Runner- New to Biking

[redrhodie]

Good luck to you! I wish I had gotten into cycling at your age. It sounds like you're in great shape and really fast. Have you thought about joining a team?

My advice-- ride a lot. Take a couple of rest days every week. Eat breakfast. Get massages.

[pfunk12]

I was also a competitive runner who had to stop running due to injuries (although I am much, much older than you ) When I first started to cycle, I wasn't that thrilled about it. In fact, I was angry because my real passion (running) was "taken away from me" and I was forced to find another physical activity to take its place. But the more I rode the bike, the more I fell in love with it. For me, it's probably the only activity that comes close to replacing my real love - running. Hopefully, your stress fractures will heal and you will run again someday but until then...enjoy your bike! If you're like me, you'll find that the transition from running to biking is pretty easy. The few times that I've tried to run, I feel like a slug Have fun with it!!

[fatbottomedgurl]

I had to stop riding my mountain bike (which was MY passion) because of a car accident three years ago. I took up swimming, and then got a road bike last December. In July I started running and in September I raced in my first triathlon. Sometimes life's tragedies are opportunities to discover things about yourself you never would have if it was always the same ol' same ol'.