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In Depth Product Reviews
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Here’s my most recent GPS watch guide here, and cycling GPS computers here. Plus there are smart trainers here, all in these guides cover almost every category of sports gadgets out there. Looking for the equipment I use day-to-day? I also just put together my complete ‘Gear I Use’ equipment list, from swim to bike to run and everything in between (plus a few extra things). And to compliment that, here’s The Girl’s (my wife’s) list. Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!
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97 miles yesterday. Maybe 25 or so today in Florida.
0 this weekend unless late Sunday but a walk on the beach in Saint Maarten tomorrow! Logistically tough but might try to get some shots of low flying aircraft. (Staying in the country over the hill on the island).
Hopefully a quick run, and some hill repeats on the bike.
Still recovering from a broken arm, so not quite back riding yet, but not long!
On holiday in Bali, the most strenuous thing I’ll do over the weekend will be to splash around in the beach!
2hrs riding the Devon lanes on Saturday before breakfast then 2hrs threshold improvement on Sunday evening. Rain or shine!
Saturday 60K bike ride in Istanbul Turkey, Sunday recovery ride indoor trainer
Easy run. Marathon recovery.
Some mountainbike in forêt de Marly as the weather should be nice and dry
Easy trainnig, as prep period 1 runing easy session + easy swim and finally one social bike session enjoying with the teamates :-)
On road club ride saturday, then MTB Sunday with a buddy
Beautiful weather this week-end in Paris.
Saturday will be 1hour on the trainer (Bkool with Zwift) followed by 10k in the Bois de Boulogne jog.
Sunday a long ride in the Vallee de Chevreuse. All I need is the 520 to not get lost :)
Keep the winter away for now
Cake eating. Due to very recent family member addition me and my wife have an agreement: Weekends are training free :)
Taking in consideration that I’ve been sidelined for almost a month and a half due to a pneumonia and that my brother gets married on Saturday evening, I just plan to have a short 30′ run on Saturday morning and, if possible, a 1h bike run on Sunday :P
This weekend i will do a 70-80k ride. Last training for the “6e van Lotto”, my last sportive of year which is next weekend.
3h ride after a 9h flight!!!!
Long drive with my MTB deep in the forest.
Running the Chicago Marathon this Sunday!
1 hour interval ride on the trainer on Saturday. On Sunday I’ll go for a nice 3 hour spin with my teammate the Tour Transalp 2016.
Parkrun on Saturday, long ride on Sunday
10 mile run saturday.
Hopefully i will do a 50-60k MTB ride this weekend
Rest and watch kona on the comp
We’ve got a race in 2 weeks’ time, so it will be leadout drills (with me at the back end :)) on Saturday and hilly interval sessions on Sunday.
Wish me luck!
Long ride Saturday with ride and brick run Sunday.
Mock race this weekend in preparation for my first IM distance race next weekend.
A short run or a bike ride around the city so for my birthday so it could use a edge520 :)
I’m planning on doing my standard trail and road mixed ride on Saturday and Sunday.
Easy ride tomorrow and then Yorkshire Marathon for me on Sunday. A 520 would be nice!
Tomorrow (10/10): Col du Schirm – Col du Hundsruck and Grand-Ballon in the french “Vosges”.
Sunday (11/10): France – Ireland at the tv !!
we have a 10k race here……
A long run in the wet Cabtabria on sunday ????
Saturday: sweet spot Interval Training 1hr on Kickr, Sunday: aerobic Training 1,5 hrs. road bike
Riding to work.
Tonight group jog (183mt gain in 3k of it, total 8k)
Tomorrow afternoon, 23k running race,
Sunday a.m. either group ride around 100k or a longish progressive run
15 km trail run in the Woods
Enjoy the fall weather, on my bike.
Planning for a two+ hour montain biking trip on Saturday and a 10km run on Sunday evening.
Long run on sat, beer on sun.
Long ride one from the fleet of Parlee. And avoid running, since i hate it.
Morning Run at Saturday ..swim at 16.00…and cycling on my Tacx Neo ( While watching Ironman Hawai) in the evening .Sunday In the morning a bike ride and in the afternoon I will spent some time with my son .
Nothinglose
couch surfing !
Trainerroad sat and Sunday.
Transition time!
No structured training for about a month. Despite that, I’ll go on a 3 hour ride on Sunday, enjoying the scenery of some beautiful Portuguese mountains. ;)
a quick 20m blast tonight beating the dark and a nice medium paced long ride sunday morning to burn off the calories of my anniversary meal on sat!
Easy parkrun Sunday prepping for a half marathon race Sunday!
