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mountain biking and hiking in Vermont
Long ride enjoying the changing colors of fall.
Hi,
althougj this weekend I have to take care of my 2 kids, after they fall asleep, on Saturday, I am planning a short ride with my mountain bike.
Hope I’ll stick tobthe plan:)
Cheers!
New tube + new tire = long(ish) ride.
A long ride with my teammates on Saturday, and a swim and run on sunday.
Sat: Flats Sun: kayak Mon. (Holiday): Hills
Thu run 6,5K
Fri racebike 33K,
Sat Rest,
Sun MTB
Running Army 10 Miler hoping for a PR!
Easy Rides both Saturday and Sunday. I love recovery weeks!
It’s a holiday weekend here so I’ll be “running” around family dinners; no biking for me :(
A bit of gym work as I’m still injured
Rock & Roll Half Marathon in Brooklyn tomorrow
Got a 15K foot race tomorrow over some fun hills. That means Sunday I’ll be recuperating with beer.
Cyclocross race on Saturday, run on Sunday.
3000 ft of elevation gain doing hill repeats.
Orienteering bike marathon on Saturday – around 100 km in the forest, searching for points.
Not too much this weekend. Got to get some things done around the house, but maybe a short ride on Sunday.
This weekend I will continue the transition from Summer Road or Winter Mountain Biking. Well unless the rain was too bad today. Then I’ll road bike.
-jeff
A very wet weekend of riding in Whistler, Canada. (Oh, and eating. It is Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend )
Re-adjusting to Central European temperatures with two shorter rides after a great week of training on the island of Majorca.
Biking running and getting ready for next week’s race…..
Riding plans include club/ group ride Saturday morning (intervals) then solo ride on Sunday with some hills. Besides that I’ll be playing with the kids and of course reading up on dcrainmaker.com
Ironman… Louisville :-)
Family bike ride at Nickerson State Park on the Cape. yes!
A 2k pool swim and 50 mile bike ride on Saturday. On Sunday, 60 mile bike ride with grandson, son, and son-in-law as a group and spend the afternoon watching some football.
Easy 4 mile run on Sat and 20 mile run on Sunday
Just a 5k race , followed by sprinting up and down the soccer fields while my kiddos are playing their first games of the season… and then following up the next day with a long run
After a sprained ankle, I hope to restart training this weekend!
Going to ride my single speed on Saturday and an endurance ride with bursts on Sunday. It’s a hot 95 degrees this weekend in So Cal so getting an early start.
This weekend I had the final race of the local Gran Fondo series called Marche Marathon.. but, due to really bad weather forecasts, I will stay at home..
Race canceled.. Marche Marathon finished without the last race.. A sad weekend of really heavy rain ahead ;)
10 mile run Saturday and a longish bike ride Sunday.
Sat 4.5 hours endurance
Sun 1.5 hours endurance
Heading to Vegas for the weekend. Training will be runs in between very large and ridiculous meals.
Longish 20 mile run on Saturday and probably a hill walk on Sunday.
A 60 mile ride north of NYC to take in the fall foliage followed by a yoga class.
Riding from San Diego to Malibu
Single track MTB on Saturday and trail running on Sunday.
5 hours on the trainer Saturday, 19 mile run on Sunday. IMFL in four weeks.
I’m planing to run for just 5mil on Sunday bcs I still have college at Saturday :)
Going on vacation so I hope to do some mountain hikes!
A beautiful mountain bike trail that I haven’t done all summer. Been waiting for this!
Nice long ride ~60 miles around Philadelphia with QCW! No ‘cross this weekend though :(
I’ll be doing a fun run. Nice foliage happening here in Maine already!
Just running a couple hours.
And maybe some mountain climbing being Columbus Day weekend
racing cross country Saturday, Sunday NYRR Staten Island half. Tapering for the reschedule IM
80 mile endurance ride on Saturday, 75 minutes of VO2 max intervals on Sunday
XC riding at the watershed in Surrey and racing the Turkey Trot 10km in beautiful Vancouver!
A nice sunny, sunday morning ride with my good friend Niels and after that some hot coco with an Amsterdam Cupcake :) Looking forward!
