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After two weeks of chaos while moving, I’m looking forward to finally getting a good long run in.
Sunday 10k, pace 4:20
Lots of paddling :) Maybe I will mix it with little bit of running.
Saturday: Treacle run (that is a short run with my dog)
Sunday: the search for green jog (a run around Coventry’s green spaces, since we are at my in laws)
Monday: 3 hours on the bike (probably in the wet!) With the lads, preparing for Liege B L.
Well we’re already partially into the weekend but full training plan is looking like:
Sat morning: 20 miles of hills, hills, hills… plus Yoga and being lazy the rest of the day
Sun: 10 miles road + lifting heaving things, afternoon nap*, more stretching
* Most critical part of training :)
Finding time for a run with my 2 daughters (4 years and 10 months) in the double running buggy, I’ll run for as long as they stay happy in there!
Spin “class” aka competition with work buddies
Run an easy 5k
Chasing the kids around the neighbourhood in our street Easter egg hunt followed by eating aforementioned eggs and then a 40K ride on the road bike this afternoon.
Bike tour in Prague!
Gonna run slow but steady 6K. Then eat lots of chocolate to cover my calories
Just try to follow my wife’s 30k run this sunday
As I am still recovering from a knee injury I will be doing a shorter run without taped knees to see how they’re doing. Hopefully 10km are possible as I have a 31km trail run in four weeks coming up! :) Thanks! ;)
I will be going on a 50 mile bike ride followed by a nice dinner with my family. Maybe a couple chocolate eggs as well.
Trainer ride on Saturday. Long run on Sunday.
Running in the rain! Or just sitting…
Gonna run a 10k this week
Hilly run (10km) on Sunday and egg chasing with my boy on Monday…
I’m doing a low pulse period so I’ll do one or two runs a’ 10K depending on weather and social life. Keep up the great blogging.
Friday 60km flat solo recovery ride
Saturday solo 100 km with 900 hm, big gear climbs
Sunday 85 km group ride
Sunday afternoon chocolate with the kids
All activities race bike
hockey hockey hockey!
Long Group ride
Well, my plans are to get back to training. Starting friday night with a fitness walk for 1h at mid level HR and mid speed. The day after an easy interval run (3 min running 70-100% HRmax, 6 min 40-70% HRmax, repeating 3 times). And Sunday a low load walk for 90-100min (<40% HRmax).
Recovery after 2 weeks of backcountry splitboarding. Might manage some mountain biking on Monday.
Fenix 3 was a good watch for the backcountry Will upgrade to the hr version if I win.
Finally getting more than one outside ride done. Should be good for both Saturday and Sunday.
Just some easy runs to get back in to the swing of things.
Just got back from a week’s riding in Gran Canaria, so mostly recovery ride/run
My training will consist of trying to keep 3 under 5s entertained while there mum runs a 50km ultra.
20 k east run complete, grilling n chilling the rest of Easter weekend with the family
I just want to get a bike ride in every day.
100 miles (outdoors) on the bike this weekend; currently 41% complete, showered and hungry for doughnuts.
My training plans for the weekend are: 3/25: 40 mile bike ride (actual accomplishment:50); 3/26 (my 60th birthday): 60 mile bike ride (actual accomplishment 62 miles); and 3/27: 45 mile bike ride (can’t wait ?)
My goal is to rest so my foot can heal
I will be going to several egg hunts with my kids and squeeze in a long run today.
Just to go for a short 5k run
75 km ride on Saturday and a rest day on Sunday.
Rebuilding my training plan. I got hurt earlier this year and I can now begin to retrain.
Tested the new road bike this morning, mtb tonight.
This weekend I will be joining some group exercise classes at the gym, cardio orientated. Also I will be doing 800m swims each morning followed by drills.
hopefully get a morning ride outdoors
Some road cycling and running depending on the weather.
my training plans are tempo rides on zwift!
12k run in a hometown:)
A 5k on Saturday, probably a 10-15k relaxed run on Sunday if the weather clears up, and then the Monday bank holiday for wherever the mood takes me- depending on weather, energy levels and whether the trail shoes are calling..
Basically, nothing formal. Relaxed, unstructured, just for fun. Enjoying the time off!
This weekend I will be hiking through the New Forest (England) to burn off those chocolate eggs!
