6 Mile Equivalent

first doyle

What is the cycling equivalent of a 6 mile run?

first doyle

I've estimated that it is about 4.5 to 1 ratio.

The record distance covered by a bike in one hour is about 92k. For a run it is about 21 km. 92 divided by 21km gives roughly 4.38 so a 10 km run should be the equivalent of 43 km cycle.

Would that be correct?

tunney

first doyle wrote: »

I've estimated that it is about 4.5 to 1 ratio.

The record distance covered by a bike in one hour is about 92k. For a run it is about 21 km. 92 divided by 21km gives roughly 4.38 so a 10 km run should be the equivalent of 43 km cycle.

Would that be correct?

its not 92km.

Its 55km (UCI not HPV)

6miles is a short enough run, so whatever a short cycle is.

RacoonQueen

20K

Inquitus

I'd run 6 miles in about 40 mins, and I'd cycle about 27km in the same time. Which would align with your 4.5 ratio nicely. I would favour cycling over running myself mind.

unichall

World Record for 10km run is 26mins 17secs, if world champ Tony Martin was to average 55km/h for that time he would cover about 24km so there are the two top athletes over the same time.

For me that is about right, I would cover 10km run in about 38mins and would be around the low to mid 20's km wise for that same period on the bike

tunney

Inquitus wrote: »

I'd run 6 miles in about 40 mins, and I'd cycle about 27km in the same time. Which would align with your 4.5 ratio nicely. I would favour cycling over running myself mind.

Units people.

6 miles is 10 km...........

Chartsengrafs

Apples and oranges really.

tunney

Looking at the calorie expenditure would be another way.
Or Training Stress Scores.

But I suspect the OP wants a number - of which there is none.

Inquitus

tunney wrote: »

Units people.

6 miles is 10 km...........

Indeed to 2.8 or so!

BennyMul

tunney wrote: »

Looking at the calorie expenditure would be another way.
Or Training Stress Scores.

But I suspect the OP wants a number - of which there is none.

If the OP, was to change their logic, and cycle for the same amount of time as it took them to do the 10k and at the same intensity, that will give them their number.
At least this value could be used for testing purposes.?

peter kern

first doyle wrote: »

What is the cycling equivalent of a 6 mile run?

has to be 6 miles of cycling ;-0

slightly more serious if you where to believe triathlon is a balanced sport it would be approx 25 miles

or in another way a pro cycilst would cycle approx 750 k a week a pro marathon runner about 170 k a week
or a pro triathlete runs approx 75 - 100 k a week and cycles 35o ish k a week

shotgunmcos

peter kern wrote: »

has to be 6 miles of cycling ;-0