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Friday, work and train. Saturday, work and train. Sunday, work and train. Monday, I’ll switch it up and train and work!
I don’t think we’re going to have BBQ weather over here in England this weekend!
I have a couple of long runs planned, no races for a change, but on Saturday morning I’m volunteering at the local parkrun.
I’ll probably be operating the timer.
You won’t be familiar with these over in the USofA, but it’s a brilliant concept. Free (that’s FREE!) 5 km timed events in parks all over the UK, and spreading to Denmark, Australia… tomorrow the world!
They’re organised by volunteers every Saturday morning at 9am, all year round, and the reults are online within hours. The idea is to be all inclusive and we get all standards from Olympians to grannies.
Sounds crazy but it works!
Enjoy your weekend.
Cleaning the garage on Saturday and a few hours at work on Sunday.
Go Manly!!
Long rides Saturday & Monday
Track running Sunday
And spending the rest of the weekend getting ready for my quarterly trip to Yosemite next weekend. Unless my new tri frame shows up Friday or Saturday…
Rest and Recovery!
I just got major sunburned on a long ride sans-suncreen…so ima try and recover without making it worse….
If I’m lucky I’ll spend the weekend moving and then biking for fun. If I’m unlucky, I’ll spend the weekend biking for fun. Sounds allright to me…
It’s the yearly cookout with my family on Saturday, and then a practice run on Monday for my very first triathlon next weekend!
I will be working on honey do list (cleaning garage, switching from uverse to dsl, etc)
Holding a party for my new nephew, born last week!
My plan this weekend is to rest my mind while engaging my body in some fun outdoor activities – probably biking and running with my dog. I am also running a 5k. Fun stuff!
Announcing crit racing all three days this weekend. And I’m told a grill will be fired up on Monday. Here’s hopin!
This weekend is all about furniture shopping. Woo Hoo!
can anyone on here tell me how it would compare to the garmin 405?
bike riding with kids
Hey Ray, I’m spending Sat & Sun at my daughter’s soccer tourney, then I’m doing an EPIC swimbikerun workout on Monday. My own little personal triathlon.
Have a great weekend! And if I don’t win the Garmin, I’d be happy to take the case of BBQ sauce!
Weekends are the best – my partner and I train :-)
In Melbourne Australia we are just into winter so Saturday morning we are on the bikes at 6.00am for about 4-5 hrs. Later in the day is ‘taxi service’ as one girl plays & referees basketball. Collapse in a heap saturday night …..with a dvd.
Sunday a long trail run in preparation for a 50km event soon …. Sunday night collapse again after a nice roast dinner .. :-)
Take care
Eat Em
Going up to cottage on lake in Maine. Lots of biking, running, reading, and bbq! Might even try my first open water swim if temps are above 50 degrees.
Thanks Ray, I could always use a spare!!
some time w the kids after being away the last couple of weeks.
keep dry from all the wet weather here!
I’ll be training of course!
saturday is still a workday for me, so in the afternoon, i’ll go jogging around the oval near our place and bring my 2 kids and 2 nephews with me. after the jog, i’ll continue teaching my younger nephew how to ride a bike (taught the older nephew last week.) sunday is my long bike ride day (6:30am to 10am) then spend the rest of the day with my family. monday is back to work day again :P
Love the blog!
Helping all the riders at the top of John’s creek for mountains of misery.
YAHOOO.
Picking up storm debris and sneaking a few runs in!
Some running, some biking and quite a bit of family time.
Memorial Day weekend is one of my favorites. Here’s what I have on tap. Saturday- long run in the morning followed by some time at the farmers market. Sunday – long bike on Beach Drive along Rock Creek Park. I’m spending Sunday Night rocking out to George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic at the Rockville Hometown Holidays. Monday morning, I will go for an easy run and shake off my hangover. Monday night- grill up some kabobs using veggies bought at the farmers market. As Bart Scott said…. “Can’t Wait!”
this will be a big entry list im sure…
My weekend?? A new ride should be finished this wonderful Friday afternoon, which means weekend of fun on the new stead!
After that effort, ill be hungry, so will have to throw a few snags on the barbie…. :)
Can’t wait to enjoy some riding along the Han river with my wife and two boys. Stopping to play some catch and enjoy a picnic. Pasta, fried chicken, watermelon, and beer. Thanks to all of those who have made the ultimate sacrafice so that I CAN enjoy this weekend.
Recovery weekend!
