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I rode Zwift London Circut
A weekend without cycling or running, with my boyfriend :-)
Finished in XC-ski Worldloppet Demino 50km marathon :))))
A muddy 11.9km walk on Saturday and Sunday it was Brasstown–TrainerRoad for 90mins on the Kickr.
Some sweet laps of Richmond Park
This weekend is about recovering from a very nice week of skiing in Italy.
Great snow, very nice views, good friends, delicous food and coffee.
Training consists of driving 13 hours back home.
Tuesday will see me on the elliptical again.
I look forward to continue my training using a power meter!
Gerard
Due to really bad and stormy weather did a 90 mins power interval workout on the roll at home.
30 mins of cycling in total with my 5 year old son.
This past weekend was a mix for me. Got a new Elemnt GPS, which I used to control my Kickr and ride a half-Ironman route on Saturday. Sunday, I rode one of my favorite TT courses, which has two nice Strava segments. Got a PR on one of those and died on the other one.
Easy spinning on the home trainer
2 hr easy spin on the Computrainer for me… to recover from my 20 mile run. 6 weeks to Boston!
A few skids in the woods on the trail bike on Saturday with an appropriate amount of recovery beer, followed by a horrible hour on the trainer on Sunday. #ifitsrainingiainttraining
Ride to Hallet Cove near Adelaide, South Australia.
Riding with mates in the Ardeche countryside with a few climbs on the programme
Long ride with friends
Thanks to wind conditions and effort 3 new strava KOMs were established.
Need another stages for my TT bike.
Single speed MTB 36/20t at hartshorne
The really bad weather up here in Sweden took my planned distance training indoors instead. Managed to sum up 90 min on my Monark watching the men’s World Championships in 50 km crosscountry skiing.
Longing more and more to exchange the studded tires cyclocross to the roadbike.
Cloud, Sun, brutal winds and rain, 55 miles and hands too cold to remove my gloves and shoes at the end, gotta love it!!
I haven’t ride this year outside at all. Since the temperatures are growing maybe a weekend 50K for start.
An hour session on zwift after an obstacle race
Sadly none. It was raining the whole weekend in Poland.
Just an easy 30km mtb tour with my wife.
Run, Swim and Ski won this week-end
Planned on doing a 150km but stacked at 80km and had to call it a day at 100km
Saturday was a nice 53 miler round the surrey/Kent borders.
Sunday was a wash out but got on the Computrainer and did a 20 mile easy. (sad to see them go, my Computrainer is still perfect after about 8 years)
On saturday, as a group of riders, we have done 100 miles ride to feel the Strade Bianche soul. On Sunday there was only 25 miles for recovery.
A lovely 3 hour ride in heavy rain. Upholding rule 5.
Rode the cyclocross bike to a trailhead some 18k away from home. Did a 22k trail run and headed back home on the biciclette ;) Nice workout for a lazy sunday.
Did 60 km in the wind alone, the sunset was 20km before the end, but luckily it has reached me in the city area.
Have spent the weekend at hometrainer. It has not been weather to be outside in the Denmark.
Needed to start building mileage, so steeled myself for a 60-miler in the South Gloucestershire countryside.
grand fundo in the dead sea – with Jens Voigt,,, Israel
Was with the family and without bike, so I ran.
Miway Sprint Triathlon yesterday.
Saturday – biking with kids
Sunday – 30 km MTB (without the kids, yeah!) and biking with kids
First weekend with nice almost spring weather!
Rode my fatbike on Saturday at the Winterbike Fatbike Festival 2017 at Kingdom Trails!
I had no time to cycle this weekend :(
Sinusitis coming home from a business trip ruined any chance riding. But I was still able to crunch some calories using my under the desk elliptic trainer at work today.
Quick cycle before advocado and poached eggs on toast…
Planned a 100km ride for Saturday but partied way too hard at my son’s birthday on Friday night so walked off a hangover instead.
I meant to ride over the weekend…time to hit the trainer now
too cold to bike so when cross country skiing and snow shoeing instead!
bad weather this weekend, went for a long run instead.
Easy round yesterday, weather was fantastic!
Trainer session Saturday and outside on Sunday
2 hour trainer road ride done on Sat.
Power Meter would be nice;)
I ran 10 miles Friday, tried to Wahoo Kickr the next and was out of gas. So I sat on the couch while at work.
I struggled up Sa Calobra over the weekend, it was epic!
