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90min run, then renovations on house
Finaly a rest week
10 km run on Sunday. Three hour ride on Monday. All off season for me at the moment.
No training. Just working on my position and a few new parts to install on the road bike.
I will try to ride Hautacam on the Bkool if I can find the route.
I am going to Tiberia Olympic triathlon, my first race for this year !!!!!!
Hi,
My training plans are simple this weekend. I’m in San Diego visiting family, so got no bike with me, which means I will run when I have a chance, most likely a 10km run on Sunday.
Thanks !
Stefaan Carbon
First Bike rides in the Sun this year.
Maybe a 10km run race on monday.
Besides running around with my kids looking for eggs I hope to get on the trainer once the kids are sleeping after the sugar high.
A couple of 10k runs, a couple of calisthenics workouts and maybe a Max30 to round it off ;)
My goal this week is to finish a Olympic triathlon
I had a race yesterday which didn’t worked out as hoped as our group got caught in the final lap. Today will be 3h on the bike with a 30min tt effort and an easy 120k group ride tomorrow.
Boost my calories on chocolate bunny flavour everything, and train for the Squamish 50 while listening to DCR podcast! Absorb all these triathlon talk that I do not understand!
Lot of skying and running in the forest!
Saturday was a short morning swim, then a HR based 5km run then went fishing
Run and swim. Wanted to go for a ride but it is freezing.
A couple of quick runs to make up for what’s been missed during the week and get back on trac
Minimal activity due to family time but off work for following week so have planned a solid schedule of SBR for it :)
7 mile jaunt on the mountain bike today with my jack russell. Planning on 25 road miles tomorrow before the rain.
I’m going to run a bit on Saturday and cycle up to Genting Sempah on Sunday.
Had a trainer ride today and hopefully an outdoor run tomorrow.
A lot of indoor training on Zwift, because the weather outside is frightful ;-)
Today a 1.5 hour ride and tomorrow a 3hor ride. Eat many easter eggs and chocolate. If my kids do not find them before me.
A chocolate powered swim.
Except for phrenic training while coughing no workouts for me this weekend ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Did a 60k on the tri bike yesterday, and plan for a 20k run later today
After traveling to New York, I will have a nice morning jog tomorrow.
A 10k run, then a good 3hr group ride the next day!
One short run on Saturday and one good ride on Sunday to get my season started.
My training plans for this Easter involve watching the kids race round the garden looking for the chocolates Mr E. Bunny left for them followed by a rather vigorous yet leisurely rest on the couch to recover.
5km race on Tuesday followed by the first few runs of my buildup for my next 1/2 marathon. Then a swim to finish the week on Sunday!
Will try to ride up Bogus Basin here in Boise if the weather permits
It will be last 20km tempo run before Rotterdam marathon. We have sun today so I will enjoy it :-)
I’m cycling around the Isle of Wight trying not to be blown into the path of oncoming cars by this crazy wind.
Did a 60 km ride with some climbs of the Amstel Gold Race Saturday.
Only one training activity. Racing my 5 year old daughter to get all of the good eggs on a Sunday morning Easter egg hunt.
I’m planning a long cycle ride and a couple of short runs
Did 45 min of indoor virtual spinning on Friday and a 15k run on Saturday. Might do a short run on Monday.
Extreme Coaching! :-)
I was planning on doing some bike with my boyfriend, but the weather decided something else so … does housework counts has a workout ?
Yesterday a 60km MTB ride
And if it stops raining maybe a short road ride today or tomorrow
A couple of laps of “The Nut” walk in northern Tasmania, 150m vertical for 600m distance
Unfortunately rest for a few weeks. A car cut my way while riding. Nothing serious but need to heal nonetheless.
I plan on having feet up for the rest of the week.
Spent a good 6 hours on the road yesterday – running the Two Oceans Ultra 56k !
saturday, short riding including uphill. 40km
sunday, zone 3 long riding. 100km
Some cycling on my new koga, and on monday a run.
did a 5k run Saturday morning and then possibly some bodyweight workouts at home Sunday evening
Pushing the kids around in the stroller for a run. Let me know if you want a recommendation, Ray.
Badly twisted my ankle, still waiting for recovery, very impatient to run again. But by that time, this will be Easter sauna, and later this week my bi-weekly swimming. Can’t wait to run….. perhaps with a new HR monitor for rehabilitation !
Hope to catch up with my training …
Threshold Efforts Saturday, a 60km road ride Sunday and the racing on Monday. Maybe a rest on Tuesday.
