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Saturday was a 4 hour Adventure Race (kayak, trekking and mountain biking), Sunday….”active recovery” so we played Rummy, watched a movie and went out for a delicious V-day dinner!
Intervals on bike on Sat and Run on Sunday
After a cold just started up again with a couple of easy runs – 11km easy with a friend on Sunday followed by cheesecake to balance it all out.. 🙂
Friday night was a 50min tempo run, Saturday was 3 miles at race pac, and Sunday was a 90 min zone 2 run…Spring marathon training is upon us!
I did 14 miles in single digit temps. The next day I did 10 miles in what turned into quite the little snow storm. It will be in the 60’s here this weekend…
Hi week end training was great but all done inside.
2h steady state on the spinner with 5km brick Saturday and Sunday 45min easy spin with 1:30 hilly run on the treadmill. Incline variation
Rode inside with Zwift as it was pretty cold on the east coast.
My 99th parkrun was on Saturday (100th this Satyrday) and a quick bike ride on Sunday.
I did a 19K run on Sunday as part of trainingsprogram for the marathon of Rotterdam in april.
Long run, only 3 weeks left for a marathon
I did a two hour Trainer Road session while watching Stargate. Good movie!!
It was snowing quite a lot, so i went to the bathhouse for some swimming & Sauna 😀
Had a fantastic time during two 4h30 rides with the team in the rain here in Belgium. Soaked and cold but fun nonetheless.
Saturday – went to DISC indoor velodrome to watch my friend who placed 3rd in the state championship for individual pursuit!
No plans to ride but was so inspired I rode my 20k flat loop with renewed motivation to return to racing myself and try track for the first time.
Saturday: Olympic Lifting followed by CrossFit.
Sunday: Endurance CrossFit.
FWIW a plug for CrossFit. Was skeptical at first but durability and pain while running and cycling have improved dramatically. +1 for core strength training.
600$!!! I’ve too many ideas to spend this money.
Well: I had planned a easy Zone 2 run on sunday. Target 10k … but finally, it ends up with a tempo run after a brief warm-up phase and done 12k … mmmh planning you said?
Sunday: 1hour interval training at the indoor climbing wall followed by 1 hour on the turbo trainer “wahoo kickr”
good day
All indoor biking last week while I recover from a strained calf. HR based, got it above 160-170 on a few of the intervals
gym training 4 times – Average heart rate 140, duration 4h.
Sat – 4 hrs endurance session
Sun -Vo2Max Power drag session
Went for a morning run on Sunday with my partner and daughter. It was slow and tedious so I had to put in a 10k ‘sprint’ which my knees didn’t enjoy. Should of stuck to the bike
Lots of 7k easy runs, with a 18k long run on sunday.
90:00 sweet spot using Trainerroad then a 20:00 transition run on treadmill.
It was a raining week-end, therefore pool and trainer. TR 2hr workout, also to test my new BePro!
Since I have a 2 month old and 18 month at home, my workouts consisted of core workouts that included them as weights…. 🙂
Saturday 6x800m intervals at the track, following by 1 hour at the swimming pool.
Sunday a 20KM long run.
Now my legs are dead.
A run up the local mountain: 24mi, around 4,000ft of ascent, then a hike with some Boy Scouts.
I did intervals ( 30/15 ) on home trainer + a shit load of planking and squats.
6 mile easy run on Saturday with a side of kitchen remodeling and a nice 12.5 mile trail run on Sunday
Rehab training after a badass cold. Looking forward to some skiing next week.
I did a few (6) turn around @Vincennes polygone. Was my 1st try there. good place to train. realize how different(easy) it is to ride in a group vs alone against the wind.
Saturday I did some cruise intervals on the bike. Sunday I had a 12 mile run with some marathon pace intervals.
Sunday was 60 minutes with a 30 minute tempo mixed in during the polar vortex. It was really cold and windy!
Due to a flue, I couldn’t exercixe 🙁
Last weekend i ran the 21.1K of Schoorl result a sub 1:40.
Went out for a twelve mile run in the unexpectedly cool Florida air. Getting ready for my first 50K next month!
Over-Under Intervals
Bad case of shin splints taking a break, lots of static exercises though for more explosivness
Just a quick runthrough the cold
My suunto says:
Intensive baby carrying walk of 5.68km within 1h 32min 🙂
Cheerio
Vital
On Saturday I hashed with the local hash house harriers group, so that was about 5 miles of fast running interspersed with stops for beer. Sunday I ran only 5K, since I forgot to wear a double pair of socks and my toes were freezing!
I did some weightlifting in the gym and a 10k run this weekend.
intervals on the bike followed by a run on the Saturday and then a long turbo session (3hrs) on the Sunday – actually that was two weekends back, this last weekend was catching up with friends and skiing in Switzerland.
Last week was a ‘rest’ week for the marathon training. Tuesday- Sports Massage, Thursday- 10k (incl. 5k race), Saturday 15k (with 5k race) and Sunday 5k race. So actually had a racey valentines day…
Recovering from a nasty cold, some easy recovery workouts in TrainerRoad. And some alone time with my wife;)
Tuesday evening a 1 hour running interval training. Wedsnesday morning 1 hour 1km blocks training. Saterday morning 1,5 hour hill / fartlek training
last weekend a ran a half marathon in schoorl and groet the netherlands
Great skimo with heavy boots and skis on saturday morning, followed by some research on fat bikes. Weather turned nasty here in Switzerland so home trainer with the sufferfest on Sunday morning followed by some indoor rock climbing. A good training WE…
I was out for the first century ride this Saturday and went for a short HIIT session on Sunday afternoon. You got to enjoy the weather as long as it is good.
