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In Depth Product Reviews
You probably stumbled upon here looking for a review of a sports gadget. If you’re trying to decide which unit to buy – check out my in-depth reviews section. Some reviews are over 60 pages long when printed out, with hundreds of photos! I aim to leave no stone unturned.
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Read My Sports Gadget Recommendations.
Here’s my most recent GPS watch guide here, and cycling GPS computers here. Plus there are smart trainers here, all in these guides cover almost every category of sports gadgets out there. Looking for the equipment I use day-to-day? I also just put together my complete ‘Gear I Use’ equipment list, from swim to bike to run and everything in between (plus a few extra things). And to compliment that, here’s The Girl’s (my wife’s) list. Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!
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My Photography Gear: The Cameras and Equipment I Use Daily
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9 mile long run for half marathon training. :)
8-10 mile run!
Sat AM: 14mi ITT
Sat PM: 32mi circuit race
Sat PM2: Banquet for 150th Celebration of Rutgers Univ Rowing
Sun AM: 10mi easy w/ 4×2 .5mi @ 10k pace
Sun PM: 3000scy recovery swim
Have my long run on Saturday (training for Fargo marathon) and then indoor trainer ride on Sunday for a couple of hours.
Rehab training fo my knee.
As I am active Canadian military on the US base in Bahrain, my weekend starts early…Thursday evening, 2hr base training on the trainer, Friday another 2hrs on the trainer plus some core work, tomorrow, Saturday the last day of my weekend, I will wake up and have an hour or so run followed by a swim workout.
Being named Patrick give an headstart ? ;-)
WE plan : easy rest & recover week so short bike (1h30) and short run (30m) on Sunday and for the remaining, enjoy the early spring sun ! Simple as that !
Cheers
Saturday’s Ride
Warm Up:
30 minutes in zones 1-2
15 minutes including 5 x 1 minute up tempo
Main Set:
45 minutes on a HILLY course; seated, power in zones 2 – 3 on any hills, recover on downhills
15 minutes easy
45 minute TT @ race cadence, 78-85% FTP building, half IM effort here
15 minutes easy
Brick Run:
Run 30 minutes off of the bike —– >
15 minutes in zones 1 – 2/easier pace
10 minutes build to high zone 2
5 minutes easy
Work at Newton booth at race expo rest of the day (it is a workout)
Sunday:
Run:
The first 40 minutes is a warm up building in zones 1 – 2. Then, in the final 40 minutes do this:
:30 surge/:30 ez
1 surge/1 ez
1:30 surge/1 ez
2 surge/2 ez
2:30 surge/2:30 ez
3:00 surge/3 ez
Go back down the ladder starting at “3”.
35min ride to get some much needed food with friends.
Cheers!
Intervals on rollers, plus a long run
NYC half on Sunday!
Saturday: pump class
Sunday: 15 km run at 5:15 min/km
I’m also a week away from Rome Marathon so I’ll add some yoga.
I’m running 3 miles on Saturday and 5 miles on Sunday. … Getting ready for a May half marathon!
Two hour long run with the last 40 min at race pace. I will run a half marathon and I will speed up in the 11km. Some cool down after will help to reach the 2 hours.
2.5 hour run on Saturday Morning and a 1.5 hour run Sunday Afternoon
Medical Board Exam, followed by a 70 mile ride back home down the California coast and through the Santa Cruz mountains.
Spring skiing on the fresh 15″ we just got!
18 – 20 mile run on Sunday, or 4 hours whichever comes first…
I’m just hoping it doesn’t actually snow all day Saturday as predicted. I’m planning on a couple of ~40 mile rides.
Sat AM – 2 Hr Trainer Ride
Sat PM – Swim Session – 2,000 yds
Sun AM – Local St Patty’s 5k – First race of the year!
Sit around and fill out brackets for March Madness…maybe have a beer or two.
2hr Ride Sat, 10 Mile Run and 2.5hr ride Sun
Saturday – 60 miles biking, 4 mile run
Sunday 70-80 miles biking, brick 30min run
Long run on Saturday morning!
Practice pose running technique- xfit and a assemble the new bike
2h30h endurance ride on sunday
Saturday – rest day! Sunday – Tri team swim practice
2x15mn easy running tomorrow before a 10k race on Sunday!
