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JohnJ Oct 2007 8:41pm, 14 Oct 2007 5,966 posts	0 JohnJ oops. Can anyone help? I wondered if there was a way of working out the equivalent effort reqired to run a distance as opposed to cycle. I am having to cycle to train for GSR as my leg is shagged and I did 19 miles today in 1.40 and wondered if that required similar effort to 10 miles of running.
Oct 2007 8:55pm, 14 Oct 2007 116 posts	0 I think you have to cycle 4 times the distance you would run for an equivalent training session. So 10 mile run = 40 mile cycle. Get out there and give me another 21!!
Oct 2007 8:56pm, 14 Oct 2007 117 posts	0 stpetecycling.com
JohnJ Oct 2007 9:02pm, 14 Oct 2007 5,970 posts	0 JohnJ Bugger wish I hadn't asked now lol. Oh well back out on the bike I guess. Thanks Ritz
Hanneke Oct 2007 9:07pm, 14 Oct 2007 22,497 posts	0 Hanneke Yep, ritz is right... if I want the same sort of effort out of my cycling as my running, I need to go out on the bike for hours...
JohnJ Oct 2007 9:10pm, 14 Oct 2007 5,973 posts	0 JohnJ I'm going to fail on the GSR arn't I lol
Hanneke Oct 2007 9:11pm, 14 Oct 2007 22,503 posts	0 Hanneke It depends on how you define failure JJ
JohnJ Oct 2007 9:12pm, 14 Oct 2007 5,976 posts	0 JohnJ DNF
Hanneke Oct 2007 9:13pm, 14 Oct 2007 22,505 posts	0 Hanneke What is your injury?
JohnJ Oct 2007 9:16pm, 14 Oct 2007 5,980 posts	0 JohnJ ankle

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