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Will take 1h bike ride on roller after Eastern cheesecake and tiramisu.
Let me know which workout you’ll be doing in an attempt to override any Easter-associated candy that may be consumed. If for some completely unexplainable reason you aren’t biting the head off of a chocolate bunny, feel free to just pick your Sunday workout (or nearest completed workout). Extra points for listing the Easter candy that put you in this predicament.
3:20 bike with 1000 m altitude cumulative, just to find a chocolate bunny in front of my garage.
Start cycling…. not 1km this year so far… just freezing cold and still snowing here in Germany
45min zone 2 run with 8x20s fast mixed in throughout.
TrainerRoad Pain Cave!
Just getting on the bike after being sick will be a win for the day.
60km double hill climb with a river loop thrown in for fun. Had a 100km race last week that i did with the flu so that Easter bunny was welcome and is missing his ears at the moment. The rest of him looks pretty tasty now though.
1st open water swim of the year in Lake Norman, North Carolina.
Jelly Beans are the best.
Clinton North Carolina
Thanks
Short 40′ run after the Oakland Marathon last weekend!
Rowing a 10K on the concept2 indoor rower.
18km after eating like a pig. Picture of our Easter table: link to instagram.com
:-)
50 mile bike ride!
A small (indoor) Sprint Duathlon; 2.5k run -10k bike – 5k run!
… and then, Chocolate milk! ;)
The gym is open this morning, so a 2000 yard swim followed by an extra little biking session to see what can be done about counter acting the ill-affects of all the chocolately goodness that will be consumed later on… and the stuff I sneaked out of my sons Easter basket already this morning.
Today will be a quick 1 hour bike with 18 holes of golf— that should be good for the 1 small dark chocolate bunny.
14 mile run with 20 minutes of tempo…fueled by a chocolate bunny ear i bit off my 7 year olds chocolate stash!
90 minute Endurance ride on the KICKR to make up for eating too much bacon and prime rib and Easter Brunch
I’m on the injured list and have numerous food intolerances that include my favorite Easter treat (Robin Eggs!!–just thinking about them makes my mouth water!!). If I could work out I’d definitely be doing a 9 mile trail run this morning! :D
45 minute tempo. And I’m on shift so maybe I’ll fight a fire if necessary.
4 mile easy run. Darn Peanut Butter eggs!!
20 mile bike ride for me!
Long ride this afternoon. Need to lose some winter weight as it just turned warm and summer jerseys will be put on.
Since I’m at my parents house and I forgot to take the power chargers for both my cell phone and my garmin 210, I decided to go out for a run without caring about pace or distance for once. My Ipod’s stopwatch did the trick today. Came back feeling very refreshed after a 35 minute run. :)
With my sport fasting behind it I am like mad to t sports. Yesterday, a bosloop 8.92 km in 44.40 seconds. Of 98.9 kg in January to 81.3 kg yesterday. Tomorrow we walk off the Easter chocolates with 12.5 km at least. 80 kg is my goal. Fine new gadget for running or cycling would be perfect. Greet everybody
I’m doing an Easter “brick”.
Swim – 3100 yds One hour and fifteen minutes. (400 warm up, 6×150 (50kick, 50 drill, 50 swim), then 4×200 (1st 100 catchup, 100 swim) with 30 sec. rest. Then 4×200 free slow & steady. Long free with 30 sec. rest. – 200 warm down)
Run – One hour, easy and light.
That out to burn a few extra calories! Happy Easter!
A 1 1/2 hour bike / run brick should wear off all the peanut butter pastel egg shaped M&M’s I’ll be dining on all day!
Have a 12 mi. easy run to start the day off with a caloric deficit and then a 45 min. spin later to help work off the over indulgence. Happy Easter.
I ran 16 yesterday and will be logging another 10 today to combat all of those jelly beans!
9km running from Recife to Olinda + 1km swimming with temperature around 30 degrees Celsius!
I’ll be riding 15 miles and then running four. Cadbury mini eggs are my weakness.
Treadmill. Dread mill. Ugh. Love your reviews!
Peanut M&M’s, then 5 miles. Great giveaway!
