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Saturday 6hr bike, followed by 1hr brick run
Sunday 2h45 run
…and then the taper starts for Ironman South Africa on 06 April!
Shopping is definitely an important workout, all done by bike of course. Then the Sunday is for the Amstel gold race route 3.
1.5h run on Saturday
4h bike on Sunday
A half-marathon with my sister on Saturday and some mountainbiking on Sunday
Saturday 5k tempo run and the first cycle of year, trying out my new cleats.
Sunday my first half marathon distance. All trying to build up stamina for a triathlon entry in May.
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so, i am off right now for an easy holiday carb burner, 5 mile trail run. bull run trail
then a 30 mile bike ride tomorrow on the wo&d
sunday? ehhhh sledding…more snow coming :D
good luck all
As it’s my 50th…. Training plan for the weekend will be
Sat. Espresso in bed….surfing favourite websites
Sun. Recovery espresso in bed… Followed by a moment of guilt on why I did not get out on the bike on the weekend :-)
I will look after my 2 daughters and perhaps get a 1hr turbo while my wife runs 30 miles.
Doing about a 25k run early Sunday morning, in training for a 50k run next week, the Convicts and Wenches Ultra in Tasmania :).
Still cold and miserable here. Looks like another trainerroad weekend. Probably a Sufferfest video to take me to a dark place. Hoping for spring soon!
Easy 10k run on Saturday and an hour on the turbo trainer on Sunday
Saturday Rest
Sunday Morning Brick (offroad ride 2hrs, 30min run)
Sunday Evening – 2km open water swim
Saturday – Possibly run with my fiancee who is foolishly running 16 miles by doing the same one mile out and back 8 times. LOOOONG ElliptiGO ride if the weather is nice. And more running Sunday!
saturday running with 3x5x500m@5km-pace, afternoon 45 min swimming
sunday long bike ride
but my wife is pregnant and we are at the end of the journey so maybe i’ll just workout my diapering abilities :)
Weekend workout? More like weekend recovery…
Early flight from snowy Finland to sunny Switzerland and hopefully a bike ride to the mountains already during the saturday, but sunday latest. ;)
Sat morning 6 milerun, Sun afternoon 2,500 yard free swimming
Only running for me:
Friday – running : 20min warmup, 20min+15min marathon pace+10min half marathon pace, total 1h15 for 15 kilometers.
Saturday – rest :)
Sunday – running : 50min warm up, 2x40min marathon pace, total 2h20. It’s gonna be the longest run from the plan I follow … first marathon in 3 weeks !
Happy training everyone !
Easy run tonight, long run Sunday, and green beer drinking on Monday.
First: awsome site!
My plans for the weekend is to run 10+K on saturday. Monday 6K recovery. I have a halfmarathon on 30 March but not quite fit. Next week I want 16+K.
Spring has arrived. 25 miler on the Amstel.
Saturday 7AM, America’s Uphill, Aspen Mountain with my daughter, skinning on track skis (3267′ vertical, 2.5 miles)
Sunday, over-distance, 3hr 25min skiing in Level 1, Owl Creek Trail
Last long run before the first half marathon of the season. I chase toddlers for a living & will be working too, so there will be plenty of exercise & animal crackers!
1 hour run early Saturday solo. 30 min run with my boys (ages 10 and 11).
Sat: 3 hour marathon training run. Farthest run ever.
Sun: Rest
Saturday: road bike 3 hours from Slovakia to Hungary with my friends, easy pace
Sunday: trail running 3 hours in a forest up-hill first and then down-hill, easy pace
5 mile St Patrick day run on Saturday followed up by a 10 mile easy run sunday. Thankfully the weather is breaking in Cleveland, OH and running outside isn’t like running through a frozen over hell.
Saturday Rest
Sunday Morning Brick
– 2hr mountain bike , 30min run
Sunday Evening – 2km open water swim
Nothing planed for saturday (hey, rest is training right ? and St Patrick’s day around, you know…) and long run about one hour and a half sunday plus some tabata training !
1 km swim
5 km run
50 km MTB
20 mile bike ride if its nice out, spinnervals on the trainer otherwise
Some upper body strength and 10-15 ks of trail running on saturday.
Some 3-4 hours riding gravel and trails on my CX sunday.
Then I plan to break down a bit. :)
Hello!
Friday – 40 mins on the elliptical with some strength training following.
Saturday – rest day.
Sunday morning is a nice and easy 6 mile run.
A bit of running and a ride
Nice 10mile run in the Chilterns on Saturday, then a 7mile pootle on the bike on Sunday.
Saturday: 4 mile run to prep for San Diego Safari Park 10k run in May.
Sunday: Entertain the parents-in-law!
10k easy run
Saturday – 2.5 hour Z2 run
Sunday – 40 min Z2 recovery run followed by 1-2 hour trainer ride
Cardio Class at the gym
Saturday 90 minutes trail Run.
Sunday either a long bike ride or a long rollerski ride depending on how the legs feels after the trail run.
Central Park run while on vacation with my family in NYC.
This weekend I will go for an easy bike ride on Saturday. On Sunday I have a triathlon club race
10 mile marathon pace run at 7:15 pace and an 18 mile long run at 8:15-45 pace.
Plan on getting some walking in.
Resting due to a bad back!!
I will be running 8 miles here in Qatar on saturday, resting on sunday. This is the longest run I have will have ever ran in my life to date. Sunday is rest day. Training for the cincinatti flying pig which will be hosted here for military members in May! Good irish luck everyone!
