For you racers out there…here’s some info on bricks I referenced in my January 28th post.
How Often Should You Run After Riding
By Matt Fitzgerald / January 31st, 2013
A transition run is a short run—usually 10 to 20 minutes—after a full bike ride. Whereas bricks prepare the athlete more comprehensively for the race experience, transition runs are more narrowly focused on preparing the athlete for the transition from riding to running.
According to elite triathlon coach Cliff English, whether you do occasional bricks or more frequent transition runs should depend on the distance of your races. “The long-course athletes I coach usually do one brick per week,” he says. “Short-course athletes do multiple short transition runs.”
The idea here is that a short run after a bike ride offers largely the same running-specific fitness benefits as a longer independent run but with less pounding on the legs. While frequent transition runs may help you fit it all in and avoid injury, coaches caution against depending on them. “It’s important to run on fresh legs sometimes.
While there’s no magic number for frequency of post-ride runs, a few basic considerations will help you settle on a number that, if not quite magic, works best for you.
I found more on running off the bike on the USA Triathlon website…
Hope this finds you healthy!
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