Sat: First 5k of the season
Sun: Swim stroke drills and running running form clinic.
Saturday – 2hr trainer ride steady state.
Sunday – 50 minute run followed by 1000 yards in the pool.
Long run, 30 min swim and racquetball
Trailrunning, distance not decided yet.
6 mile run on the trail Friday. Biking the causeway to Antelope Island. And a 4 mile run Sunday
8 mile run on Saturday – 20 mile bike on Sunday
17+ mile run down one of our canyons here in Utah as we train for the Ogden Marathon in May.
Run! T25! Hang out with some old friends!
I will be doing the DC Rock and Roll 1/2 marathon on Saturday and then a 2 hour indoor bike ride on Sunday.
33k training run on sat….in Sunday a little snowboarding for some cross training :)
Great review of the Garmin Vivofit & even better timing as I got mine on Wednesday.
Easy 10 mile bike ride in the local ecopark with the husband, and tennis or a hike on Sunday. We aren’t organized planner, vamos a ver.
Hi,
I’m doing my first adventure race. 20km mountain bike and then a 6km trail run.
Rewards
Jaco
I’m racing then an easy ride Sunday.
Ride with some intervals, or a run if the weather is no good.
Saturday: off! Sunday: 5k race.
Sprint intervals chasing a 2 yr old through toddler “gymtastics” then a 5 mile cool down during nap time.
Friday Swim 1500M
Saturday 40miles riding out MacArthur past great falls
Sunday running 6-8 miles.
Still Winter here :( Two workouts at the gym: Saturday morning 50 mins threadmill, Sunday 50 mins stationary bike
Hopefully get a long run in.
Up at the crack of dawn to work a horse using a HR monitor. It gives us a gauge into emotionality and stress levels that then guide our training protoccol. New innovative use in the world of horses. Stay tunes for late breaking news as this research progresses.
Sat : 2 hres XC ski
Su : 1 hre home-trainer
20 miler Saturday plus a 5k race with my mom on Sunday.
Friday evening: 3hour walk with a few short runs
Saturday: Mountainbiking (Cross country)
Sunday: Roadcycling to get some mileage in
Racing my first Olympic Distance tri of the season!!!
saturday: 2-3 h bike ride; sunday: 4-5 h bike ride
25 mile very hilly Mountainbike ride!
Saturday morning 6.5 mile Aerobic Base run followed by an 18 mile evening ElliptiGo ride with my wife. Sunday will be 45 minutes of Motor Skill Development intervals with a recovery dip in the ocean.
Tomorrow a long hike in the mountains and on sunday a longer bike ride.
Running my 2nd Marathon, Wrightsville Beach Marathon in Wilmington NC.Goal is sub 4hr
easy swim and long run!
8K easy run on Saturday, a round of golf on Sunday.
As a German girl being in the Rocky Mountains right now on a business trip, I will go skiing in the Rockies as well as doing some geocaching!
22km LSD for this Saturday in preparation for Fargo Marathon.
Fri: 90 minute treadmill run.
Sat: 60 minute swim and 60 minute zone 2 run.
Sun: 135 minute trainer ride and a 15 minute brick run.
Fun , fun, fun!
2 hr bike ride
30 min wu
2x(20 min Tempo + 5 min SS + 5 min recovery @90-110rpm)
5x(10 sec sprint + 50 sec recovery spin)
10 min Tempo
15 min cd
saturday running, sunday cycling
Saturday: As long as possible ride to get some base miles in. Birthday party in the evening
Sunday: Recovering from party. Maybe a very gentle ride if feeling ok
Saturday: 4-5 hr mtb
Sunday: rest and ez swim
Run & ride both days. Hoping pollution will get better over the weekend.
Just finished a marathon a week back so its easy for now. 24k run on Sunday with my running group!
Saturday: 30km run, during the run strides: Warm up . On grass run 6-8×30 left-foot steps. Goal = 19-20 seconds. On the recoveries skip 60 times (30 skips each leg alternating). Include walking in recoveries. Perfect form! Zone 1cool down.