Surfing, training, hanging with the fams…
Training, veggie bbq
Count me in ! I’ll be using it to train for the Montreal marathon next september
Sadly, I’ll be working all weekend :( No time off until next Thursday, roughly when the 610 would arrive for a good break-in run!
Hey mate, would love the 610, although am semi partial to the RCX5. I have had a broken screen on my 310 for 18months so the waterproof features are null. Love your blog btw!
last weekend was filled with mud, fire, water and hay…this weekend…homework…oh well!
Plans for the weekend – Will probably be heading to a BBQ at a friends house. Perhaps a day trip to the beach.
Small BBQ and a short bike ride!
Hello DC Rainmaker! I’ll be spending my weekend performing 2 main tasks. Planning for my wedding in August later this year, and participating in the Tough Mudder event at Snow Valley, CA on Sunday. I’m not sure which will be more grueling. Don’t tell my (future) wife that!!! Thanks!
I was enjoying fresh lobster in Charlottetown, PEI.
BBQ on the beach in Onjuku, Japan. Don’t expect it to be crowded, no one wants to hang out by the sea these days here…
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First aquathlon this weekend at a beach near Taipei, TAIWAN.
Have a good one too!
Ben
I greatly appreciate your insightful and informative blog. I switched from running to multi-sport last year, and I read your blog regularly to help with my training.
spending the weekend with my girlfriend and her parents at a wedding that’s a few hours away. hopefully finding time to run between driving, wedding, and sleeping but it’s gonna be tough.
Enjoying the weather, playing a little bit of soccer besides that just the typical weekend with running and biking.
Playing volleyball Friday, running Saturday and Sunday, biking Monday. Hopefully with some nice weather and a lot of BBQ.
Hi, really enjoy your blog and I thinl i’ll enjoy more if I get the 610 (“,)
Hopefully spend time with family, get a long run in Saturday, bike and Sunday and enjoy the day off on Monday.
again…you are awesome….
we r taking the kids on a surprise trip to Great Wolf Lodge, and on Monday we r heading to my in-laws for a BBQ. good times
I’m going camping with cousins…biking Saturday morning, wandering through the woods later in the day and, of course, cooking over the fire Saturday night. Then celebrating my cousins birthday Sunday.
From Canada….
Barbecue was the name of the game. great weekend, warm and sunny! Took friday off for some shopping with my wife (well for my wife…). That gave me a great four day weekend!
Have all a great day!
Up here in the GWN we had a training weekend in the Rockies. Runs in the morning on mountain trails followed by road riding up the High wood pass until it got too snowy and we turned around. Back to camp to rehydrate followed by more re hydration and charred meat until falling over occurs. Repeat. Good times.
Big plans for my wife and I; we will be spending a romantic weekend in the Windy City in celebration of our 10 year anniversary. Thanks for the great site, and excellent reviews!
3 days at the pool, at least one long ride on my new road bike…and a good bit of beer drinking.
I will train all weekend.
Nice job with your review.
Regards
I’ll be setting my half-marathon PR at the Alexandria VA running festival on Sunday, and then eating beau-coup BBQ!
Hi. No long weekend here in Australia and we are now getting into winter so not to many BBQ’s either, but you know what we are like the slightest excuse and they get lit.
Anyway plans for the weekend. Up early on Saturday, ride to the bike shop 35k, do the 7.00am shop ride 45k, coffee and a muffin, back to the shop to see what they have in that I can’t justify buying, then 35k back home shower and out with the other half (shopping this weekend…oh what JOY!!!!).
Sunday my turn to marshal at a local TT. I’ll be on a round-a-bout with a flag and yellow coat, hoping it doesn’t rain. Sunday afternoon my be the movies or some bits in the garden. If I can, a quick set of intervals on the rollers Sunday night.
That will be about it, back to work on the Monday.
Robin
Whenever you have these giveaways, I’m always astonished by how many readers come out of the woodwork!
Anyway, on Saturday I am doing a bike ride on the Green River Trail down to Auburn and then on Sunday I am going trail running at Point Defiance. Should be good times! Of course, it isn’t summer in Seattle at all yet, so I’ll be happy if it stays above 50 and doesn’t rain on us.
Hello fom Brazil!!! I’m planning a long run on saturday; an aerobic run and a Churrasco (BBQ) on sunday.
Brats, Running, and more Brats is the plan.
Hello! Ran into your blog while googling FR60 and GSC-10 pairing issues. Great blog! I’ll be taking my new Cannondale SuperSix for a ride this weekend, woohoo! Thanks and more power!
