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Hi Ray,
Cette semaine, le 7mn workout de l’acsm.org tous les jours, mardi une sortie running de 45mn, jeudi seance fractionnés, et ce weekend 10 heures de randos en raquettes dans les Alpes. Merci pour ton site.
Flew out of Noosa, Queensland back to Adelaide on Saturday, but managed to squeeze in a return run to Hell’s Gate at sunrise. Sunday was a planned 75ish km ride with friends through classic hill segments of Adelaide… Norton, Lofty and Montacute.
After a hard couple of weeks training i needed to taper. So that ment two days of recovery runs and sunday i also added 45 minutes of easy swimming.
MJ
first duathlon Saturday!!!
recovery ride Sunday
12 mi run on Sat. 5 mi recovery on Sun.
I was planning on a brick workout: shots of Jameson followed by a Guinness and then running home.
Friday evening 3.5km swim.
Saturday morning 4hr bike ride & 5km swim.
Sunday 2hr bike with 1hr run off it.
Weekend workout plans? Recovery
Tapering :)
This weekend, I biked 52 miles in the hills, ran 14.75 in the hills, and took a swim lesson.
Loved it.
Richard
too late!?
Sat: KICKR session
Sun: MTB session
Mon: Guinness session
Saturday I swam 2300 and Sunday I lifted weights and ran 6 miles.
Saturday: 9 mile easy pace
Sunday: 1 hour bike in Dallas!
Saturday: rained out
Sunday: 4 mile easy morning run, followed by a mid-afternoon 8 mile race pace run with a friend
I had friday hill running for 60min, saturday free time and sunday 80min long run
I have been Run-Biking with my GF on saturday and simply training for 10K on sunday
did 16 miles on the bike Friday
today I walked 50 minutes around the neighborhood
Skiing both days in Candanchu (the Pyrinees).
Hi. Saturday-20 minutes soft running.
Sunday-Barcelona Marathon.
Training plans!? Give me a break! I’m traying to recover from Sunday’s marathon! :-)
60 min hilly trail run
You have said to enter: Give me your weekend workout plans. Simple as that! ;-). Well. 40k short bike hills, 1h swim, 1h gym and 1h run. ;-)
Friday: footbal
Saturday: strenght
Sunday: easy spinn on tt bike
Run, run, & run.
Friday: football
Saturday: gym work out
Sunday: easy spinn on tt bike
Lots of home projects
just ran a lot and hit the sauna for some heat acclimatization training!
Awesome contest!
My workoutplan
Sat Morning: Running
Sun Morning: Running
I just walk 5 miles on sunday to get back in shape!
Work out plan, gardening.
Saturday testing my new bike setup on a 13 km course
Sunday going for 60-80 km uphill ride
Saturday: 2000m swim & 8km run
Sunday: 1.5 hr trainer ride
Saturday there was a half-marathon on the plan but moving house put a dent in that…
5km run today; Been sick for the last three weeks.
Running the Zion Half Marathon on Saturday. Easy run the day before and after.
Taking my beagle on a hike after work.
5km run today. Good to be out since I have been sick for the last 3 weeks.
This weekend I’m going to ride my bike to the rec center (22 miles round trip) and swim 1500 meters. Then I’m going to pedal home and run a 5k. Then I’ll cap it off with some gluten free beer that actually taste like beer.
To Enter: Give me your weekend workout plans. Simple as that!
Saturday: Run around chasing my toddler, eating pizza
Sunday: 45 min Cycle Trainer, eating more pizza
To Enter: Give me your weekend workout plans. Simple as that!
well after running around all st. paddy’s day cooking and cleaning and sitting in a car last weekend to watch my daughter irish dance.. next weekend is “serious” workout day. my daughter will be home from college so while she sleeps off mid-terms i plan on doing a 3 mile walk – a big step in my new fitness life that i am determined to keep up (3 weeks and going strong)
then add in doing wash, and running around with an active teen, and you have my weekend.
Swim on Saturday, then over did it on a Sunday morning 15 mile run and slept all afternoon.
Saturday morning 1 hour on the treadmill at the gym. Then Trainer Road / Kickr. 90 minutes Saturday (Mist) + 2 hours Sunday (Perkins), week 5 of a Century training plan.
Saturday easy 10k. Sunday Encinitas Mile race.