Couch to 5k – Week 1 Day 3 ….probably only burn enough cals for two mini Reese’s peanut butter cups :-)
7 mile run at 7.30min mile in Richmond Park, followed by Cadburys Flake egg and all the contents! :-).
2 hours on the bike with 8x1min all out, in the middle, followed by 30 min east run.
As if scrolling to the bottom of these comments isn’t enough of a workout, I am doing a 1:40 LSD run today. No candy for me, just a smoothie.
Did a 12 Km training round to warmup for tonights Danceparty. O.W.A.P (= Oldskool Warehouse Acid Party) here we come :) :) .
10 k trail run with 600 m elevation within 2 k
Not gonna lie…I’m gonna stuff my face all day today. If anyone gives me kids some of those Starburst jelly beans, I’ll probably OD. But for the next week, I’ll be hitting the pool at 5am to counteract all the damage.
Long steady state ride with low cadence intervals thrown in.
easy spin on the trainer since it’s raining……and legs are dead form yesterday!
8km easy long run to murder the Peep army stationed inside my tummy.
I’ll be doing an easy 5 miler tomorrow before work. Dang Hershey miniatures!
I put away over half a bag of Starburst jelly beans while filling my daughters plastic eggs. Fortunately there were enough left over for her. I’m going for a 6 mile run to make up for it. Thanks for the opportunity.
HAPPY EASTER, EVERYONE! Well, I must confess that chocolate eggs and Spring Limited Edition Oreos have made me need to burn more calories today.
I’ve got a spin class in an hour. And I will also go out for a jog in the afternoon.
Thanks! Hope to win!
90 min run maybe on trails, but likely on the pavement. little chocolate eggs are practically gu, right?
I will be running hills to work off Easter lunch and all the candy that will follow.
Biking 36km’s to home from spending night in laplander’s hut.
3:20 on the indoor trainer (race simulation) and a 50 minute flush run later in the day. Going to ugly after a friend’s wedding last night.
After consuming my first borns weight in yorkie, I’m eggisted to be entering to my first 10k next Sunday. Hop in the park after my first half 2 weeks ago
So this recipe is actually intended to get rid of the Matzot eaten at the Seder but I guess it works just as well for chocolate bunnies: 60 min of road cycling
10 min warm up and short hill reps each one with a single leg, you can rest downhill
happy holidays!
( the first one was a reply to a comment made by mistake X)
Sorry chocolate bunny, but peeps (those squishy yellow chicks) are my downfall. To balance out the fact that I can eat them nonstop during the Easter/spring season, I added extra mileage to my weekend workout, I ran 12 miles yesterday (Saturday) on a hilly course and am running 10 miles today at an easy pace.
Easy 10k run on my FiveFingers. Still easing in!
Due to bronchytis, some indoor-thingy like bodyweight training, need to burn that train replica made of chocolate I ate yesterday!!! :-)
I will go for another long bike ride in the lovely sun that is finally melting the snow away here in Sweden!
One hour hard trail run with my co-workers to train with my co-workers for an upcoming race. We will do about 8 miles of very intense trail running, hills, and rocks.
2 hour ride today to offset the mini robin’s eggs.
well the evil but delicous mr. praline filled chocolate egg put me at a
3 hour bike ride at
45 min zone 2
20 min zone 3
5 min zone 2
20 min zone 3
40 min zone 2
20×1 min push hard at zone 4 1 min recovery
10 min cooldown
a couple hours on the trainer (raining here today) in preparation for the Ouachita Challenge. happy easter!
Rest day today but I prepared by working hard all week. Finished it off yesterday with an awesome hour long cycling class.
Recovery week, 50 minute easy run and 45 minute swim.
Easter candy – peeps of course!!!!!
90 mins swim session and straight into 2 hour hills ride
I’m addicted to chocolate, but nothing a few hours on a bike trainer couldn’t fix. Except it’s too convenient to eat some more while riding! :)
Not planning to eat much today, but as soon as the wind and rain calm, as long of a bike ride as I can manage.
Easter? It’s easter?
90/10 Brick!
I’ll be running a slow 6, getting ready for next week’s cherry blossom 10-miler!