Between my sons ice hockey game (on Saturday), ice hockey training (on Sunday) and my weekly hour of inline hockey, I’m not sure I will have time for a ride this weekend. Hope to squeeze in a ride of an hour, hour and a half, or so, though. Should take advantage of the nice weather here while it lasts.
For once, I won’t actually be training this weekend; racing my first full marathon instead! (in Victoria, BC)
Multiple league stages on my BKOOL (purchased from Clever Training!).
I’ll be walking up as many flights of stairs as I can while wearing a pollution mask – the air in Singapore is not conducive to exercise, but the skyscrapers are
This weekend begins training under the CTS TCTP for Gran Fondo New York 2016!
Canadian Thanksgiving 75 km ride from my place to the Oka National Park!
I am visiting my sister so I will be going on a run with her!
Getting cxy
50 mile bike ride Saturday and 8 mile run on Sunday
In the final month of half marathon training. I have an interval run tonight and a 9 mile run to get to on Sunday. I’m behind on my training due to a bike wreck/broken arm that limited me to the trainer for 2 weeks, but I am going to finish that race on November 1st.
Long ride on Saturday and a long run on Sunday.
Not trained all week with due to a major dose of manflu, so whatever I can manage. Hopefully at least a parkrun Saturday and some long slow miles on Sunday.
a simple training swim of a hour.
Hopefully going on a short run one day and hike in the mountains on the other day.
Stuck at work all weekend, but will hopefully be able to squeeze in a turbosession on Sunday evening
Tomorrow doing the Woodhouse Moor Parkrun 5k in Leeds, then on Sunday a couple of hours on the bike in the Yorkshire Dales.
Long resting run, 90 minutes to recover from the week activity.
Handball game on Sunday, first game of the championship.
Long run of 18 today, hope to ride tomorrow if the weather cooperates, and 8 or so on Sunday.
Saturday it will be 10x500m @ 4:00/km and sunday will be 18-20K easy run.
Team building ride for work 103 miles. A step up from our daily 20 mile lunch rides.
I would like to win something.
10M run and 2000 yd Saturday.
45M bike Sunday
Hoping to dodge the rain drops this weekend and test out my new saddle
Raced cx twice last weekend – taking this weekend off!
Rest & Recovery after 350+ miles during the week.
Trying to get back into a semblance of shape after a fattening summer due to injury.
long bike run (250km) to go see my old folks, then 1 big beer as reward!
For me this is “another” season, as a referee in korfball, so there’s that on Saturday!
Doing a local 15K on Saturday with an extra 5 miles afterward for marathon training.
I’m starting my winter routine. Resting from the last race so taking it easy but still putting in some miles. Concentrating on running. Writing up the plan for next season.
No workouts planned, just rest.
Just running for three or four hours this weekend, but after the MCMarathon, I will whip the bike back out and build up my backside pain tolerance again.
Swim, swim, swim.
Saturday – Cross country run in beautiful fall weather/terrain
Sunday-post-concert ride
35km at sweet spot – beer- 60km tempo- more beer -65km endurance – sleep bring it on!
Plan to do 67 miles of the Cannonball century in Fredericksburg, VA
3000yd swim followed by 4hrs on the bike.
First run after a cold by the see in Göteborg, Sweden.
Training for IMFL. 8 hour brick on Saturday, 2:30 run on Sunday.
Trainer Bike watching Kona Saturday, Short Run Sunday
This weekend is shaping up to hours of pain…
I figure 2-3 hours to finally get my indoor training, bike, trainerroad setup and if that’s not enough a good sufferfest video when its all done
Three-day off weekend! So, some hikes and lifting food to my face, at most.
No racing for this guy – injured :-(
Riding a stationary bike and tending to my heel fracture :(
Family wedding means no training
Lots of squats as I replace flooring at our house. Lol.
Maybe a usual 100km ride Saturday if the weather helps, sunday rest because of thunderstorms forecast.
50k ride saturday, 20k run sunday, nice and easy off season
Gonna get on my bike and just go…decide on direction & distance on the fly!
Building up and breaking in my new CX bike
Attempting to resist eating too much turkey!