Originally Posted by
Random11
Perhaps an interesting comparison is the Tour de France, where cyclists cover approximately 21 centuries in a month. Marthoners can't run 21 marathons in a month. One reason might be that you don't have that pounding of your joints on a bike, but another might be that it's easier to do a century on a bike than run a marathon.
That is why I cycle. I've never been a runner. Too much work for the short distance a person can run. Cycling you can go on and on and on.
Why do you keep bringing this up? Does someone else need to ask how many times you can bench press 500 pounds and tell us how much harder than cycling it is?