Originally Posted by
Rotgut
I met up with a running friend on the bike path. I asked her how far she was running, and she replied that she was doing a slow training run of 10 miles for her marathon next weekend. When she asked how far I was riding, I told her about 20 miles. She gasped and said she couldn't bike 3 miles last time she tried.
So I guess it's all about muscle memory. But I'll say running is harder since I don't see runners stopping to take a nap, eat a snack, or drink a beer on their weekend runs.
I ran a lot more and rode my bike a lot less than usual over the winter thinking that was a time efficient way to get my workouts in during what seems like round-the-clock WFH. At the 200k season opener Saturday I was almost 90 minutes slower than last year on the same course, so it turns out you have to ride a bike if you want to be fast on a bike. In case anyone was wondering.