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Thanks!
Queen of 3rd Place
It's harder to get your HR up cycling than running when you're a runner, and vice-versa. So for now it might be better to go for perceived effort when you're riding. Other than that, I would do what you did when you started running, maybe start with 30 min or whatever and work up over a few weeks. In my experience, you can ramp up your cycling miles or time on bike a bit faster than you can ramp up your running.
Oh...and have fun!
Ex runner
I use a 3:1 ratio
3 km riding = 1km running
Some people say its 4:1 but I tend to think its more 3:1
Go for a 12mile ride see what you think
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It sounds like you are on the same speed level as me, 4 mph. I'm doing low HR training (walk/run) and added biking for cross-training. I have a mountain bike I put on a magnetic trainer. A mountain bike is slower, but I'm not after speed with this. Here is what I hope to gain by this: simulating speed work and hill training. By using a low gear, I can practice higher cadence and still keep a low HR. Or, after a low gear warm up, I can move up several gears, try to maintain a good cadence, and monitor the HR and mileage. As an example, here is my workout for this evening. I just pressed the lap button on my Garmin for each mile on the cycle computer.
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I use a 3:1 ratio 3 km riding = 1km running Some people say its 4:1 but I tend to think its more 3:1 Go for a 12mile ride see what you think
3:1 seems about right to me, too...that's generally what I've seen others reference, as well.
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