Detoxing with Californian red wine in preparation for the greatest Easter tradition, Gent-Wevelgem
Spin on the turbo and a short swim
I’m getting ready for the London Revolution in May, need to put in a couple of 2 hour training sessions to help work up to the 184 miles over two days. I will be mainly using chocolate eggs for fuel and the better half will be rewarding my efforts with mini eggs in 30 minute reward windows.
Only a recovery swimming for back injury
In the Victorian high country for some riding and running – and some brews at the Bright Brewery
Away in London for weekend so gym bike and treadmill got me. Race on Monday. Lots of bulking up too!!
Started the weekend with a trail run with my wife on Thursday, then marathon pace training on Friday, long ride around leman lake on Saturday. Should be doing a long run today, but that will probably wait tomorrow :)
I’m new to Triathlon. Yesterday I completed my first 50k bike ride. For the weekend ahead, I look forward to do a 40k bike ride followed by a short easy run – in preperation for a Duathlon on April 8th: 5k run, 20k bike, 3k run. Exciting!!
After a trainingsweek on Lanzarote I want to test the TT bike this monday
Nice long Lake ride on Monday …. I hope
Thanks Ray
Cleaning my bike, watching the rain, a little weightlifting
This Week end, Sixty minutes on saturday and Sixty two minutes on sunday. Because i’m late in my plan for ten kilometers.
And some chocolate eggs for monday off course ;-D
Run up some hills
Trying to catch the first opportunity available ( 3 children ) in Belarus (wife’s family ) to run on not so flat terrain. Already 14km done so far. Hope for more before queuing back at the border with Poland.
its a rather relaxing weekend … just a short run and maybe a hike ?
Normal training schedule if this can be scheduled around family visits
I will “assist” my father on the bike while he is running.
Climbing 2500m, Tempo+, while enjoying the spring weather.
Today, Lunch with my family. Tomorrow…bhò, a ride in MTB, not a precise plan for now…
i will be doing a mild run only as I’m recovering from a pretty heavy cold.
A nice and easy hike on Saturday and a 40 minute run on Sunday
planning: 10m long run…
My plans are to ride to work 12.5 mile and back, Monday to Friday.
It’s bank holiday Monday so I don’t have to ride that far, but I might go for a walk.
Today (Sunday) I might actually get out of bed and do a few reps of my local hill.
Running around a coastal park while on a ‘staycation’ with my family.
Start build up 10K running goal in July and have on @ end of the weekend a 20k climb on tacx
Rode for 40k yesterday. Tomorrow I’ll be doing a 15k run as part of my half marathon training.
So it was a 5km Parkrun yesterday and hoping to get out on my bike today although the weather in the UK doesn’t look great…
eating hot cross buns fresh out of the oven
I’m just leaving for a 5km run in the park :)
Building distance on the bike, so 100km long spin before the weather gets nasty around here, then some easier recovery efforts and some chocolate recovery therapy.
Saturday morning burpees until I drop. Sunday 5k+, slow pace, run in the morning and a family hike in the afternoon, my dog will be the most exited…
Take the road bike off the trainer and go for the first road bike ride of the year.
Swimming yesterday, a short easy run today, and running intervals tomorrow (we have Easter Monday off in Denmark)
Spending holidays in Berlin, eager to have a GPS track from here as well: a pyramid-training run is planned from 1 minute run-1 minute walk up to 6 min run- 1 min walk and back (I’m a real beginner)
Hiking. Time to share some hard leg training with friends
Strength work in gym on Friday. Sailing race on Sunny Saturday. Run/walk on Sunday to help recovery.
I will finish my frist marathon training. Couple of easy long runs are planed.
Got a short workout in Friday on the trainer, Saturday spent with family, Sunday I have to work. Monday I will get a 3 hour ride in.
I’m going to a long run and back to back mt. biking session with some good friends.
Fun. Fun. Fun.
Just did a 8.5km run instead of a 11.2 km run. Lack of time.
Easter egg hunting and church
I’m focussing on recovery on Easter weekend.
Already did a 65km ride on a touring bike on Saturday. For Sunday a short ride with the new bike (race) is planned. Monday resting day.
Celebrating spring by riding outside — TSS targets of 100 Saturday and 120 Sunday. Happy Easter, everyone!
Does running from chocolate loaded kids count as training?
Due to the weather it wil be an indoor training on the rollers today to recover from yesterdays Gent Wevelgem cyclo.
Bouldering on Sunday
MTB on Monday
Planning to do a long run this weekend with my friends.
Going for 3 consecutive long bike rides on Fri, Sat & Sun