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In Depth Product Reviews
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Going to run my last long run on Sunday, before my first Marathon.
I am gunning for my first training century of the season on Easter! Yay Spring!
Hi Ray – I’m doing some weights on Saturday AM followed by a trail run with my husband. Sunday I’m swimming and then riding my mountain bike. Happy Easter!
Bike race this weekend.
This weekend I plan to do some trekking tomorrow and an easy run on Sunday, before eating half a chocolate egg!
I’m going to ride my bike 2.5-3.5 hours each day. With any luck, most of that will be on my mountain bike with recently upgraded brakes, and will also be toying with bottomless tokens to try to tune my fork a bit better.
Ancillary stuff:
Fixing climbing wall grips to my kids tree-house and fashioning a better door, start working on a pulley system as well…this will involve all sorts of core strength and also improve my will as I do my best to not let out my frustrations by way of “colorful” language.
I will also be hosting an Easter Egg hunt in the back yard so I’ll be working on my functional movements.
I’ll be running 21k like a rabbit that is taking care of his eggs and being chased by a tiger.
6 mile marathon pace run on Friday, 13 miles easy on Saturday, rest and have an Easter egg hunt with the kids on Sunday.
Some running on saturday on the icy roads and long indoor bike ride on sunday
I am hoping to get in a bike ride of 80 miles on Saturday outside if the weather cooperates. Then Sunday I plan to do 100 miles on Zwift due to the crappy weather.
Plan on going for a hike with the whole family. Happy Easter !!!
Bringing the summer bikes out for the first time – and thus justify eating the rest of my chocolate eggs – even the ones with marzipan.
8 mile trail run on Saturday. Hike the local butte to the top for the sunrise on Easter Sunday.
No training this weekend for me, instead I’ve got a climbing heavy 50 road race course to tackle on Saturday.
Plan is to do zero training and eat as much food / chocolate bunnys as possible!
Run, run and run. And clean the garage.
Two 40 km sessions on the turbo, as the children need to be watched as th lady of the house has a night out
Friday:Walk 12k with dog and then run 10k trails
Saturday:5k Parkrun and then an 8k dog walk
Sunday:21k run and 7k dog walk
Monday: Eat my own bodyweight in food ;) and then try a 30k on the bike and a quick 10k dog walk.
A short bike ride, but mostly cleaning and maintenance of my bikes. While eating chocolate eggs of course.
No training plans this Easter other than massaging, stretching, and creaming the cuboid/5th metatarsal area of my foot… Already seem to have progressed substantially on the long road to recovery from a 3-year chronic not-very-limiting-or-hurting-but-gradually-worsening injury. Can’t wait until I can pick up running without worry again!
Hoping to get outside this weekend when weather turns nice. Sick of the trainer.
I’m a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand but back in my USA hometown for a month holiday. So, my training plans call for a 10-mile run as I am getting ready for a half-marathon in a few weeks while I’m here. And if the weather holds out, I’d love to get in some bike riding. I’ve been gone 2-years and the bike is looking a little dejected. :)
Bike 40miles, swim 2000yd, run 9m
Easy runs Friday and Saturday with a 15 mile long run from the hotel to grandma’s house on Sunday( over a river and through the woods)
Trainer and strength and condition tomorrow, and an endurance ride on sunday morning to make some room for easter lunch and dinner
Bike ride, eat chocolate bunnies, run, eat more bunnies, maybe a few reese’s eggs
ride a few hours saturday morning and maybe a swim
Take a bike ride down the local rail trail and finally fix yup my trainer setup for during the week.
I will mostly be running round after the kids to see who can find all the Easter eggs first….wish me luck their fast
I’m gonna hit my new KICKR Snap and try to find a way without that numb feeling in my crouch. REALLY annoying!
Perhaps adjusting saddle, changing Bib… Easter tweaking ;)
Family is in town for the weekend and we are going to get a couple trail runs in. Thanks for the giveaway!
Starting to taper for the Cherry Blossom 10-Miler! Probably a short run on Saturday morning, followed by light weights on Sunday.
A couple of ready runs, off season is great!
Saturday, a 20 minute easy run. Sunday a 10K at race pace
Spending time with family and friends and eating too much candy.
Swim and run both Saturday and Sunday. Pool 1 to 1.5km and treadmill run 4 to 6km both days.
My training plans for this weekend is to run a bit, and to cycle a lot. Hopefully we’ll get some nice temperatures this weekend!
Interval run on saterday. A bit of sailing for to relaxed. And a bike ride on monday
I’m doing light forestry work
Long training run followed by plenty of Easter eggs and hot cross buns for recovery!
I plan on doing a 30 mile ride Saturday afternoon, before one of two egg hunts this weekend. Sunday, a quick out and back early, before church, a.m. fasting ride cus, lets face it, I could lose a couple lb’s.
Enjoy a Friday in moderation, healthy food and water on Saturday, then 8-10 miles around a beautiful lake…looking for bunnies and/or a zombie Jesus.
Probably a stroller run with number 2 Sunday afternoon. Hopefully a short run today or tomorrow. Have to make room for all the food I plan to eat this weekend.
It’s gorgeous here in STL. Ride Saturday, squash Sunday.
Spending Good Friday finishing one bike build and starting another, then local training races Saturday and Bunny Day
7.5 mile run today and then 5 on Easter Sunday. A HIT session with friends on Monday.