Here in Qatar the weekend is Friday and Saturday, so today (Friday) I did a 10km run and tomorrow I will be doing a 50km bike ride from Dukhan to Umm Bab and back.
First ever Triathlon – Sprint
Swim 750m
Ride 20km
Run 5km
A 5 mile run on Saturday and a nice 25 mile ride on Sunday!
10k easy on Saturday and 32k hopefully even easier on Sunday.
Saturday: Long threshold ride with an easy Brick run.
Sunday: 1200 yrd swim with drills
First ever Triathlon, Sprint length.
Swim 750m
Ride 20km
Run 5km
16 km trailrun
1-2 hour road bike Sat or Sun
Long run sunday
Biking (if the weather permits) and ice hockey.
Long-ish run on Saturday followed by a recovery swim on Sunday. Easy weekend!
P.S. – Thank you for doing this. You’re awesome!
Saturday, a 90 minute trail run.
Sunday a long bike ride.
Mountain biking Saturday…34 miles with 5000 ft climbing. Long run Sunday then a swim.
Sat – PR at Rock ‘n Roll USA Half
Sun – QT with foam roller, grocery store laps to prep for the week
Conditioning training because my calf is still in the recovery phase. So some eccentric calf stuff, balancing proprioception and walking :)
Ski with my kids ! :)
Unfortunately flu-like symptoms have caused a cancellation of any workout plans for this weekend. Hopefully fit for Monday morning ride with my son who has just started road bike riding
Hi Ray,
a 24km run + a 1,5km swim.
Regards.
Probably a 1:30 TR session followed by a brick run on Saturday along with a 7-10 mile run on Sunday.
Saturday
12km
Sunday
Race day 10km Prerace for Göteborgsvarvet halfmarathon
Saturday – 15 miles
Working on raising cadence to 177 and hoping my metetarsal pads help take some pain away. :(
this weekend I will be running 30 miles on Saturday and 15 on Sunday…
Is tearing down old wallpaper remodeling my sons playroom most of the weekend considered workout? :)
Other than that I´ve planned a kettlebell workout friday eve and a 90 minute run on sunday, it feels good to run on snow-free roads again :)
Easy spin on Saturday and 6-7 hour mountain bike ride on Sunday. It’s going to be a good weekend.
I’m doing a 10km run on Saturday, and then on Sunday ISLAGIATT Sufferfest in my Pain Cave with 10 other riders using Perfpro software. Awesome…….but so tired of the indoors up here in Canada. Can’t wait for the snow to melt!
Long bike ride on Saturday, about 65 miles. Long run of 10.5 to 13 miles on Sunday
I have simple workout plans – a 3-4 mile walk/jog with the dogs (and I may let my husband join in).
22 mile run on Saturday, relaxing with the wife on Sunday.
Interval run on saturday before taking the lady of the house on a romantic getawayfor the rest of the weekend
8 mile out and back from Dorris Ranch to Clear Water Park along the Willamette River.
50km bike ride home from the office today
some core training on Saturday
90 min. interval run on Sunday
Possibly a 30 minute swim on Saturday.
A 45 minute interval run on Sunday.
Sabado: Corrida de 12km paso maraton + 2500 m de natacion (600mcalentamiento; 10x50m Subacuatico;6x25m velocidad descansando 25; 2×500 libre a 20″ de la marca mas 200 entre set; 100m suave)
Domingo: 10Km Trillo + 1:30 hr bici aerobico)
Saturday: 12km Run Marathon pace+ 2500m swim (600 w/u, 10x50m hypoxic swim, 6×25 fast resting 25m, 2x 500 free 20″ slow than the 100m pace plus 200m slow between sets, 100m c/d)
Sunday: 10km trail + 1:30 hour bike aerobic.
10k followed by a local st. Patty’s day parade!
Dallas Half-Marathon!
Saturday – 4 mile run at 7:00-7:15 pace
Sunday – Leg day at the gym! Squats(with barbell and single leg), extensions, curls, and straight-leg deadlift. Some calisthenics in-between to keep the heart rate between zone 2 and 3.
Yoga then a short run both days!
I am looking at a 20 km saturday trail run if my currently evil hamstrings will allow me, plus hopefully a nice sunday mtb ride with some friends. And on the endurance side, Tinker Bell 3D at the Movies with my daughters ;)
11 mile run on Saturday, and another 3 Sunday with some ab work. :)
I will be doing a slow 40 minute run on Satuday and starting some swim base trainning on Sunday
Slow and easy bike ride to start my recovery from Shoulder surgery last week :-(
5-mile run tomorrow and 30-mile bike ride Sunday. Woo!
Long walk with my daughter and our dog!
It’s the weekend of the Indoor Trail Run, so I did ~4 km today, will do ~8 km tomorrow and finally ~12 km on Sundy. They made an even harder course!
8 mile run. Enjoy the warm weather while I can!
5 Mile ski-jor fun race with my Border Collies on Sunday
winter isn’t done yet, trainer is calling my name. Three hours of riding and sweating.
Intervals in Saturday; rest on Sunday.
Running a St. Patrick’s Day 10K on Saturday. Hoping to hit a PR while rocking my kilt.
6-8 miles on Sunday depending on how I feel.
One 20 mile long run and a 7 mile recovery jog.
4 mile run
Saturday: Run 6 miles. Take kids to their track and field meet.
Sunday: Bike 2hrs. Skateboard with the kids.
Just yoga. It is a rest weekend.
Now it’s stopped raining in the UK, a 2hr cycle ride Saturday, 18 mile run in prep for London Marathon Sunday.