It turns out that pedalling a bike isn’t the only thing you can do with your legs. There’s also this thing called running. But should we be doing it?
There are two answers to this, says Hunter Allen, former pro cyclist, owner of The Peaks Coaching Group and co-founder of TrainingPeaks: if you like running, yes; if you don’t like running, no. Let’s get the negatives out of the way first.
‘If you force yourself to go running it will just make you hate it more,’ says Allen. ‘If you want to train off the bike, chose another aerobic sport that you like better. Swimming?
