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TT race on Saturday then the Preston Mountain Classic on Sunday. That should cook me proper
An easy ride on Saturday and a hike on Sunday morning
No plan as I am currently running a marathon everyday since my second baby arrival last week 🙂
This Saturday I’ll do a 2 hours bike session followed by a long running on Sunday around the cost of Barcelona
Travelling to Austin to watch the Cap Tex Tri with my daughter. We’re both injured and can’t race so we’re doing the next best thing: cheering friends and folks on…and eating at food trucks.
First tri of the year – an Olympic on Sunday.
60 miles training ride sat and 100 mile endurance ride Sunday
Currently being in vacation in Spain at the Mediterranean Sea I’ll enjoy a weekend without any trainings.
Weighs and multiple bike rides
10 mile race on Saturday and long bike ride (on new bike!) on Sunday w/ my tri club. Plus the outdoor pool here is FINALLY open so I’ll be getting in a couple swims. And probably a yoga class on Sunday.
Couch and Giro d’ Italia, just came down with a virus 🙁
Bank holiday here – hopefully the opportunity for a few rides! Whoop!
Long bike rides, 50k on Friday, 120k on Saturday and 100k on Sunday.
Been sick for last week, so easy run to get in shape again (have planned a 10 km next weekend).
Some 50 – 60km bike rides and so bouldering.
16 mile long run, 6 miles at marathon pace.
I’ll be sailing to the Isle of Wight this weekend no training for me 🙂
Well, it’s a long weekend here in the UK, too. But there might be more hiking than actual training…
Riding the Saturday morning world championships then holding an open house on Memorial Day.
As weekend will be quite hot, I’ll go hiking in the hills and later drinking beer. 🙂
will do a 60 k ride around the ‘westfriesland’ region in Holland.
Yoga on saturday and likely à little longer run on sunday!
Running 12 km on Saturday and some recovery km on Sunday.
None actually.
Since rest after tough week is what I need more.
We will have 30^C here, so there is only one thing you can do: go high up in the mountains!
Maybe a short 50k ride, ain’t got time for anything else 🙁
Either a 15km trail or on the beach, easy fun run.
I’ll be racing the Highland Trail 550 – a 550 miles (duh) self-supported bikepacking race around the Scottish highlands
Going to mtb xc marathon 80km
70mile/112K ride
everyday 15 miles run
I plan on taking my bike for a short ride with intervals on Saturday. Sunday will be a very lazy day.
In Czech for the european orienteering championships..
Run and long ride Saturday, another ride Sunday, and open water swim on Monday.
Not sure the weather let me really plan my training…
I will just wait for dry roads !
A bit of strength training and (perhaps finally start a bit of running).
I’ll do a classical long run on Sunday (15-20km) with some progressions on the second half, on Saturday I’m planning a long walk between the sea and the mountains
I’ll do a long run, around 15-20 Km for my upcoming 50 Km Eiger Utlra Trail in July… Should be fun 😉
I can’t run because i’ve a foot injury so I’m starting to swim and ride and i’m loving it!
Here we go:
Friday–swim 2km
Saturday off—-relaxing time at Copenhagen Beach in Amager Strand
Sunday 4 hour bike ride and brick run (around 140km on the bike and then 35-40 min running)
Sunday afternoon and evening —-spent on the couch like Homer and watching the final stage of the Giro d’Italia 🙂
Light workouts…enjoying my Ironman France taper!
Steady run on Saturday, long run on Sunday plus small ride too
Saturday: Brick workout – 50k bike with 10k run
Sunday: 100k Bike
I will run around Lake Balaton (220 km) in a 4-member relay.
2x 15k easy
50km Mountainbike Ride
bike 4 hours on Saturday + 2 hours on Sunday. – recovery after a ultrarun last Saturday…
long bike and pool swim on saturday, and a wet run on sunday! (super french weather… 😉 )
Go for a shortish high intensity ride in Saturday, and case my kids around on Sunday.
