Skinny runners, fat cyclists
09-26-16, 12:45 PM
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Skinny runners, fat cyclists
You hardly ever come across regular runners that are fat or have guts, but many regular cyclists are out of shape. Why?
09-26-16, 12:47 PM
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You can't sit down while you run...?
09-26-16, 12:58 PM
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Plus fat people are more jolly, and running is for miserable people.
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09-26-16, 12:59 PM
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Running is a different exercise than cycling.
I cant run worth anything. I hate it. I can cycle though.
PS- i bet youd get responses in the Clydesdale/Athena area of the forum....from the people you are talking about.
I cant run worth anything. I hate it. I can cycle though.
PS- i bet youd get responses in the Clydesdale/Athena area of the forum....from the people you are talking about.
09-26-16, 01:04 PM
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I should add that while I'm not overweight I'm certainly not in fantastic shape and do have a slight gut myself. I was quite overweight when I started running in my late teens though, and don't know if I would have achieved the same kind of weight loss by cycling.
09-26-16, 01:06 PM
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Because most cyclists eat too damn much.
09-26-16, 01:08 PM
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09-26-16, 01:12 PM
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Right. How often do you hear about runners running to a bakery, eating a bunch of brownies, and then running home? You'll see that ride burned into the Strava heatmap in this neck of the woods.
Not to mention the "bikes and pints" rides, again, not something I associate with runners typically.
Not to mention the "bikes and pints" rides, again, not something I associate with runners typically.
09-26-16, 01:16 PM
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Most cyclists overestimate the calories they burn, and also underestimate our body's ability to sabotage our effort to lose weight. If I use the Garmin's calories burned numbers from my rides (from actual power meter no less) and 3500 calories equals one pound of fat, I should weigh about less than 0, like -200 lbs.
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09-26-16, 01:26 PM
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Having rode a fixie and ran a bunch, they're really not very alike. You can ride as slow as you like on a bike, you can only dial the intensity down so much when you run. No matter how slowly you run, you're still constantly jumping from one leg to the other.
09-26-16, 01:26 PM
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09-26-16, 01:31 PM
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I see plenty of large walker/joggers, but the runners I know are thin.
I also see cyclings equivalent of walker/joggers fairly often. Very similar build.
IMO 12 minute miles isn't running, and 15mph isn't cycling.
09-26-16, 01:32 PM
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This is part of why the Pronto bikeshare program isn't working out, people who use bikeshare rather than their own bike tend to ride them downhill only in Seattle, and then they mostly coast.
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You can't coast when you run.
09-26-16, 01:41 PM
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Gerbil needs to flip the stem.
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The closest I've come to a runner's high without actually running is on a fixed-gear bike.
Yeah, intensity has to be there. Can't really soft pedal and expect the same result but still, legs are moving constantly.
Just musing.