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Cycle until my legs hurt. Then cycle some more.
I’m going for a run around Central Park on a trip to NYC! It would be better having a GoPro to film the sights! :)
Rest, after I went for 10k twice in Central Park NYC this week.
If it does not start snowing I will try to do an outdoor ride!
Take care
Jurgen
Easy 5k today, 7k on saturday and 10 in friday
Cycle….Cycle….Cycle ……Cycle !!!!!!
I’ve decided to go for the classic 5k/10k/HM series this winter – The first of which will be coming up in 2 weeks! So I’ll be doing some 1k repeats and a long run this weekend. Might got to the bouldering gym too!
Bike and Running.
TrainerRoad, on the KICKR!
I will do trainersessions sat & sunday, enjoying pain and sweat ;)
Got a 10k race next weekend, so this weekend is my last minute tuneup. Hill session tonight, Saturday is 9k easy, Sunday is fast 11k race+ simulation.
Kettlebells as usual!
This weekend is start of the preparation season 2017.
After 1,5 months of relative rest the trainingen start again, Friday swimming, Saterday bicycle and running and Sunday a long running session
2 long runs, 12km + 21km.
Marathons: Marseille-Cassis 20km, Frankfurt Marathon, Shanghai International Marathon
Do a “longão”. :-)
After breaking my fifth metatarsal bone five weeks ago (painful) I will start “training” again on an indoor crosstrainer – with my foot still stuck in an oversized medical equivalent of a cement shoe though. :o
I guess this this deserves at least one GoPro – am I right?
A simple turbo interval session.
Out of training, visit parents.
Easy 5k on Saturday and legs up on Sunday :-)
I will run Prague Park Race tomorrow – 15km trail
A little bit of indoor cycling before a short trip to Basel (Switzerland)!
Some body weight exercises
50+mile bike ride on Saturday and an 18 mile run on Sunday.
My weekend will be filled with exercising my dogs. so I get cardio from walking and strength from lifting them out of the car.
Dear Randon God let it be me.
cycling on the trainer and some core work
2.5 hour TrainerRoad session on Saturday followed by a 1.5 hour TrainerRoad session and 30 minute brick run on Sunday! Good luck everyone!
A spooky Hallowe’en night ride!
Recovery running and swimming
Just another longrun and maybe some first rounds on my Tacx.
Zwiftin’ it up in my basement…
Short run, long run
Racing a half marathon in Gatineau Park, Quebec.
Sunday: Nice 5 miles on the beautiful Estabrook trails near Concord MA
Fri: 35min Bike workout, Weights, 35min Bike workout
Sat: 35Bike workout, Work on making workout space better
Sun: Weights & 60min bike workout
Be safe
Rich
An easy mountain bike ride on Saturday and a 25 km. run on Sunday.
11 mile run Saturday. Easy bike Sunday on the KICKR while watching football
I’m doing my last cycle before long bike trip through Finland.
Long run on Saturday, with a pool swim and hill runs on Sunday!
The local parkrun on Saturday and a few hours on the bike on Sunday
I do happen to live in Georgia and here in Georgia we have a little Half Marathon on Saturday morning followed by a Halloween Party. Sunday will probably involve sleeping.
A long run…. and some Sufferfest on the trainer !
Base miles with a couple of little hills, just to warm the legs up!
I’ve got a fartlek on Saturday! These new GoPros look great!
15k run before next week Marathon!
I’m going for a MTB race, 35km, 1000D+ it’s not much, but it’s something…
Work as official pacemaker for half marathon
Another hour of pain CX racing, elated its not muddy yet, but secretly willing the arrival of slop on.
Probably not much this weekend, trying to recover from the flu to be back in full strength next week.
Ride with some friends
Running, rest, repeat.
Flight from Barcelona back to the States this weekend. Tho, I did wrap up the week with a long run.
Half marathon trail race tomorrow, bike ride on Sunday
Maybe going for a ride if the weather allows it else it will be a run with lots of intervals.
Please let the weather be good i hate intervals!
Normal +- 70km MTB club ride tom morning.
Trying to find my cycling legs again with some rides in the hills.
Weight training session Saturday = moving into new apartment :D
I have a swimming competition on Saturday and on Sunday I’m going to disconnect running thru the forest a couple of hours.
Relax until my legs stop hurting. Then have a walk with my wife. All to get ready for another week of training rides to work. Good life!
Did I mention ice cream?
Training with my sister who is visiting
I will try this Sunday to run a 10EM race in less than 1 hour and 5 minutes, so that I qualify for the fastest starting area of the Midwinter Marathon on February 5th 2017…
I’ll be visiting relatives by bike which makes for a great 100km ride through the Chilterns (UK)!
Intervals friday and a long run sunday :o)
25k trail run on sunday. Thanks Ray!
Hopefully I’ll do some cyclocross riding.
TrainerRoad on my Tacx Neo interspersed with some runnign
Weather is still fine, so ~60 km cycling and 14 km running.
A long ride.
A 75km mountain bike race on Saturday, and a 105km road race on Sunday.
Hi Ray,
Planning a run in DC (along the Potomac then the Mall).
All the best
An hour on the trainer, a 100 km ride to enjoy the nice weather they predict and a stroll through the zoo. Quite an athletic weekend I’d say!
MTB in Ardennes highlands
Running on the beach!
Long run in the forest.
More distance!
Skating, swimming, running and relaxing
Some trail run through the mountain!
Last long run before tapering for my upcoming 50k in two weeks
Watch my son play rugby and enjoy the last weekend of my rest
Cycling near jerusalem
Nice weekend
I might just be able to ride my bike this weekend after 3 months off injured! So, it’ll be a pretty easy roll around (assuming I get the go-ahead) but it’s a start in terms of getting some fitness back (and some weight off).
Tulsa Run 15K Saturday, short ride Sunday, maybe a round of golf.
Run 10k friday and 15k sunday
CrossFit and 180 km ride
A long bike ride… One can only hope. I will most likely be stuck on the trainer due to kids and other timing.
Easy jog to recovery from lesion!
Racing a Spartan Beast for the 2016 Trifecta.
Rest.
a turbo trainer ride tonight on zwift and then a 5k run on the treadmill, making sure im close at hand in case my good lady goes into labour!
have a good weekend!
Rest Saturday. Sunday 5K race followed immediately by about 10 k orienteering event.
The Hertfordshire woods are calling!
Some enduro mountainbiking :)
Hills session on saturday and some XC bike ride on sunday!
The last hard traning weekend before my half marathon in this year.
running, lots of running.
friday – helping someone move then a 5k run
saturday – 8k run
sunday – rest day
atshuu, kroh, sniis, atshuu – looks like e-Sport weekend(week) for me.
Running with my daughter on Sunday, so will probably be run ragged!
Small running and bike session. Lot longer couch session with Netflix :)
One hour run on Saturday. 2 Hour run on Sunday.
Running in the Dutch dunes :)
Start my MDS training, which means running far with backpack full of weights.
Medium ride probably to the Cotswolds and medium run maybe around the river weather permitting.