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Old 11-04-06, 10:49 PM
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CrosseyedCrickt
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IMHO walking || running || jogging is very akin to cycling and likely goes hand in hand.
I sometimes go for a 30 - 45 minute walk after eating dinner instead of just sitting on the couch having the cable TV wash over me like so many other Michiganders... is it any wonder we are the most obese state in the US?
Sometimes on my commute home, anywhere between 3:00am and 6:00 am, when the weather is cold (30 or lower) I get off my bike and walk for a few hundred feet. This warms my feet up quite a bit and stretches out the muscles I have had in a sedentary position while riding (my commute is 25 miles RT).
If I weren't so big (read: overweight) I'd probably take up running as an additive exercise to cycling. Maybe when my weight gets below 250lbs I'll give it a shot.
I don't think you are wussing it out for walking, if anything it'll help develope the muscles you are neglecting while riding, helping you to become a better cyclist because of it.
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