Monday Night Bike, Run, Bike, Run
After yesterday’s sluggish 20 mile run, I planned on just doing an indoor bike workout tonight. However as the day went on, my legs felt surprisingly good and I decided to incorporate some treadmill running into the mix.
I started with 20 minutes on the bike – a nice easy gear at quite a high cadence – which elevated my heart rate and primed my legs for a brisk 20 minute run. I quickly changed shoes, ramped up the treadmill incline and was soon on my way again.
The 20 minutes passed really quickly and after another shoe change, I was back on the bike – this time a harder gear at a lower cadence, with the odd “out of the saddle” effort. This session made my quads burn, and to be honest, it took my legs a couple of minutes to adjust to the running action when back on the treadmill.
So, all in all, a solid 1 hour 20 minutes of exercise, which I followed up with 10 minutes of abs work. 34 days to go until the Shamrock Marathon and I hope my legs continue to feel this good as I attempt to keep racking up the miles.
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Comments
Steve Actually I ran outside and felt really sluggish. You must have jinxed me….
At least my shin is ok at the moment anyway,
–Steve
Steve…You keep using the treadmill for your training and I will never catch up to you! It’s been my secret training tool! Look how much faster you have become in a short time with less miles and more intense training.
Now get off that treadmill and get outside and run!
Charlie