tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801131347881693774.post5846120282211444387..comments2023-11-03T08:49:08.273+00:00Comments on crossjunkie: cross with runningcrossjunkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038909994121091859noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801131347881693774.post-57693937056588090462009-08-20T14:36:59.622+01:002009-08-20T14:36:59.622+01:00Great post. An interesting account, but I must ad...Great post. An interesting account, but I must admit that I've never thought of my running as training for "the bits of cyclocross you have to run". You can only train for them by doing mad sprints in the pain cave anyway. As a HRM obsessive I see running as the great training it really is for cyclocross people - you use more of your body so it's easy to spend an hour at a high heart rate. You use your legs in road biking and a lot less of everything else - so it's hard to replicate that flat our race heart rate (and mental feel!!)<br /><br />Running exercises more of our body's muscles - big time - than road riding or even MTB riding ever could - and that is what gives us the upper body strength needed in cyclocross.<br /><br />An hour's run a day or an hour on the bike a day and (injuries aside) the runner will be a fitter, stronger and faster cyclocross rider in my experience.<br /><br />Injuries are a biggie with running though. They can't be ignored.Dave Haygarthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607877685711932690noreply@blogger.com