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crux
crux Posts: 454 Member
edited October 6 in Social Groups
Any of you guys and girls monitor your bike and run cadence?

I make an effort to cycle at 90 rpm, but I run at 75. Trying to figure out if it's worth increasing my run cadence as I read somewhere that it's more efficient to have similar bike & run numbers.

Any thoughts?

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  • RAFValentina
    RAFValentina Posts: 1,231 Member
    Any of you guys and girls monitor your bike and run cadence?

    I make an effort to cycle at 90 rpm, but I run at 75. Trying to figure out if it's worth increasing my run cadence as I read somewhere that it's more efficient to have similar bike & run numbers.

    Any thoughts?

    I try and cycle at 81-85RPM at a minimum level of 12 indoors... No idea bout running though... how would you work out RPM of running when you're not running "cycles" ??
  • crux
    crux Posts: 454 Member
    Count how many times your right foot strikes the ground in 1min.
  • RAFValentina
    RAFValentina Posts: 1,231 Member
    Ahh... Roger... will try that!
  • ooOOooGravy
    ooOOooGravy Posts: 476 Member
    Iv read on a number of occasions that running opitmal cadence is 180, I think that number is the total steps per minute, so by you going on how many time your right foot hits the ground, 90 is the number! Apperently the mens final of the 5K in china was analysed and showed all runners for the whole race was at 180 steps per minute, apart from one, who ran at 179...
  • AZTrailRunner
    AZTrailRunner Posts: 1,199 Member
    When I cycled, I tried to maintain 90rpm, but was usually closer to 83-85 in a larger gear to maintain speed.

    It's been awhile since I counted steps, but I too have read they should be similar.
  • ATT949
    ATT949 Posts: 1,245 Member
    Runner's World has done a couple of articles on cadence and, from memory, all long distance runners in the 1984 Olympics, except one, ran at 90 RPM and they strongly suggest that runners run at that cadence. Apparently you will have fewer injuries and will also run faster.

    I run at 80 or 81. I try to up my RPM's but no joy. I think I hit 82 yesterday. Yeh me! Not… :-)
  • crux
    crux Posts: 454 Member
    Hmm, it's a long way from 75 to 90... When I do 90 it feels really strange, like I'm fast shuffling rather than striding. I'll do some more reading on it. Thanks everyone.
  • FrenchMob
    FrenchMob Posts: 1,167 Member
    Yes, for multisport it's a good idea to try and match your run cadence with your cycling. This will help with a quicker adjustment from bike to run transition which means you'll be up to speed quicker in the run.

    My average bike cadence is approx. 87-88 while my running is in the 83-84 range which I'm trying to work on in the off season. I got a Garmin Foot Pod and added a cadence screen on my Forerunner 305 to keep track of my average cadence.

    5k Tempo I recently did: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/133269627

    Last weeks long run: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/132443459
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