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I will be commuting with my bike to work over the weekend as unfortunately I’m working this weekend! :(
I’ll be biking out for beer on Saturday, and running in a 5k race on Sunday.
finally getting out to ride again after a nyc winter!
Ohh sweet. . .I too am glasses of wine in . . nursing ankle and knee pain. . .Cycling right now is cross training only . . .60 min on Saturday. Aerobic. . .All other training is for my first 1/2 marathon in Mex city.
Calming for rain here, so maybe a bit of time on the trainer?
Hopefully getting a long ride on zwift with my brother-in-law.
Putting my new wheels on my bike, then 180K of new wheel “bliss”!
It’ll depend on the weather, either track training or hours on the saddle outside.
No cycling plans for me this weekend. Currently in Wanaka, New Zealand to not do the Motatapu Marathon I signed up for….
Going for a singletrack cruise around my local forest in Kenya.
No cycling for me this weekend, but a power meter would help.
Just skiën in the alps. On the bike again next week!
No cycling, still good conditions for alpine skiing.
Going to run run and run. Cycling season in Montreal is a few weeks off still…! But tri training has begun!
Bike is getting a tune and a 55k race is in the schedule. But once I’m done with this race, I’ll have much more time to ride which Im very excited for.
I’ll fully intend to go riding as usual, and then remember that I’ve got 2 kids that are up at 6am and a wife who needs a break.
-10C forecast for the weekend, so definitely a couple of indoor sessions are in order.
Saturday I have a 2.5 your ride and subday I fly to wonderful New Jersey!
Riding a sufferfest workout friday afternoon but too busy to get in any rides this weekend :-(
Do a long ride with TrainerRoad :)
Thanks for the opportunity Ray,
My cycling plans for the weekend would be a leisure ride with the kids to go to the park on Saturday and an 1.5 hours ride on Beach Rd, Melbourne on Sunday..
I’ll be doing TrainerRoad sessions on Friday and Saturday, followed by a 50-mile group ride on Sunday.
I’m writing new smart-trainer software, so I’ll be riding indoors. Recovery Friday, VO2Max work on Saturday, and a long endurance ride on Sunday.
2 hour easy ride on Sunday.
I’ll be doing a recovery ride after a trail 1/2 marathon Saturday
i plan to do 2 Workouts from TrainerRoad-Trainingplan. 120 Minutes and 135 Minutes.
Planning on a couple of sweet spot workouts on the trainer. Looking forward to spring and outdoor riding, but will have to wait a few more weeks!
I will be riding my trainer while watching netflix.
I’ll be trying out some new road shoes I received through the week and hopefully catching some Strade Bianche and Paris-Nice TV coverage! Cheers.
Going cycling around the local hills with friends.
Not sure about any cycling – snow forecast for the weekend, in March, in Seattle! – but I might be buying a mountain bike. So I guess…cycling in a parking during for a test ride? Does that count?
A group ride in the rain, where we will go out too hard and return exhausted!
450 Mephistopheles runs
Nice longer day-50 miles or so for me. Hmm I wonder what my power output will be….
Will be away in Malaysia for a run-cycle-run race!
Trying to get an hour on the trainer at some point this weekend.
bike to work Saturday but will be doing a ride in the snow/rain on Sunday!
Most likely Zwift time given the snow storm forecasted here…
Not cycling, but starting my three month 2nd degree black belt cycle in Taekwondo.
I am planing to do part of Camino Portugues by bike, from Lisbon to Tamar or even Coimbra with a group of friends. We will sleep wherever we will find accommodation on the way. It should take us 2 day :)
Still some indoor cycling with Zwift in Finland. Too cold outside…
I’ll be doing my first group ride this weekend.
Stuck on the training most likely :(
I’ll be trying out my Stac Zero indoor trainer which just arrived on Zwift, since the next wave of rain is forecast for already flooded California.
I am traveling (without my bike) this weekend so I will be running.
But I will be back on the bike on Monday ;)
1-2 hours on the trainer both days.
I’ll be off doing a 200k, hopefully without rain, but it’s looking like I’m foolishly optimistic. Oh well.
Looks like rain most of the weekend so a weekend of Trainer Road looks likely.
