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Zwift time as usually in winter
Trainer duty … So boring :(
Spring needs to come soon.
Cycle training on sunday for IM Frankfurt
Most likely a Zwift ride on my new Kickr.
As always. Climbing. Lots of climbing. See how close I can get to my Evans without slipping on ice. PM would be nice!!!!
I will go for a good run and maybe hit the gym.
An easy 2 hour ride after a intensive morning swim. Barbecue is on now!!:)
5k run in the rain, followed by CX starts and barriers practice. Have to get used to the new bike!
Have a sore throat and it’s almost minus 30 here so just going to cruise around Watopia :)
Plan on getting some kilometers in this weekend on my bike trainer. Waiting for warmer temps to get outside.
The roads are still icy and snowy where I live, so I will be hitting the rollers this weekend. When I roll, I always watch movies or shows. Right now, I am watching this great series about gangs and drugs in East London called Top Boy. First rate show.
Zwift session on friday, hopefully a 10-15k run this evening and a Swim session on Sunray.
1.5 Trainer ride for me. Building bike strength and form.
50 miles on saturday
Dit 90k today, hoping for an extra 90 Tomorrow. Enjoy…
112k today, nice and steady then an 8k run off it at marathon pace. Tomorrow is a ride that looks like it will be biblical in a noah building an arc kinda way so only a few hours.
My plans have gone to hell. My dad was admitted to the ER and still sitting here after 14+ hours so I’m pooped after he finally got admitted and stabilized.
Zwift!!
1 hour easy run, marathon training
Snow in Norway, have to ride 3 hours on Zwift on Saturday and 4 hours on Zwift on Sunday.
I’m injured now since 1 month, I just spin easy, so I’m still swimming and some strength training and ez run. I’m going in need for some good training on spring season. Thank’s, I’m feeling that I’m gone be the winner ?
The Frenchman who try to write in English,,,
Just did a 85km ride, was only my 2nd ride this year so now lying dead in bath
Cleaning and fixing!
15 degrees this weekend…sounds like a trainer day.
I just finished up a run/bike ride this morning and tomorrow I’ll be hitting the gravel with a neighbor. Good times!
Lots of trainer time. Kickr for the win.
Spray painted some stripes on my cheap little fixie so taking her up a big hill and back to show her off. It looks terrible btw haha.
Otherwise I’ll be getting an early start on carb loading on beer in preparation for my triathlon at the end of the year.
Cycling for pleasure, 2 hours, little wind and no rain…. success
I was able to finally able to take a break from the trainer and head outside! 40 miles on a hilly route…those hills felt rough after a winter of trainer rides.
No plans to cycle this weekend. I have to work unfortunately and there is rain on the schedule allows weekend anyhow :(
First triathlon of the season on Sunday. A small sprint…
I just did the first ride on my TT this year.
Recovery training on my elite rampa trainer from my heart injury. Hopefully i can start training outside within one month.
I’m working on evacuating this frozen god-forsaken land where garaged bikes hang like slaughtered beef in a freezer. Surely a happy place exists somewhere; a place where sunshine and tailwinds are in abundance and chainrings and derailleurs bathe weekly. As for this weekend, I’ll be at the midwestern winter destination where cyclists who can’t afford fat bikes go to keep their sanity: the gym.
Brighten my spring with a new Stages and I’ll be so greatful I won’t tell Clever Training what you said about the crankset.
Until next time,
Robert
Mountain biking somewhere in KS
My plans:
10 minutes warm up
1 minute all out
2 min recover
2 min 95%
3 min recover
3 min all out
5 min recover
30 min 75-85%
2 hours 65-7’%
10 min coolid down.
Thanks
Planning a Sun morning spin in beautiful Wicklow (Ireland). Then back to the weekly commute, by bike of course!!
Cycling on snow and Zwifting during the evenings
Two trainer workouts! #TrainerRoad
Short, easy ride as baby steps on my way back from injury.
No cycling for next week. Just xc skiing @Ruka Finland. There is lot of snow and sunshine. ❄☀️
Hockey match today then 3 hour ride tomorrow either GS Henley CC reliability ride or Reading CC Sunday morning club run
35km MTB on sunday…its litle chill in Estonia -2.
Lots of kid shuttling this weekend, hopefully I can squeeze in 10 miles around the neighborhood
Relaxing in sauna wathing the bike through glass.
Local half marathon on Saturday. Easy recovery spin on Sunday.
No plans for the weekend, since the snot is running out my nose!
On saturday: recovery-run after one week with illness. Sunday maybe a short ride on the xc-bike:)
Completed the GCN challenge on zwift this morning. Maybe a run this evening!!