Last week end the record reads: time for 4h road bike with 20% of the time at high intensity.
Sat 3 mile run and 1 mile swim. Sunday the same
This weekend was planned no training as I started a new tri plan Monday!
Unfortunately still recovering from a knee injury…
5k Race at -5F; hoping for outdoor running and cycling season to arrive soon!
A 60m gym session on sat and quick 5k run on sunday
Long run Saturday, swimming drills then weights on Sunday (instead of bike ride due to weather).
I’m recovering from a knee injury, so I did an easy run of 8K. Finally, after 3 months my knee feels good during and after a run, so I can train for my second marathon!
Hit the Trainer hard after being pleasantly surprised Taladaga Nights as the first movie popping up on Netflix.
“If you’re not first, you’re Last!” — Ricky Bobby
easy running on saturday (just 12k), easier running (about 20k) and endurance-intervall-swimming on sunday. nice weekend.
@hour bike on Saturday and run on Sunday
Tour of Sufferlandria Day 8 & 9, so A Very Dark Place, Nine Hammers, Power Station & Violator.
Xcountry skiing.
90 minutes on the trainer with TrainerRoad.
My training log prescribed 90 minutes of intervals on Saturday and 2.5 hours of base on Sunday. A cold came down and I was prescribed rest and NyQuill. 🙁
I was meant to be doing some heart rate training on Saturday but the weather and leg issues stopped me!
Saturday: 3 hour zone 2 trainer ride spent watching Top Gear
Sunday: Rest Day 🙂
I was home all weekend, training my 6 month old girl who is trying to get up and sit up straight..
Intens training it was 🙂
15 km long run at 7:30 am with the Caribbean sun burning my skin then a great recovery snack under the shadow of a tree in the park…i love it!!
Friday was a casual 4-mile run to get the legs moving after not running on Thursday. Saturday was a good 11-mile run, and Sunday was a nice 4-mile recovery run.
15 mile run planned for Sunday, but it was -20F, so moved to Monday.
Slow and steady jogg on the treadmill followed up with a furious cleaning frenzy!
I dug a few trenches in the yard for conduit. Might not sound like a workout, but it was about 15 degrees, and the Apple Watch tracked it as one!
Last Saturday I ran in our local girl scout cookie run (you get a box of girl scout cookies for entering the race and boxes of girl scout cookies are given out as age-group prizes) followed by a recovery run on Sunday.
A lot of sleep, hill interval sprints on the bike and a 15k fell run cause I got lost on Sunday.
2 days of downhill skiing.
8 miles of frozen trail running one day, and 4 miles of thawed-out, muddy-to-my-shins trails the next. Then to the treadmill for -30 degree days.
8km run on Saturday and a 63km bike ride on Sunday.
It was a typical weekend, Friday evening swim, 16 mile run Saturday morning and the MUCH needed Sunday rest day.
Saturday was a form of Cross training (fish farming)lugging 30lb baskets of fish up 2 step banks!
Sunday 15k long run @5:30 KM/Min
Thanks
Saturday Swim, Sunday Run….just like usual.
Running in the Canadian snow and some indoor cross training to get out of it!
I was hungover the entire weekend from birthday celebrations but still managed to get in two TrainerRoad sessions, two runs and a swim. I was quite proud of myself.
My grandfather recently passed away. This weekend it was snowing in the Netherlands (pretty unique!). Some offroad running sessions through the forest in the snow made me really happy again!
rest and recover from a nagging hip injury/inflammation. 🙁
Easy 1-hour run on Saturday morning, easy 1-hour ride on Saturday evening.
2xtrainer road, trainer weekend..
Saturday beautiful 60km ride in Germany, main task: 3×20 minutes at 85% FTP. Sunday morning relaxing 10k run and in afternoon 1h trainer (unfortunately it was to much rain outside). More weekends like this
Easy swim on Saturday. 30 mile bike ride on Sunday
TrainerRoad!! Brasstown workout to prepare for a FTP test on monday.
Saturday I had a 2 hr ride with threshold intervals followed by a 30 minute run. Sunday was a long run then a shake out run in the afternoon.
On the bike trainer in the basement, and sled riding with my daughter
10x 1 minute repeats @5km race pace. Getting the legs tuned for a 5km this saturday.
Saturday was an 88 mile ride and 6 mile run.
Sunday was a 20 mile ride and a 15 mile run.
Spend the rest of Sunday with my Valentine and nursing my sore legs!!!
Full days alpine skiing in Chamonix (Les Houches) on Saturday, followed by the same on Sunday (Brevent & Flegere)
Saturday and Sunday (cold) treadmill for 50 minutes and 60 minutes, respectively.
10 mile foot race. Bloody Hilly.
Saturday 1 hour sst interval on Zwift, Sunday was meant to 3 hrs endurance ride, but only lasted an hour before interrupted.
Sufferfest Blender on Saturday, rest on Sunday!
I did a 4hr 30min bike ride (covered 60 miles) on the Sunday and a long run on the Saturday
Prepping for a 10K, so ran both days with 4 x mile cruise intervals on Saturday and an easy 7 on Sunday. Thanks and congratulations!