Saturday is a no go for me its gonna be below 20F, Sunday on the other hand will be a blistering 40F so I will be able to get in my favorite 30 mile quick weekend route. I’m hoping the weather finally warms up a bit more so I can get off the trainer and outside but thats part of the NY (state not city) life.
No cycling plans for the weekend! Back from a work trip and will go out with friends to play board games downtown!
If my legs recover from my runs I’ll take a 30 mile ride to Fantasy Island :)
No cycling this weekend. Only running – go, go, go!
This Sunday is going to be fun: 9*1km run Sat, and a 2h build Sunday followed by a quick transition run!
Cycling between 2 rains
This weekend I will be riding a 30 miler as I start back from a lengthy off season.
Finally getting out on a bike after a long jaunt overseas with mainly running. I plan on mixing running and cycling over the weekend!
Planning on getting a ride in – Solvabg Century is next week!
on the old stationary bike this weekend :-(
In Cyprus top avoid the Zurich snow, but actually running a race on Sunday, not cycling.
2 hour Buddy ride on flat roads outside of town.
Testing ride with my new rear derailleur, and hoping for some good weather in rainy California
Saturday brick with a 2.5 hour trainer ride on Sunday.
I’ll ride to work Friday and that’s probably it. Still ski season after all…
I’ll be finishing up the XC-skiing session on Tauplitzalm. And then the bike-season is going to start :))
After commuting home tonight I’m going to be giving the bike a miss as my knee is stuffed and I should really go see my physio… I’ll take a Stages though :-P
Some zwift sweaty goodness
Trying to doing a ride to the city and back.
Recovery after sufferfest KoS weekends in a row
supposed to be doing a 180km long ride as final prep for link to bicyclenetwork.com.au
But heavy rain forecast in Sydney, so it may turn into 2 x 3hr rides on the trainer…..
This is a recovery week, so a short grind up a local hill a couple of times, and then babysitting duties.
I just put my new bike together so it will a good time to break it in
with the Argus Cycle tour only a week away I should take the bike out for one last ride to make sure it works!
3*8/6 on the trainer on Saturday and short brick session with only 30 min cycling before threshold running session on Sunday
Regards
Basic commutes plus hopefully a good 3-4 hours of training, still with the Wattbike, though. Can’t wait for the Spring to get here and get the outdoor riding started, hopefully equiped with a powermeter.
Having two small kids, i just hope to find a short time slot to do some kms on the bike.
No cycling for me… 30k Trail run up a mountain
Gravel grinding some unknown back roads!
Just a quick 20K ride this weekend, too busy!
Just a short ride for this weekend. Nothing special
Gonna be pretty cold, probably gonna stick to zwift
Will be doing 3×12′ at z4 Saturday and an abp ride on Sunday.
2 hour interval training
One of the days (depending of the weather) would be a Cube Netherlands event to test ride all their bikes, and second day, I think, would be a short circle of 100 km between closest cities.
3 hours ride on sunday
Not much biking on the weekend- I put my miles in commuting during the week.
Mostly sweetspot training to build back the endurance after a short break.
Easy cycle Saturday prepping for 40km trail race Sunday
Not a lot of training this weekend.
RAAM Crew meeting
Sunday cycing for sure, but where?
New bike weekend so hoping to get a lot of riding in, with lots of hills.
Sunday plans: Local school organized 168km sportive
Saturday plans: Delivery pizza? Catch Logan in theaters?
I am going in the mountains over the weekend and still have not decided between trail run or mountain bike…
Sill on the indoor trainer due to a storm coming in, for the next 4 days.
I will be using cycling on the trainer (Tacx Vortex Smart) just as warm up for a long run. Very relaxing to wake up like this.
Still a bit too chilly (+4c) for outdoor ride, so indoor training session it is (Les Mills RPM).
Trying to get on the bike again after 3 weeks of illness and injuries.
Depending on the weather, it will be inside or outside.
50km mountain bike race to keep me busy Saturday. Recovery time with beer on Sunday!
This weekend I’m going for a more or less combined swim and cycling training on saturday. Since it’s supposed to be raining all day on sunday I’ll probably just try to squeeze in a short run.
Last cross country ski race of this less than snowy ski season. Then lots and lots of biking.
Once around the lake plus a little bit more.