Running of course
With favorable weather, a sixty mile ride Saturday and another Monday.
We are (if the weather holds up!) going to have a braai (BBQ for non-South Africans!) this weekend in Hong Kong!!! Should be good!!!
Going to watch a local crit race Friday, and heading to the lake on Sunday!
It’s far from summer down here in Melbourne. A trainer ride on Saturday morning, followed by the first winter race… 10km Sri Chinmoy Foreshore run. Back to work Monday. Cheers.
I will be spending the weekend by getting out of Indiana and taking a vacation to Florida for a week. Fort Myers Beach here we come!!
Have a great weekend everybody!
I’m planning on selling some running shoes, going to a wedding, and then going for my first outdoor swim of the season on Sunday.
To the Jersey shore for some running and playing on the beach
walked at pol.net
looking forward to not working for one. also, looking into a new vehicle on friday afternoon (swimming first)…long ride sat morning followed by a walking food tour in the afternoon. Sunday, long run followed by pool and bbq action….then back to work monday!
Last weekend was our long weekend, eh. So my wife and I did a training ride for the Ride to Conquer Cancer, 200km in two days, June 11th and 12th.
Then we played tag with the rain and tried to get in some quality family time.
Have a great long weekend down there…. :)
Hi Ray! This Memorial Day weekend I plan on working on my 3 mile run time and getting some strength training in. I also plan on skyping with my bf Aaron, who is currently deployed to Afghanistan. He introduced me to your blog :)
i will be running and fitting in another long bike ride this weekend .and a swim of course!
Oh I am so boring. I have just the regular stuff planned but I’m excited for a Monday family day.
Saturday, a local 5k..Sunday, eat and drink..Monday a long (well sorta), slow (very) run.
Thanks for great and useful info.
Run and run a bit more – no BBQ for me in NYC.
Swim, bike, run. Repeat. (I like the three day weekend!)
I want to win!!!!!
I’ll be attending to several backyard landscaping projects, squeezing in a long run, and doing some intervals on the bike.
Training – swim, bike, run!
First and foremost remembering and thanking our Veterans who make our freedom possible. God Bless them all (especially my father, brother, and grand father). Picking up a new truck Friday night, a long run Saturday, a long ride Sunday, and a short speed run Monday. Lot’s of yard-work and power washing the house in between.
I am traveling to WI (from CA) for my cousin’s wedding. I hope to get a few good runs in during my visit.
I’ll be spending the weekend at the lake with family for some boating, biking, swimming,etc. In other words FUN!
Last weekend (long weekend in Canada) I sent my wife on a trainning ride with my friends, while I was taking care of our youngest tennis lessons. She needed the milage more than I did!!
Just started reading your blog when I was looking for a new Garmin unit. Great work!
Friday – Fly home from work, maybe run at night
Saturday – Run and get food for my BBQ
Sunday – BBQ
Monday – Chill/run
I’ll be using the last full weekend before my triathlon to do some last minute training. Friday will include running, Saturday – biking, and Sunday – a swimming workout. Monday will be rest day.
Spent the last weekend visiting toronto island and did a fair amount of running (30 miles). Great long weekend!
Hello from Singapore! Fly over and do some races here! I guarantee you will find the heat and weather a different sort of challenge!
Have had a lot of problems charging 405, hope 610 is better
I’ll be taking advantage of the 3 day weekend to continue training for my first sprint triathlon (LavaMan in Lavallette, NJ). Hoping to log some good miles and get a solid brick workout in. Unfortunately, no BBQ’s in the mix. However, I will be replacing my wobbly front porch. Good times!
I hope you and the bride-to-be have a bit more eventful weekend planned.
My odds are slim on this giveaway but CROSSING FINGERS!!!! Would love to have the 610 :)
Thanks to your incredible Garmin reviews, I’ve had 4 friends pickup various models, through your site, hoping you’ll get the referrals soon.
As far my weekend goes, I’ll be running up and downhill a beautiful hill very close to my place in Mumbai, India.
Great review, can’t wait to get one.. Like the detailed usage. This weekend Swiming Friday, Bike & Run Sprint Satuday, Swim & Bike Monday..eroutsis@comcast.net
My odds are slim on this giveaway but CROSSING FINGERS!!!! Would love to have the 610 :)
It all depends on what kind of BBQ sauce would you be giving away… jk. As for my weekend, working on the beach all weekend. Rough surf and a lot of people should make it a busy one.