Basic 30 min run
Club ride on saterday and sunday first ride on my new CX bike :-)
The weather is starting to turn here on the east coast of the U.S. I plan to do a few long rides this weekend and take advantage of the last bits of good outdoor training weather. Then I’ll clean the bike off and move it inside on the trainer.
I will be trying to come back to my weekly long runs on Saturday, but nothing major, something around 25km. Then on Sunday around 15 or so.
Saturday: Swiming pool session with my 2yr old daughter.
Sunday: 150km/2500D+ Grandfondo at the Arrabida natural park (~50km south of Lisbon/Portugal).
90m endurance on the TACX Vortex Smart (Sat,Sun)
This weekend will be a slow run in a hotel gym, ‘cos I’m still recovering from stomach flu.
16k run on Saturday. 55k ride on Sunday.
This weekend I do not have a lot of training or racing plans. But I will be doing very hard work. The Halloween season has begon again, so I will be on (jumping) stilts for five and a half hours scaring people. Last year I averaged burning about 4500 kcal per evening. Very very intense. Does that count as training?
Just a Park Run 5km
a couple of hours on the bike at the camel track this morning, 18kms along the Jumeirah beach track tomorrow morning followed by a couple of km’s ocean swim with the tri club. Sunday morning back to the running track…
Ride Sat, run Sunday. Missing the sun!
Only a easy ride, because it’s off-season.
20 mile rides: Saturday and Monday
50 mile ride Sunday
Progressive 30km tomorrow morning. 10km Long Run pace, 16km Marathon Pace, 4km 10km pace. Fun :-s
sneak in some singletrack rides between building a retaining wall and dog sitting
I’ve got a 20 miler preparing for a marathon on Halloween.
Hopefully I will manage a 5k run and a spinning session followed by some lifting this weekend.
If the weather (I’m in Denmark) is nice, the spinning will be exchanged with a 50k bike ride…
60-70 km recovery ride
Doing my second Everesting this weekend. Yupi Hey! :)
Plan is to get out on Sunday morning in good time to get a nice 80k or rolling Cotswolds under the wheels and get back to base in time to grab the Ireland v France rugby game!
Have been sick for the last 10 days. Saturday will be a 50-60 mile ride followed by a 25-35 mile ride on Sunday. Getting ready for a century ride on the 17th for JDRF.
Marshalling a time trial on Saturday so just an easy spin around that. Probably hill repeats on the bike on Sunday in preparation for upcoming hill climb races!
Time on the trainer watching the Ironman World Championship.
Ride out with tri club Sat & run Sunday – boring but regular
End of season wind down in the autumn sun. 2 hrs max.
Lovely walk in the sunshine
Unfortunately, due to a sore throat, I’ll try to do at least something. I guess nobody is illness-proof :(
St Ives Triathlon, Cornwall, UK
Team of 2 time trial this saturday (30km) .. full throttle !!
Road bike commuting, Over 100km.
“It’s the journey that counts.”
I’m going to ride to see the Bieschbosch museum in the Netherlands, which my company made the roofs for.
Either a long Sufferfest video or a long ride, weather permitting.
A nice and easy 5k Saturday morning!
bike ride around 50km
Happily starting the taper so only 13-15 miles this saturday and hopefully a bike ride on Sunday.
Still time to enjoy the bike before Winter in Canada!
First ride for a yearlong commitment together with a charity team running for paediatric cancer on saturday, usual crazy run around the forests of Sweden on sunday!
Long run with Lionel Sanders’ grunting in an endless loop.
30 min run Saturday, hour and a quarter run Sunday.
Headed up to Port Stephens (beaches two hours outside of Sydney) for a couple of long rides over the weekend. Can’t wait!!
100Km cycle on Sunday from Montagny Sainte Félicité to Compiègne and back taking in the voie vert along the Oise river. Nice!!
Timing my sons swim meet, and whatever I can squeeze around it!
Saturday, easy ride with girlfriend
Sunday, fast ride with dad (fartlek)
Have a nice Weekend !
Few hours on a trainer. So cold outside that my outside riding season is over.
I had my season’s finish last week with a great result and I will not do anything planned this weekend. If the sun shines and I like to, I will fetch my 2 year old boy (into his child wagon) for a short run.
starting new training on just bought bike.
Looking forward to my current state.
many many stair repeats..
Running a half marathon race at Grayton Beach in the Florida panhandle. Thanks for the giveaway!
With the wife away, best I can get done is a park fartlek session… Aka kicking a ball in the park with the kids. Mixing the speed with the play… Hardest session of the week.
Turbo on Sat , Turbo on Sunday !!!
I’m going to win!!
100km road club ride on Saturday and the first MTB-ride on sunday
A quick 60 km ride on Saturday morning before work and as my job will take me away, maybe a short run along the beach in Nice on Sunday
Swim both days