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A day in bed engaging in some positive and restorative exercise
Leaving Galway City at 8:30am on a 110km cycle with a cycle group. Heading west out the coast road towards Connemara and then swinging back for Galway at Maam cross.
Going to pop into the local gym to see how a friend is getting on with his marathon run on a treadmill, nutter, but he’s doing it for charity and it’s fitting into his training for a 24 hour race in March.
Anyway, later I’ll do a short run to the swimming pool where I have a speed test scheduled to see what my css pace is. Fun day planned in all.
On Sunday I’ll also be doing a training session in prep for a national series duathalon on the 28th of Febuary.
warming up, not foreplay LOL, HIIT short session and then 5k easy run for both, now the foreplay…
Forest orienteering training. Middle distance technique for about 90 minutes.
Easy 10k trail run.
Long run, tempo run, and/or road race. Possibly a crit on sunday.
Racing traffic to Chicago for a weekend away without kids.
25 mile ride and 5 mile run
Both my girls (wife and doughter) are sick, so i will go for a 5k run in the morning, and then we will spend afternoon and evening together.
Long open water ocean swim.
Recovery week, easy day in the gym.
an hour on the spin bike, 1300 yard swim, and an hour walk. and PT exercises.
LSD on the Treadmill
One hour swimming for the two of us
Short hike with a 20lb medicine ball… I mean 1 year-old strapped to my front.
I have a date with my PT instructor at 7am! Strength and conditioning tomorrow. The wife is “well pressed” with that
My Valentines racing is the Krispy Kreme run. 2.5 miles eat a dozen donuts 2.5 miles back. Then an hour on the bike.
Running the baby around the park
I will swim 2000m in the pool.
Wish I could ride in the snow with the bike but will be difficult.
Leaving the snowy northeast and going down to Florida for the week. Will be doing a run on the beach every morning with the girl.
Tomorrow is my last day of vacation… So one last run along Clear Lake California.
Nice 3 hour Bike ride.
On Valentines day I will run 8.6 km at 7.30 min/km.
Short, recovery day. 20 (more or less) Km on the bike.
Crosscountry Skiing if the snow is still there, otherwise indoor crosscountry pole machine.
Third run of the first week of Bridge to 10K
Maybe an easy run to get ready for our 30th Wedding Anniversary run on Monday.
cheers, Andrew
A quick brick workout near Santa Monica
-31 deg out there …….. thinking I will be on the treadmill
Happy Running
90 minutes on the trainer…TrainerRoad Palisade workout
Recovery: Donut shop with my 3yr old daughter/valentine
Freestyle swimming course tomorrow, so that’s it.
My wife and I are running the “book across the bay” 10k snowshoe race across Lake Superior. Her idea not mine! High temp for the day is -1…
Will be doing my first “official” weekend training run for my April NJ marathon!
Running a valentine’s day 5k !
60′ very easy @ 5’30/km pace
A nice early morning run then quality time with family!
I’ll be participating in a 2-hour advance spin class! It’s the only way to keep cycling through the winter when it’s -21C out!
Easy swim in the morning, I’ll be busy later;)
1 hour turbo ride! 2 x 20.
Building up my base condition by biking 100km at HR of around 125.
Long run (likely a snow run) preparing for the HAT 50-K in March …
Getting training kicked off for the “Belgian Waffle Ride” – will be heading out for 65 miles / 5500′ of climbing!!
I will be taking the dogs for a long walk by the lake, giving my legs a rest after a particularly harsh leg day today…
Plan to check up on the new Zwift updates!
Resting for the Austin Marathon on the 15th
FEB 14th is not just Valentine’s day for me it’s also my birthday so I’ll be running 18km tomorrow.
Running 20k and going for 6km walk into wood with my wife and 2 small daughters
4 mile run with my Bae:)
Frigid run together down the C&O.
