Jason N wrote:
jackmott wrote:
most of the good cat 1 cyclists I know around here can run great without training.
makes me sick!
haha
I don't doubt he's got the engine...but that just seems like a lot of pounding for someone who's just doubled his total running miles for the year. Freaks!!!
Agreed. In 2013 I ran a sub 17 min 5k but stopped running and started riding again as a Cat 1 this year. Went out a few weeks ago thinking of running 3-4 miles... Had to stop after ten minutes because my legs were itching so much from the pounding. Then had to keep stopping after that 'cause everything was itching and aching. Wasn't breathing hard in any way and 7:30 pace felt easy enough aerobically, but man, over the next three days... everything ached. It was horrific.
And that was just 3 miles from someone who used to run 50-60 miles a week. A full marathon with no training sounds utterly insane! Especially at that speed!