Went to grandparents to run in the wild planning 21-27 km peace 4.20/km
I will be running off some Reeses Peanut Butter Eggs.
Did my normal Sunday 10km run with my running buddies and hired a City Cycle bike (like the paris Velib) to get me back to the starting point. Peanut M&M are my evil friend….
10 miles in Central Park with a close friend and training partner, plus possible hot yoga at 6:30 if I get enough work done in the afternoon. I am waiting till the chocolate’s half-price, though!
90 minute easy run. Screw chocolate, it’s all about the peeps!
16km sub 05:00min/pace vs. 500g Milka chocolate
Easy 15-20 mile ride
A ‘Fight Gone Bad’ Crossfit workout followed by interval sprints for 20 minutes. Then repair my running trainers as they are falling apart and i cant afford a new pair!!
As the weather is bad (snow&stuff) I am going to have some indoor fun with The Sufferfest: Blender.
Peeps are my downfall, and I’ll do an easy two hour run to escape them.
20km on the trainer and 5km run
I had a nice 70km road ride this morning, then and evening was an easy 8km trail run as water/jellybean carrier for my girlfriend.
Riding the ‘tour of flanders’,the last 75km, around 15hills with elevation between. 10-22%! In this weather it’s really tough!
Power – based bike workout follow by 20 minute run
PS HAPPY EASTER
7 mile run around the mall and tidal basin to see the cherry blossoms that should have bloomed weeks ago.
I’m going to do my LongRun – 3 hours in preparation for 21 april Marathon
Reese’s Easter eggs are the bomb.
Therefor I’ll be doing 2x 3×10 over unders
On the trainer this morning. Then a easy 10k
This evening.
no chocolate but a healthy size bag of fruit pastilles on the long flight from Heathrow to BWI.
Brick (sort of)
2 hour bike on trainer (while emailing, fbooking, writing this comment..etc)to
then small pause to deal with Easter preparations/greating family arrivals to be limited to 15′ transition to
45 min easy run
Peeps, peeps and more peeps!
Today will be chasing nephews and niece around, tomorrow will be a lunchtime 5k.
Reese’s peanut butter cup eggs, five mile run (maybe), followed by a pack of peeps
Not quite a chocolate bunny, but had a chocolate microbrew beer in Burlington, Vt, followed by a 5 mile run around Lake Champlan
I carry the egg up the hill. I push the egg down the hill. i chase the egg down the hill. I carry the egg up the hill. I push the egg down the hill. I chase the egg down the hill. etc. It’s hill repeats, but with omlette.
My egg is called Mr Humpty. He has a faster 5k pace than me, despite having no legs and running in a tie. Although it might be a belt, it’s a little hard to tell.
Candy consumed last night: a total of 12 Jelly Bellies.
Work out (I have a 4yo so I just finished hiding the eggs): 3×12 over head squats, 45 burpees, 60 kettle bell swings.
Happy Easter.
Going to scramble to get in a 10 mile run and try to stay dry from the rain.
Happy Easter to you! For my workout, it will probably be in a day or so, since today is one of my rest days from a half-marathon distance workout yesterday. Tomorrow will probably be some sort of average 10-15K run. Also, I’m not one for chocolate, so no need for extra runs to counteract it!
P.S. We have those chocolate chickens too!
I’ll be heading out for a 4 mile run at 10k pace.
90 minute long run…..starburst jelly beans
30 minutes of intervals followed by an hour at tempo. Stacked 3×2’s followed by three 15 sec bursts.
Hitting some local trails on my mountain bike…
Today’s brick 1:30 bike and then to a 1 hour run.. All in zone 3..!!
cookies, and chocolate cakes, with a little bit of icecream.. Oh and also a plate of cheese, with salami, and jamon.. etc.. All the above and many more i tried to burn..!
Happy Easter to everyone..!!
After a week of no running and crosstraining due to a calf strain, I’m going o attempt an easy 3-mile run wearing my silly-looking electric blue calf sleeves. If it still hurts to run, I will try not to cry and resist the urge to buy several discounted Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs and continue crosstraining on the arc trainer.
20 minutes tempo and the 40 minutes long run and 10 minute abs!!!
10k run through and around my university.