How much running ability do you lose when injured so only biking?
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brittda posted 7 weeks ago.
I had a tibial stress fracture and was out of running from the end of last November up until April 15. I was able to bike , swim and do Bikram and power yoga the entire time. Once I started running again, it came back easier than I could have hoped for and built up to a 12 mile long run by mid June (so 2 months). I was conservative and probably could have done more, but since it was a stres fracture and I got it from over training I took it easy.
If you continue the biking etc while running when you start again, it will help with your cardio and you may be able to get away with less mileage and still be able to do your race after a few months (I would give it at least 3 probably). General rule as you know is 10% a week.
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rebekahliz posted 7 weeks ago.
Sorry to hear about your injury. Wow, that is a long time off. My year consists of two seasons (tri/marathon) and running volume like yours. I've never been sidelined that long from an injury, but having suffered from my far share of patellofemoral pain, I would advise against doing a fall marathon at all. Not unless you know you're capable of bouncing back from an injury like that at lightning speed. Can you wait until early spring? I don't think anyone can guess specifically how your body will respond to the extended hiatus from running, but to go from 0 to a marathon in a matter of a few weeks or so seems a bit hazardous to your longterm health, in my opinion.
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Tri_it_out posted 7 weeks ago.
Push yourself on the bike and improve your stamina and aerobic conditioning. Check out this article I came across a few days ago, should give you some insight.
http://www.insidetriathlon.com/article/71650/cycling-to-improve-running
Good Luck getting back into it.
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jhudalla posted 7 weeks ago.
^^ Great article. I have personal experience with that as well. A good friend had shin/ankle problems and she had to take some time off from running so she spent the time on the bike instead. In my own training I'm biking more than anything and in my marathon training I've supplemented my long runs with long bikes. If I was sposta run 20 miles ~ 3hrs, I'll bike for 4-5hrs. Best of all, I can walk the next day! As for my friend, she's now stronger than every on the bike AND the run. IMO, biking makes you a better runner. Running just beats you up!
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jrs961 posted 7 weeks ago.
I was diagnosed with a stress fracture in my heel at the end of April... Was wearing a boot through most of May, then walking and slowly adding in running. I upped my bike mileage while I was injured, swam about 3x a week, and occasionally (once a week) did some aquajogging.
I have been slowly adding in running mileage - about 1/2 mile a week, and am now up to a little over 5 miles. I generally feel like I have been building back up slowly enough, but do have days (like after my run yesterday) where I can feel my heel aching a bit.
---- Re: running a fall marathon... I am definitely no expert, but I would be surprised if you were able to run a marathon this fall. It would be great if you would prove me wrong :) I signed up for what will be my first marathon - Rock & Roll in AZ (in January) - while I maybe could have picked something earlier, I think that my biggest lesson from this injury was to not do too much too quickly, so I am trying to take things slow.
---- Re: running ability - I was really surprised when I started running again because I have actually gotten faster than I was pre-injury. I am finding that I am generally 1:00 to 1:30 faster a mile (so I have gone from running really slowly to running slowly). This could be a result of (1) better endurance/increased strenght from the training in the other sports, (2) me taking more time thinking about form as I have been building up my miles post-injury, or (3) the fact that I am new to running, and I would have been getting faster regardless. Don't really know. But am pleasantly surprised that the injury didn't take me three steps backward speed-wise.
Good luck!
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jhudalla posted 7 weeks ago.
From the article... so all I need to do to qualify for boston is bike 3000miles in 1 month. Hm.... is that even possible for my schedule.....
Weary is the path that does not challenge.
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trigirltina2 posted 7 weeks ago.
You can also get in the pool. Bummer about the injury. hang in there!
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TriSooner posted 7 weeks ago.
Tri_it_out wrote:
I've always heard - and from experience I believe it - that cycling helps the run, but not the other way around. Granted, with that much time off you might lose some run conditioning, but I don't think you are as bad off as you suspect.
Push yourself on the bike and improve your stamina and aerobic conditioning.
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snapdragon posted 6 weeks ago.
As trigirltina2 you can spend time in the pool.
If your injury allows, you could try aquajogging. I had read that you can maintain running fitness for up to 6 weeks with aquajogging. I love it. But it's easy to slack, so you have to pay attention.
http://aquajogger.com/ajtips.htm
I hope you heal quickly.
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On a Sunday morning 10-miler June 22 I injured my ankle tendons ("TDL/THL tendonitis" I'm told by my podiatrist) and have not been able to run in almost four weeks. Could be another four weeks before I can resume. Meantime, I've replaced my weekday runs with daily 45-minute sessions on my indoor trainer or the gym spin-bike. Weekends I'm doing two bike rides rather than my usual Saturday long-run, Sunday bike.
My question is: Does anyone have a sense of how far back in running ability one falls after a couple of months of no running but biking instead. I'm normally a 30 to 35 mile/week runner in the summer triathlon season and a 40 to 50 mile/week runner in fall and winter marathon season. So am trying to figure out what's the earliest I can schedule my first fall marathon if I were to resume run-training, say, mid-August.