Seriously need this as my Rotor Power cranks are in for repair and can’t ride at the moment :(
Alpine skiing, cross country skiing and a hard spin on the roller.
An easy 4 mile run Saturday and basketball at the gym on Sunday.
Run, cycle swim and eat eggs till I burst. Joe
Long run on Saturday then a short run early Sunday morning.
Light 8mi Long Run on the Lakefront path with the team on Saturday, and on Sunday, a easy recovery run at no faster then 7:30 pace per mile with the rest of the team before outdoor season starts.
Depending on the weather I might go for a semi long trail run tomorrow, and Sunday I have 27km planned in preparation for my marathon.
Went on a 200km group ride today, Friday. Will join a 5k Easter run on Sunday :)
Some weight training this evening, and then a 10-mile long run on Sunday morning. Building up mileage for a half marathon in May.
Just came back from a long MTB ride – exhausted. I’ll try to go for another one tomorrow morning, and hopefully one on Monday and Sunday as well – will see, helping my parents move to the new house and moving in to new one myself – so time is tight these days…
Hoping to get in a 2 hour ride & 20 min brick on Sat.
Then an hour run on Sunday before church.
Doing some intervalls on the bike trainer, since the weather is to bad to ride outside
Started off with an easy 8k run today. Tomorrow warm-up and then some nice intervals. On Sunday planning to do an easy 20k. In 2 weeks my first race of the season (10k) and hoping to go below 40mins for the first time!
Strength training Friday, rest on Saturday, long slow run on Sunday after an egg hunt! Happy Easter
I plan on riding 30 miles Sunday…..hopefully outdoors.
Sat – 4 hour bike / 30 minute brick
Sun – 1 hour spin / 90 minute run hill intetvals
Pool swim on Friday, bike trainer on Saturday and off in Easter
In Switserland for the long weekend, so i’ll be doing some skiing!
I will be getting in some spring base miles with some sun rolling into the PNW!
A hilly bike ride with my new Tarmac
Plyometrics today, brick on Sunday, and a swim in Monday. Got to love long weekends!
We got dumped on with snow, since I’ll be restricted to the trainer. I’m planning on a 60 min GCN program tonight plus another hour or so of base miles, and then a couple of hours on Sunday.
Taper week for season-opening race next weekend. Woo hoo!
I’m gonna ski ski and more ski!! :))
Tomorrow will do 4 hours with some climb efforts. After that free to eat a lot of chocolate!
Swimming, swimming and more swimming, maybe mix in some stole peanut butter cups
Hills. Lots and lots of hills.
Long trail-run Saturday (16 miles) and then taking my son out on his new bike Sunday for as long as he wants to go.
Run 7 – 10 miles Sat & 10-13 miles Sun (while bunnies are hiding eggs) to get ready for Ragnar later in summer.
Haven’t been able to do much for the past week (bum hip) but hopefully i’ll make it into the pool this weekend.
Chasing Easter Bunnies in my sleep. Because I have to prepare for the loss of one hour due to the switch to summer time this sunday.
Doing some hill intervals today and a brick on Sunday!!
The gravel road race I planned on doing was cancelled due to a spring dumping of snow in SE Minnesota. It’s indoor cycling class on Saturday and maybe a road ride on Sunday before 1:00 pm Easter Brunch.
2.5 hrs group ride Saturday which will be aggressive for me. Perhaps in the rain. Sunday hoping to sneak in 90 minutes of endurance between other obligations. Fueled by candy eggs.
Eating chocolate eggs, along with open water swimming everyday of the weekend
Lots of mama-baby – swim, dance, and boot camp
Got the flu. Hope to bang out 15 min on the trainer.
Plan on going on an 8 mile bike ride Saturday, then a 3-4 mile run on Sunday. Thanks for the giveaway!
Planning a 10k run to get rid of this annoying flu
Two hour ride into the hills Saturday, 18k run Sunday
Cross-training with my husband on Saturday and doing yoga before Easter Brunch on Sunday!
Probably just a run. I need to get my mojo going again as racing season is just around the corner.
On Sunday I will participate on my first trail half-marathon after a long injury.
Running on Saturday and trying to fit in a bike ride on Sunday before the basketball games
Spending easter in Greece so will try to do a couple of runs if possible!
Easter training = 1hr swim, 1:15 run, 1:15 bike… And lots of feasting!
Riding with my wife and daughter and hopefully stretching their mileage out.
Zwift ride today, followed by short outdoor ride tomorrow, then an after Easter brunch ride with my cousin on Sunday.
This weekend I will mostly running long distances in the rain!
Tomorrow I’m going for a fast 10km run, on Sunday I wanna do about 70km on my bike.
For monday I can’t decide between eating all eggs I find on sunday and going for a swim – we’ll see…
Sprinting against a tidal wave of easter bunnies. :)
Hams & Hamstrings 5k!!!
Saturday is a 10 Miler in preparation for the upcoming Marine Corps Historic Half. Training is going well.
My training plans are to take the weekend off. Rest is when we get stronger anyway, right? Next week, I’ll be back in the saddle with some Zwift and then a camping weekend with some time on the trails with the cross bike.
Lots of running and eating chocolate bunnies! Calories out and calories in….