!!!!

Feel free to PM me with any questions.  It'll help you maintain RUN fitness better than biking, elliptical, etc. It's not boring, I've done plenty of aquajogs in the 2- to 2.5-hr range. If you do workouts, the time flies. I find the treadmill (even with music and/or TV) a lot more boring than aquajogging.

I guess don't count on it, but it may help.

Here's my anecdotal evidence.

I ran a 10km after training. Next year, I did not run once, bike alot and ran the same 10km race and got a time within 1 minute of the time I ran when training. So I still had some run fitness. However I hurt a lot more after it, than I did the year before.

Not cool, and not a good beginning for you here at BT.

Ditto, not cool.

I'm about to start back running after laying off for about 2 weeks. I know it's not as good as running, but I'm going to try the eliptical machine.

Aerobically, running gives you the most bang for time invested. Cycling will help maintain a base, but sad to say you will quickly lose any speed you had. The good news is that if you maintain a good base on the bike and stay healthy, when you return to running you may be surpised to find how quickly you can build up to your previous level.

Sounds like a great opportunity become a monster rider and swimmer.

x2. I remember that in highschool while my team practices in the pool, a track coach trains a track runner to aquajog with the team in order to (from his point of view) to minimize (or lack thereof) impact on the shins and knee. This said track runner has qualified for our state and I believe placed in the best 5 in his race. Ideally, he used to aquajog for 1.5 to 2 hrs every other day as part of his training. IMHO, it definitely helps since water serves as a resistance without so much as straining the knee. Highly recommend.

my2c

And you can pee without having to leave to a bathroom, like on a treadmill.

/chuckle. so true. just make sure there's enough water consumption as not to discolor and be obvious in the water when the deed is done.