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Looking forward to a meditatively long run; 2 hours of just me and the mountains flowing under my soles. And, of course, running about the backyard hiding (and helping find) eggs for my three lovely children!
Running my first 1/2! And then eating my Easter candy!
8k slowrun thursday, 50k bikeride saturday, 2k swim + 6k run sunday. Lots of chokolate in between :-)
Just a short run tapering for Santiago Marathon next weekend.
going to train for my first triathlon race ! almost finished my training money on my first new road bike :), so I have to train on low budget now :)
wish me luck , my race is on 30th April
A couple trainer rides and a possible x-country ski.
Running the Chuckanuts in WA. I will be indulging in a few peanut butter chocolate eggs for fuel.
5km run building to 7km by the end of the weekend then out on the bike for the 1st time this year instead of the kickr
Massive ride through the wine country of California
I will go to my gym tomorrow evening to try to sneak in some cardio which I have been sorely lacking in. Probably do some rowing and mix it up with some barbell movements like power clean or push press. I might do some vanity lifts as well.
Plan is 5k easy on Saturday and long Sunday run of 10 miles before Easter mass.
Run on Friday, 50 mile ride on Saturday, Lamb and jelly beans on Sunday (not together of course)
Just a couple of 5ks with all the Easter things going on over the long weekend :(
Fastest 6 km this morning, and plans to repeat on monday. Phone GPS did horrible this time, I’m really needing a watch (and I want it also for my geek half).
No different than my usual winter schedule now that winter is back full force in Western Quebec. Easter Friday. 10km easy AM, 10km hills PM, saturday-Pre-breakfast easy 10km, 1km intervals for 10km in PM, Sunday-2hr:30min run at marathon pace to cover 33km. Easter Monday-Rest! All of this on my Livestrong LSPRO treadmill. David
This weekend is set for two days of recovery and family time. I’ll be back at it on Monday with a bike cross training session. Tuesday will be my 1st interval training session of my current training cycle.
My plan for the Easter Weekend: today a 30 min core workout and a 60 min trainer session, tomorrow a 12km run and on sunday a 120km ride (around the lake Neusiedl). In between a lot of chocolate easter eggs ;)
Planning on doing a two hour bike ride today and then a 65 min run tomorrow, unfortunately no pool cause of the holiday.
going on a long run on Saturday and sunday! some lifting on Saturday possibly .
5k run friday
10k run saturday
2k swim sunday
Intervals monday
Easy ride on Rock Creek park saturday and 3-4 miles run Sunday
6 mile run today, 60 mile bike tomorrow.
Long runs on dirt
Workout plans for the weekend. Upper body weights on Friday. Since I am coming off injury i will be rowing for 20 mins on Sat with 15-20 min brisk walk following. Sunday will consist of eating of chocolate with some walking in between.
50k cycling on Zwift today and 12k running on Sunday
I will be going to te gym today, take a long run tomorrow and I had a very nice, fast run yesterday. And eat lot´s of food and candy. :)
A freezing rain storm has made me rethink my tradition 100K Easter ride. Will wait for the sand trucks to hit the road a go run a half with some friends. Happy easter to you ray, and all of us in the Cult of DCR!
I’ll be doing a short ride of an hour later today, but tomorrow a 13 low and slow prep run for a Memorial Day marathon in VT.
Hi
Yesterday a perfect day, fitness in the morning and bike ride in the afternoon
Having become a 24/7 caretaker for a wife with a broken leg (Utah skiing)… I just need to get some solid core and body weight work done and get out the door for two 40-60 min. runs.
Going for a hike today to test out my new Fenix3 HR. Tomorrow will start interval training.
Getting early prep work done for RAGBRAI with 40 good Friday miles, 50 on Saturday, then a point to point 60+ miler to my niece’s home for Easter…
I’m in week 4 of sweet spot base, mid volume II.
Just completed Leconte and have Warren morning…pre easter brunch!
Happy Easter
It is pretty frosty, but at least the sun is shining, so I’ll get in an easy 5K run today. Rain tomorrow will force me indoors, I’m afraid.
I plan to get the bike outside after a long winter that way way I can step up m usual winter training efforts.
Long run on Sat with friends. Intervals on Sun.
Just easy runs and chill.
Usual weekend bike ride
A couple of easy runs and hopefully an outdoor ride (weather depending). I’m a fair weather rider!
No training this weekend, but lots of chocolate eating
i’l be doing pushups – should go above 75 in total during the session.
Sat/Sun – whatever I can do – provided there is no rain :)
Monday – local race (90k, road) as it’s a bank holiday in PL.
Just wish some sun would come…
Easter weekend so instead of running, a lot of walking around the city and swimming in the mornings.
I’m 9 months pregnant and miss hiking and running. As I’m gearing up for labor, I’m just going to be relaxing and eating healthy this weekend. Although, chocolate eggs are tempting me. I’m entering this contest because I would love to win the new Garmin Fenix3 HR for my husband. We are first time parents, but love to stay active.