Long weekend in the UK too. So gentle cycle on sat (no cafe stop), steady long run on sun and kick-back and chill on Monday. Sounds good to me. Wife may have another ‘training plan’ lined up though: Repairs and housework. Ho-hum.
Unfortunately just trying to recover from massive problems with my left leg, caused from the back. Hope to do some relaxed swimming without to much pain 🙁
Cycling with my wife and then long run on the Sunday.
Saturday – Kid stuff
Sun and Mon – a couple rides totaling 100 miles.
Century ride on Saturday and a marathon on Sunday morning
Friday Brick 1 hour on the bike, 30 minutes running; Saturday 30 minute swim, 1 hour bike; Sunday Race simulation 4 hours bike/1 hour run.
A couple bike rides over the weekend – including a hilly one in the Polish mountains
Long ride on Sunday
This weekend will be weight training and 1 short run.
I’ll run 10K around the embarcadero in SF on Saturday morning.
I will try to run 10k and do training bike because of raining days
parkrun Saturday
long run Sunday
Long Bike and Brick Saturday
Threshold Run Sunday
Ladder Swim and Strengthening Monday
Getting Ready For Escape From Alcatraz
A short run is the only training plans for this weekend.
Just aerobic endurance training this weekend on the bike
Some laps in the pool (re-learning how to swim properly), and some cycling. Gotta love the long weekend.
I have XCM race in this saturday so cant do my training plan:)
A 60km trailrun on Sunday
11 km on Saturday and 5 km on Sunday.
Can’t spend 3-4 hours planing on the mountain, so I will head to Price Drice for a little hill session of 2/3 hills, 1 mile long with 150m climb! (will run flat on Sunday!)
Saturday swimming, Sunday cycling in Highlands ; )
Parkrun Saterday!
I’ll be biking up Mt Baldy
I will go biking on Saturday for around 40 miles, running on Sunday morning for 8-10 miles with my new Forerunner 235.
Dirty dozen erg workout on the schedule. Plus a fun run!
Just recovering from a stress fracture in the foot, so it will just be one or two short bike rides
Saturday: 4h of endurance miles
Sunday: Core workout together with my wife
I Will have a rest day on saturday, then on sunday do 2h of mixed intervalls.
i’m planning on going on some long rides in Oregon.
Run 20 miles, bike 40 miles, swim half mile!
This sunday I have a miniduathlon training: 5x (5 Km bike + 1 Km run)
Thanks for offering this giveaway! I’ll be spending the long weekend with family, and hope to get in a long walk or two.
Hills on Saturday, long run Sunday for me.
Just some easy riding with my 29+!?
Maybe hill run, maybe 15k running, maybe even first bicycle ride this year.
3.5km swim this afternoon and then Parkrun with my little ones tomorrow.
Nothing for Sunday unfortunately, I’ll be travelling for work 🙁
Morning: jump rope.
Afternoon: take a long walk along the river.
Evening: go for a short run.
Repeat.
fast parkrun (parkrun.org.uk) followed by a LSR on Sunday
Training includes an interval spin, yoga (Seawheeze 2016) and an easy 5km run. And brunch and lots of coffee!
Easy 20km ride with the missus on Sat, with a 20km mtb bash on sunday.
90 km / 8 km brick on Saturday
Supporting the crazies running the 89 km Comrades Marathon on Sunday
Club run on Saturday (~10km hills) and long run on Sunday.
A long mtb ride on Sunday
Currently in a wheelchair from a biking accident so Im going to spectate at an XC race on Sunday. That and an hour on a recumbent stationary bike.
Cross train ice hockey and bike ride
It would really be useful!!
1 last run in Europe before flying home
Saturday: brick, sunday: long bike ride + swimming
I’m doing trail running up the hills on Saturday! Thanks!
Run, ride, walk – as much as I can 🙂
Friday – Beer (and dancing if that counts!)
Saturday – Run (Easy 40 mins)
Sunday – Run (Easy 10mins, Hard 50mins, Easy 10mins)