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Subject: RE: Sister wants to run a 1/2 in 2 months...can she do it?
jmholmes02 - 2009-08-07 4:05 PM
wurkit_gurl - 2009-08-07 8:52 AM

jmholmes02 - 2009-08-06 11:32 PM I did my first 100 mile bike ride a few weeks ago and I had never ridden a road bike...my bike was three days old on the ride ~!  Granted, I was in good shape/did spin classes...but I had literally never ridden my bike more than a few blocks on my test ride!!!  I guess my point is-sure she can do it...may not have the top notch time but if she wants to do it then go for it...worst case she may have to walk some.  I would start increasing my mileage now for the run though...so she can do her best!  I think she can do it!  I remember when I started running I went from barely being able to puff through an 1/8th of a mile to running six miles within a couple months...

Riding a bike is VERY different than running. Most in-shape people can get on a bike and ride until they drop without much lasting effect. If you were at least conditioned from spin class and the terrain you rode on was pretty flat, i can see how that'd be doable. The issue here is that running can easily cause injury if you do not have a proper base, which this girl really does not. If she had an extra month, I'd say to use the Hal Higdon novice plan, which is 12 weeks long. Otherwise, I'd say no. Or do a run/walk plan a la Galloway - that might be doable.



Say that to my husband who is an avid runner-he would think that is quite humorous...depends on your body because my husband can easily run, which I would agree is harder for ME than biking, but to him running is easier (I conned him into the 100 mile ride)...I think it is mental/depends on person.  For me- three daughters, drug-free child births...that is always my mental training to push through  


It's not really a question of running or biking being "easier" ...

I think the point was more that it is much easier to injure oneself overdoing it/ramping up too fast on the run, as opposed to the likelihood of doing so by biking too much, too soon.  To be certain, overdoing it isn't good in either case, but it's more likely to cause an injury by doing too much running.

Edited by newleaf 2009-08-07 3:12 PM

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