I’ll be finishing the fourth week of a half-marathon training plan with a 1 hour (zone 2) run. Beyond that, hopefully I can find a decent full-body daily stretch routine to start– desperately need to work on my overall flexibility– and I plan to dust of my dumbbells.
We just had a baby, so most of my training for the weekend will involve strength training (picking up my daughter) and sleep-deprivation training. :-0
You ready for this, Ray?!
Hi, moi j’ai 50 bornes de course à pied a faire ce weekend :-) sans le eastern bunny that is!
Easy 20 k ride
A long and slowly Run on Sunday!
New baby in the house, so training time is short. Hill repeats tomorrow, getting ready for a tough race
I’ll be walking around dams and over Hills in an attempt to make myself feel better about all the chocolate indulgence this weekend. Maybe I’ll even squeeze in a run between eggs.
We all need a break in our schedule once in a while to stuff our faces with chocolate right
Just skiing skiing and skking.. My last days this year
I will be decreasing my mileage so that I could spend a little more time in the weight room strength training!
It’ll be a 10k trail run followed up by some bunny shaped chocolate fuel for me
Going for a long run today and hitting the trainer tomorrow before ham!
Today: 3h bike ride, Sunday: 1.45h run + 30 min. core training, Monday: 1h swim training + 1.40h Tacx training. Basically the same as any other weekend.
I didn’t get to ride this week because too much homework at school, but plan a couple hours on the gravel saturday because this is Kansas where gravel is king.
Simple stuff really: 4 hours of easy riding today, just for the enjoyment.
Tomorrow an hour of easy spinning the pedals
Monday 2×20 at CP on the TT bike.
Initially I wanted to go for a long ride, my first 100k but the flu is changing those plans. I will stay home instead
I will be resting in home after long family christmas ?
Friday 20 km run Sunday I am going to run 30 km, four weeks left until marathon.
Recovery Saturday and early early long run Sunday
Hiked 13 miles in Wayne National Forest (Archers Fork Loop) on Good Friday. Rest day Saturday (maybe some disc golf), and cycling Sunday afternoon
Gonna go ride this afternoon.
Pregnancy yoga and gentle walks with the dog this long weekend. Nothing too strenuous!
Going for an hour easy run saturday and 25K run with some marathon pace segments sunday.
Just restarted swimming. It’s a great complement to running (and surfing!!). Cheers and happy Easter.
I’m doing a short run Saturday and a 90 minute run Sunday. I’ve been easing back into training after some health issues affecting my running the last several months. I’m excited it looks like a beautiful running day tomorrow!!!
I’m hoping for plenty of miles on the bike this weekend. Maybe a split between on the road and in the dirt.
Couple of easy runs getting ready for Paris marathon next weekend.
Taking an urban hike today through San Francisco and then heading up Mt Tam tomorrow for some time hiking in nature.
Mix tempo and stride training taking at least 50 min
Stinson-BoFax ride planned for Sunday. I’m sure we’ll see some Easter bunnies!
Came back to my hometown for the Easter weekend, so I’m gonna take my time and slowly cruise down the streets…
300 bike an a 21km run
Working towards my 2016 walking goal of 250 miles (and eating chocolate).
My plan is to rest my knee and strengthen my hips, injured :(
Long MTB ride Sunday
No plans
Easter training involves working night shift and eating chocolate!
22 miles on the Boston Marathon route from the start to Cleveland Circle.
Together with 5000+ charity group runners.
Weight room training and long easy nordic walking session.
Happy Easter!
Donatas
I’ll be going for a long slow run on Sunday. I also hope to get in a trainer ride today, but we’ll see.
Some swiming on saturday and bike on sunday… In between house work
Run on Saturday. Hills on Sunday.
A couple of rides outside if the weather cooperates.
Saturday will be a recovery day, Sunday will be a short day before Easter brunch!
Snowboarding at Stevens Pass and a long run!
We will hit the gym probably for some strength training and do some easy running drills later but otherwise it’s all about the eggs!
I will be doing 10km LSD tomorrow morning, hoping for the haze to go away.
9 mi progression run! And then eating all the chocolate bunnies!!
Well having to work a couple ten hour days this weekend won’t leave me a lot of time to train but I would like to hop hop (easter bunny joke get it) on my mountain bike and eat some mud!
Ran intervals yesterday, 5k ‘recovery run’ today and tomorrow will probably be a post-drinking rest day ;) followed by a 2 hour long run on Monday. Hooray for 4 day weekends!
My nutrition for the holidays: antibiotics
My trianing for the holidays: master thesis
pretty sure my VO2max is gonna skyrocket throughout the weekend
Thanks :-)
Recovering from a hard training week with some easy spins.
Don’t have a specific plan at the moment so I’ll just run as many days as I can.
Every time there is a giveaway here, I am with my family at my inlaws on the foot of the Chřiby hills. So the plan is to do some trails – I am a bit tempted to try to run to Brdo lookout tower and back, which will be my longest run (28km).
short run this weekend!
Long ride Saturday, swim and run on Sunday