Originally Posted by merlin55

For newer riders, running or any other aerobic exercise helps gain fitness and lose excess weight. More experienced riders may run during the winter, and run or not during the riding season. I have ridden about 5000 miles a year for 30 years, raced for 10 years when younger, and now find I cannot get my pulse up when running because my running muscles are much weaker than my cycling muscles. During non daylight savings time I run at lunch, but always ride on the weekend year round because I enjoy riding and training on the bike.

Do what you enjoy, it is supposed to be for fun....repeat after me: Cycling is Cycling....not exercise