Saturday brick 90km bike + 5 run and Sunday 70 km bike
Warm weekend in Denver expected. Will swap the trainer tire and hit the road today. Skiing tomorrow.
1.5 hours tempo on Saturday and 1.5 hours endurance on Sunday
I plan to have a nice ride on Sunday to get back into riding after a week a business travel.
Spent 3 hours indoors on the trainer….looking forward to better warmer weather.
I’m doing a group ride Sunday for about 35 miles. I’m riding with a guy that has power setup. It would be great to have this on my bike!
I’ll be on the turbo this weekend on some sweet spot training, trying to build a good base for the season.
Spinning in my kitchen while watching some tv.
Trainer work today and tomorrow.
Preparing long distance triathlon in the Netherlands. Did a 13K run today , tomorrow 4 hour bike ride Z1-Z2 HRM would be nice to train also powerzones. Thnk you grtz Robert
Indoor trainer with efforts f/b brick run. Is it spring yet?
10X 10 kettlebell swings/2′ hard, 1′ recover.
Sunday, swim 2300yds followed by 40 minute recovery ride.
Only indoorcycling this weekend, yesterday mountain8 on Zwift, tommorow another, yet to be dicided course on Zwift. It’s fun anyways!
4h ride with friends!
I signed up to a duathlon in January. It’s on next Sunday. I will be taking my bike out tomorrow morning for the first time this year. Preparation is key!
Spent the morning signing up for my 2017 race season of tris, crits and road races (cycling)…
Later Saturday will be a full on 4-5 hour endurance session on the Kickr watching various highlights of 2016 world classics and IM Kona.
Sunday will be 2-3 hours of of Kickr training again — an hour of endurance sandwiched between TrainerRoad and SufferFest app sessions.
So happy for the weekend! Enjoy it, everyone!
No cycling this weekend, kids birthday sleepovers and build a bear workshop. I’m soooo lucky
Test of Form in my Standard lap
One hour CompuTrainer workout with 3x1m@Z4 1m recovery, the 12x1m@Z5 1m recovery the remainder at Z3.
67 minutes MTB
No riding this weekend just a 10 mile run in 5°F and sunshine.
Giron de la cote…. 86km in Racemode
Its 20 degrees outside, its going to be one long turbo session on saturday. Then an easy set on sunday.
No biking for me this weekend, not even the trainer. But I’d love a power meter, pick me anyway!
Some hard trainer sessions on Friday.
Easy 60km on Saturday
A spin class last night (Friday) and an hour and a half ride on the trainer this morning…can’t wait until it warms up and I can ride outside again!
Given the rain, looks to be a trainer weekend…
I’ll be working, but would rather be riding.
Going out for 100min ride and check if course is perfect for TT bike. Start for training full triathlon…
Not much outside with this windy and rainy weather here in Rome, but at least I made up for it with some some in-house sessions while watching the Strade Bianche!
Zwift FTP builder workouts on the Kickr!
Around 30 on Sat and rest on Sunday
Doing 90 minutes of VO2Max repeats on the trainer today (Saturday). Hopefully long(ish) outdoor endurance road ride Sunday.
Having done Zwift only this week,I am so ready for getting out and about this weekend. Short MTB on Saturday, longer (if the family schedule allows it) road bike ride on Sunday. Sunny day, I need to get out! :-)
Last weekend training for my fifth Ironman 70.3
2 hr’s on the trainer.
Stuck at work on 12hr dayshifts this weekend but will make up for it with a couple of days in the hills of gran canaria next week ?
3 hours of mostly endurance riding, hiding from the Iowa winds as much as possible… ;)
90 turbo session planned for Sunday
Long run on Saturday, bikefit and sweetspot intervals on tubo on Sunday
bumbling about Beverley on board my Brompton
Spending time with The Sufferfest, doing as I’m told
3×20 sweet spot. Twice.
A few kilometers cross country skiing..
Cold Michigan base miles! 40+ miles today, 60+ Sunday.
-20 and icy outside. Hitting the rollers for an hour and listening to Lou Reed. Life is good!
I did a 65km ride, my first outdoor ride after a winter of zwifting! It was a 60min race and I became 14th! enjoyed it very much, let the summer begin!
I will be going out for 2×2,5 hour road rides this weekend!
2hr daddy day care on the turbo trying to sweat out predicted hangover whilst kids play in the room and wife contemplates the wisdom of moving onto shots this evening (probably).
Sin: 3.5hr intervals
Margaritas and pulled pork tacos.
Oh, you meant workout plans! Going out for an easy hour to get the cobwebs off.