Running a 10km Valentine’s day race at 06:00 with my running buddies as part of the training plan for my first 2 Oceans Half Marathon in Cape Town over Easter weekend :)
end of week long run for me
5k parkrun with my wife and two kids = happy days.
Tomorrow is a rest day, but on Sunday a light 27 km run on the Danube riverside.
3 hour bike ride in preparation for a 70.3 in march..
A 13km regeneration run along the shore of the Baltic Sea while the girl will already check out the sauna at the holiday home.
Couple of hours on the bike in the morning followed by a brisk 5k run. Then settle down with a few ales for the afternoon for the England Italy match, a brief break for food before Ireland France with Guinness then a curry supper, perfect Valentine’s Day.
2 hours in the KICKR with TrainerRoad and a 20min brick run.
Then yummy dinner.
working at a championship swim meet for kids.
With 35 below wind chills it will be a Erg Video ride up Alpe d’Huez
Hardcore breakfasting in the morning, followed by an Intervall of sweet kisses, :-)
forecast is a winter strom 50+cm of snow
only plan will be to snowshoe and bring hot chocolat in thermost
Heavy weightlifting training with my girlfriend :)
Triathlon club cycle at 9am. 2 to 3 hrs Zone 2.
A 2-hour low intensity racebike training
75 min. indoor spin since it’s 20 out…… then a 20 min. brick run……… with a strength training session afterward.
8 km run together with my boyfriend :)
My Valentines Day workout plans consist of my wife and I taking our newborn out for a walk! I might hit the gym later as well, but the quality time as a family is what matters more to me. I’ve skipped more than a few workouts because I couldn’t bring myself to stop holding her and leave. She is perfect.
I’ll be running just 6-8 miles working back up to a half I’ll be running in March.
2 Hour Ride!
running 8-10 with my sweetie!!!
Me and my wife will both be doing a local 5k parkrun at Ormskirk, Lancashire, UK
An easy swim to prepare for the long run the next day.
A CSS swim session followed by recovery in sauna and tons of carbs before the Sunday 10 mile footrace.
12k easy run :)
Planning on a 12 mile run
a short bike ride after work.
just another 5 mile run on the treadmill. -6 F is a little too cold to get outside.
Saturday’s Plan: 10 mins Easy, 6K @ Threshold, 10 mins Easy
12 mile trail run with my wife, and maybe a few laps on Zwift Island as I am not a runner!
“Training” to get rid of this flu on time for the Barcelona half-marathon on Sunday the 15th!
Doing a 2km pool swim. Pretty boring…
Lots of ice cream while recovering from injury. And beer of course
Tetbury Bike Jumble (bikes4africa) in the morning looking for bargains, then MTBs in the afternoon!
Spartan Race – a family event :-)
Starting off with a night ride tonight (the 13th), then a club ride tomorrow – nothing too strenuous.
Start training again with a 5K run after an injury pause
We are going to shovel another foot and a half of snow up here in New Hampshire.
3 hour aerobic bike ride early morning before eating valentine’s day yummies the rest of the day with the family
I have to work so its going to be strength training, stretching and elliptical work at the firehouse!
Start at 7am with a swim, on to bike after that, then run….back on the bike…shortest break ever and back in the pool…then sneaky snooze
For Valentine’s Day there will be only 45 minutes of easy run – one of the workouts to the marathon on April :)
Walking in sunshine, biking, then hoping the gym is empty so I can swim ALONE!
Trainer or maybe XC skiing!
1.6 km swim in the harbour with the wife and some friends
just a 12k for me, in the cold Netherlands.
In the pool with the Tri Club in the morning then XC skiing and probably more shoveling in the afternoon…with 5-6 foot snowbanks here in New England the shoveling counts as a workout!
Crossfit in Butcher Lab
a chilly 5k (chili bowl classic)
entrainement par intervalle velo: 25′ wp+ 2x4x2’55” @ 90% 3′ de repos entre chaque rep + 25’cd ca va faire mal
A 15 mile trail run getting ready for a 20 mile race in a few weeks.