Sunday: 10km run, on soft surface. Heart rate zone 1 only. Check cadence several times (21 plus right foot strikes in 15 seconds).
Gonna do a bike ride about 30miles and lots of hills!
Circuit workout tomorrow and a 5k on Sunday
Stretching in bed cause it’s gonna snow this weekend
Tonight à 10k walk. Tomorrow a 70k bike ride. On Sunday a lazy day :-)
Friday to Saturday: loooong recovery sleep
Saturday morning: Pre-Breakfast Zone 1-2, 12k easy run in 1:00:00
Saturday afternoon: It’s Blackroll time ;)
Sunday: Rest day (it’s recovery week), Blackroll again
My first outdoor ride of the year will be tomorrow!!! Can’t freaking wait. Trainers are great, but I’m starting to die indoors!
Saterday: AM easy bike ride 2.5 hours in z1/2, PM 1 hour swim
Sunday: the first run-bike-run competition of this season: 5.5k run, 20k bike, 2.7k run (with easy bike ride to competiton and back home (2x 25k)
Sunday: Ride, Climb, Ride, Climb. Rest
Due to haze pollution, will not be able to do outdoor exercise such as running. Planning to do rope skipping, squats and core strengthening exercises, and a game of badminton!
Hi
I am doing hard intervals to push up my running pace for the 70.3 in Aarhus Denmark
I’m preparing for marathon (13th April). Here’s how my weekend training schedule looks like.
Saturday:
morning – streching & 5km short run (parkrun)
evening – (~16-18km) easy, relaxing run (pace above 4:55m/km)
Sunday:
morning – cross-training with my teammates (2x10km, zone2) + some exercises
Here in Poland we currently got really nice weather. Zdravim! :)
A long steady run on Saturday morning,15km max pulse 150, flat course. On Sunday, possibly a short bike ride to ease my legs, not longer than forty minutes, max pulse 140.
A 2h30min Long Run, longer than i’ve run before…
Running the Sarasota Half Marathon this Sunday while visiting my folks in Florida.
Saturday: 8x50m freestyle/backstroke, 400m legs only, 2×50 freestyle time trial, 1500m hands only with training paddles. 30 minutes rest. 10 minutes easy run. Running exercises. 6km tempo run. 15 min easy run.
Sunday: 1:30 cycling on trainer. Cadence 85-95 pulse 135 max. Each 10 minutes 1 minute of standing pedaling. Short transition. 1 hour easy run.
3 mile tempo run
30 minutes on bike trainer
10 km run on Saturday,
3 hr. run on Sunday
2+1 hr b/r brick, then 2+6 mi s/r brick!
Fire Fighter 1 practicals on Saturday, depending on how much hose hauling/running they make us do in full gear, either go for a run up the canyon or get a couple hours of skiing in. Sunday will be a full ski day at Telluride, Co followed by some moonlite cross country skiing. Good times.
After my first 28k trail run w/ 870 m positive altitude change I’ll recover during the week end. Short 10-20 minutes rides on a roller (at max 60% of MHR) and a few walks. This is the move I’m talking about: link to movescount.com.
PS: I have 2 THR (total hip replacements), left and right hip so this move was a monumental effort for me.
3km swim and a 12km run. Wash my bike.
16mile run Saturday.
Mobility Sunday.
Long run on Saturday. Probably around 13 miles.
I’m off today (Friday) so it’s long run day as soon as I’m done here. Then work Saturday and Sunday but I’ve got soccer on Sunday night! There may or may not be drinking during the game
run 5km saturday and 14 km sunday
Food…..Run…..food…….Bike (Prob Turbo as we still have floods)……erm Food……TV………Sleep…….Run (with the dog who hopefully wont kill any more squirrels)……..food……..Watch TV Cycling…. Food…Sleep
Oh and lots and lots of Espresso.
I’m planning for my first ever >20k run on Saturday and some 3000m of swimming on Sunday!
Biking and running as much as possible with my fitness level at the moment. Early spring is good motivation to climb on a new step this early in the year :-)
15 mile marathon training run.
4000m swim set.
Rest!
Unfortunately, probably just cleaning this weekend… which isn’t too bad considering they are expecting light snow.
Sunday morning Rome Italy my second 2014 Duathlon sprint race