Run Saturday easy. 1 hour on the trainer in the afternoon.
Sunday 2hrs on the bike and hot-tub later.
Saturday went on a 20 mile easy bike ride on road bike
Sunday started an easy neighborhood bike ride with my girlfriend and her daughter but had a family emergency and had to cut it short.
Monday Gym Workout
Saturday: 5k swim, 10k run
Sunday: 8 mi hike
Sat: 2hr TrainerRoad, 1hr tempo, 1hr sweet spot; 30min run
Sun: 1hr swim, 3x 5×200
Saturday: 16 mile long run – 8 miles easy – 4 miles @ 8:45 pace – 4 miles easy
Sunday: Recover from a long week of running
Training for half marathon and a triathalon the following month. Friday p90x3 core work, Saturday my long run -6miles and Sunday I will swim for an hour at the gym pool.
2.5 hour bike on saturday, 45 min swim and recovery 1 hour run on sunday!
I plan to do a 5 mile run as part of training for my first half marathon in August and first 10k in May!
Marathon here I come
Plan to do a 3 mile run along The Strip while on vacation in Vegas on Saturday and Sunday. And then do some core/weight work in the hotel gym to start the day out right.
A 7-mile hikes on Friday and Sunday, followed by all day in bed with a cold. This really happened!
Well…the weekend here in Oz has just finished however here is what I did:
– 35min pre-race bike workout
– Sprint Triathlon Race
2nd in Age Group – 10th overall and 6th fastest bike split of the day
Busy weekend… I have a 7:30AM flight on Sunday that doesn’t reach my destination (San Antonio) until 5:00PM… As soon as I get to my hotel, I will be lacing up and heading out the door for a ‘run until I can no longer see’ workout. Saturday is the St. Patricks Day parade!!! I will need to hop on the trainer for a couple hours in the weeee morning in order to prepare for a full day of drinking heavy beers and consuming pound upon pound of corned beef.
Plan:
Swim 2500m friday
Run 20miles saturday
Run 4 miles Sunday
Brick, hour ride and half hour run
Sat – 4 hr ride (outdoors hopefully)
Sun – 2 hr run in AM, 30 min easy spin PM
Thanks Ray!
Saturday, I was inspired to go for a ride up the summit, short but all up hill, after seeing this post. Sunday, Cheered my ‘girl’ on during a 5k as part of her half marathon training. This will be the last ride for awhile, shoulder surgery Wednesday. Thanks for a great website 4,719 Frenchmen can’t be wrong.
Sat: Bike 25 mi
Sun: Swim 45 min
ACL rehab on a stationary bike
REST!
Just made it! Long run and short ride! Beautiful weather!
Sunday’s my first 20min run!
Just made it! Long run and short ride! Great weather!
22 mile run
Saturday: 1:10 long run
Sunday: Group Computrainer ride!
Friday:
5 min dynamic warm up
5 min run 60% VO2 max
30 run 85% VO2 max
5 min run 50% VO2 max
5 min static stretch
Saturday
5 min dynamic warm up
45 min 60% VO2 max (Recovery)
5 min static stretch
75 min whole body strength workout.
Saturday and Sunday: Training Camp!
103 miles and 11k feet on Saturday, 50 miles and some snow falling at the finish on Sunday.
Sat: 10km easy run
Sun: 30km trail running competition, elavation 1800m+
1 mile run with the Airedale (and then a few more sans the pup, he insists long-runs are hard)
Sat: Short training ride
Sun: Rest…recovering from running injury.
A slow 12 mile run on Saturday, followed by a faster 12 mile run on Sunday.
Hot yoga Friday
30 miles on the bike sat
5 mile run Sunday.
Lake Superior is still frozen off my backyard. Ice trekkers, running shoes and the dog for an otherworldly diversion that counts as a workout!
Saturday was a slow 10k run and Sunday was a fast 10k. Everyday includes a simple at home workout. 50 pushups, 50 chin ups, 50 squats and 5 mins worth of handstands.
Whatever my coach tries to kill me with….
20 mile run plus some riding…..
Saturday, a slow 10k run. Sunday, a fast 10k. Everyday includes a simple workout. 50 pushups, 50 chin ups, 50 squats and 5 mins worth of handstands.
To Enter: Give me your weekend workout plans. Simple as that!
hiking in the Tien Shan mountains, starting at 1800m