I was sufferfesting in my trainer. It was raining all weekend an it was impossible to train outside
This weekend I rode an alternate version of one the Flemish Classics but for non-pro’s: Dwars door Vlaanderen.
A track over the flemisch ‘hills’ and offcourse lot’s of cobblestones!
I ran 30 miles in Northumberland because the bike wouldn’t fit in the car
Easy morning ride to Hahndorf and back.
some km with mtb on hills around home
Saturday – Interval ride
Sunday – long tempo ride
Cycled the sunny Ayrshire coast, starting to feel like spring time!
On Friday a 3 Hour Ride with the Roadbike about 70km and 1100hm
and on Sunday 3 Hour Ride about 100km and 400hm
I will try out my new di2 ultegra setup
Entered a bike race, abandonned after 15k because of pouring rain and wind…
“ran,” a half marathon! back to cycling next week
Oh, gosh, 14.4% this weekend. Was a little pain in the…knee :)
Got a bum left knee. Couldn’t do anything.
Ride two hour around the coast.
That march winds.. Well we still made 70k
Went for at spin on the trainer, been doing much of that lately and looking forward to an outdoor ride soon.
A ride out through to the Surrey Hills, and then back towards Hampton Court, and then into Central London via Wandsworth. In total around ~60 miles :-)
Rode hill circuit Saturday getting ready for Fondo
Just of quiet ride around town.
Recovery cycling workout after long run.
I braved the polar vortex chills in NYC and ran (yes ran, riding was out of the question!) along the East River. I did wash my bike after last weekends gravel adventure around Croton Reservoir though…
Tearing my legs off on the Zwift ‘Pretzel’ circuit!!!
No miles this weekend as on a trip to Paris, will plan 52 miles Belfast to Killyleagh this coming weekend!
But we have some great rides in Paris. Just ask DCR. Not sure where you rent a good road bike though …
Spent time on the KICKR and decided to blow the dust of the Rollers and get back on them.
Battled 20 mph winds, gusting to 40 mph, love living in Kansas
Squeezing an hour’s run in the horizontal rain in in between playing taxi for the kids…..I’m sure I used to have a carefree life.
Way too windy and cold this weekend, so a 90 minute trainer ride sufficed.
I’m have plans to do a Gandfondo
Not cycling… But does running a portion of the Grand Canyon count?
I did some Trainer session
I went for two short rides of about one hour each with a couple of short sprints at the end.
too cold for cycling…. but 50K of cross country skiing will do!
Rest, no biking
Was planning a 40 mileish ride on Sunday but the Retirement party we hosted on Saturday night was… well let’s just say too successful and therefore I slobbed out
Yesterday I rode 110km trough the tough, but stunning olympic circuit here in Rio!
Plan to ride 20 miles for a first training ride for next tri.
Unfortunately here in Maine cycling is still on the trainer. Did hour and a half on Saturday, followed by a short hour on Sunday! Wish I was skiing and in a hot tub though. Not at the same time obviously.
Due to injuries, only short easy indoor rides.
Just had our second son join us so sneaky turbo sessions are all I’ll be managing for a while!
Drive to spring break. Run in the mornings 6, 8 miles at mid-tempo pace 4:40/km.
Interval run 3x(2x1200m) (2minRI) 4min between sets. Pace= balls out fast
Bikepark session at the end of a trainingweek in Spain followed by a 12hr car ride.
Saturday I managed an hour on the trainer, a bit of threshold work using Trainer Road. Then on Sunday I rode through the Surrey Hills to meet my wife and son for the little one’s swimming lesson. Managed to miss the rain, but the roads were very wet! Was organised and got the bike cleaned up straight away (but didn’t take it in the shower with me – it was relegated to an outdoor clean!)
None – I was slacking and busy working. I did manage time for a run at least
I cycled to the coffee shop and back. Uphill both ways.
Only short ride with Tacx and then looong walks in the countryside :).
What I have cycled last weekend?
Unfortunatelly, nothing… :(
got 56 miles in this weekend
Came 8th in my age group for Tour de Bintan and qualified for UCI Gran Fondo WC.
Rode on the trainer this weekend, watched some movies
Spent most of last week battling a serious case of the man flu, but managed a short spin on Sunday to test the legs.
On Saturday 1.5 hour in trainerroad “Warlow”, plus 1h15 of run afterward. Sunday was a rest day…
Crank out the power to work. Amirite?
I didn’t bike :( Single digit temps (F) in NY, winter is back or still here..