Long ride on Sunday before Easter dinner
No real plans yet, but definitely a few rides.
Play tennis Saturday then treadmill on Sunday and run 7 miles. Could use a fancy new Fenix 3 HR!
Watch hoops while rolling my sore piriformis!
Short run today and ride long ride tomorrow morning !!
Taper week leading up to reading half marathon, so today 3×5′ @ 5k pace, Monday 6x300m @ 10k pace.
Easy does it this weekend. Paris Marathon next weekend
Working this weekend, so going to flank my shift with running in the AM and a Zwift ride in the evening, rinse, repeat.
Doing chocolate bunny curls. No pain no gain! Or maybe I’ll dust the bike off, take it off the even dustier trainer and see what the roads look like.
My wife and I did a 20k training run today. Tomorrow we will see if I have time for another run….
My weekend plan is to spend an hour on the turbo trainer then complete core TRX workout.
Going for a run and ride combination….I’m preparing for an adventure race I’ll be in with my husband, coming in 2 months time….
It’s be a social run with friend s. Follow up with a tempo run to make it worth while
Ride 75 miles Friday, 85 miles Saturday Run easy sunday
22 mile bike ride so far…
Did hill repeats on my mountain bike and tomorrow going for a nice road ride.
Mile repeats on Saturday and long bike ride on Sunday – after eating some Easter candy, of course!
2 rides outside and longer run on Sunday.
Easter is all about calories intake. And my only training will be egg chasing.
The recent snow in Boulder has resulted in a “death by KICKR” long ride on Saturday and an equally exciting long run on the treadmill on Sunday.
Hello everyone.
I am going to indoor cycle classes on Monday and Wednesday, and go for a 10 km run on Thursday and Saturday.
Have a good weekend.
Long ride, and some serious calf massage.
Long ride with my husband, and take Sunday off.
After a long hiatus i’m only planning an easy run this weekend.
Running and mountain biking in the hills of Hanmer Springs, New Zealand.
Eat healthy and a 5K easy run.
110 min long run training for a half marathon
Some short runs as I start a training plan for a half marathon
Training for Ride the Rockies so spending lots of time on the bike and in the sun. 55, 65, 50 miles.
25km urban run with a group of friends today and a couple of visits to the gym tomorrow.
My plan is to walk and eat.
90 min z4 ride on my new shiv sworks!
Sat: jog, parkrun, jog; Sun: 20k slow
40 mile group ride Saturday. Church Easter Sunday. Easy 40 mile ride Monday with a friend.
A trainer ride to burn off the Easter eggs
Trainerroad all weekend, 2.75 hours on Saturday and 3.5 hours on
Sunday. All Grind, No Fun, Big Payoff
Work on Saturday. An easy spin and chasing the kids on Sunday.
Training for my first 1/2 marathon. Will get in 15 miles this weekend, on the treadmill and outside.
A 28km long run with some tempo thrown in for me to try and get the legs ready for Boston.
I’ll do some distance work together with my gf.
A couple of long runs before the österlen lill-ultra in april.
This is a recovery week after last weekends Dallas rock n roll marathon. Recovery to me means traveling to the AZ desert, playing golf and some short runs.
10 mile run on Saturday and 45 mile bike on Sunday.
start my marathon training, for the 2016 correcaminos marathon in july, which will be my 2nd marathon
Coming back from injury and managed a 15mile run at 8min/mile pace, furthest I’ve ran to date (always stopped at half marathon distance before) on Saturday and family fun day Sunday for Easter ;-)
Last weekend before next baby due so planning a 2 hour run and some climbing at the wall.
Post exams, so no fixed exercise plans. Just going to enjoy some R&R and go for a ride or two when the opportunity (& weather) allow for it. Happy Easter!
4 min x 10 @ threshold power on Saturday, choice active recovery on Sunday.
Get my typical long run in (~9mi) and to make sure I stay well into my 1st and 2nd heartrate zones while doing so!
Going for a 40km ride followed by a 10km run this weekend
After work on Sunday morning, a hearty breakfast and a15 mile ride. I just upgraded my wheelset and want to see the difference
Trailrunning at the Isar
14km run on Friday, trainer ride on Saturday (4 X 5″@110%ftp) and an hour in the pool on Sunday.
outdoor biking and trail walking.
Running in San Diego (vacation).