Weekend Workouts - Feb. 7

[sadlebred]

What did everyone do this weekend?

[sadlebred]

Friday: off
Saturday: 41 mile road ride. It was freezing even with thermal cycling tights.
Sunday: 28 mile gravel ride

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Friday-rest day
Saturday-glorious 20 mile skate with my racing partner
Sunday-bodyweight and HIIT training
Monday-YouTube cardio dance workout by Kiera LeShae. I've been doing these once/week until skating season starts again and they are SO MUCH fun! I hate indoor cardio so, if I'm digging it it must be fun!




sadlebred what's the deal with gravel rides? It sounds so jarring, but maybe that's because I dont have the right equipment. Is it a training thing? The scenery? Just a different kind of ride like mountain biking vs street? I know almost nothing about cycling.

[sadlebred]

@peep, Gravel or unpaved cycling has been around for decades, but it's become really popular in the last 5 years. We used to take our cyclocross bikes out (watch CX on youtube--fun sport), but now there are gravel bikes from all of the major manufacturers. At it's core, it's bike riding on gravel roads, dirt roads, clay roads, any unpaved road. It's not the same as mountain biking on singletrack through woods.. You use bigger tires than road bikes, and they are run at much lower pressure. This helps with the jarring. Some people prefer their mountain bikes on gravel roads, but I find my mtb too sluggish (giant tires, lots of rolling resistance.) I love it because you don't get as cold around here since the gravel roads tend to have more trees on each side and better wind protection than the regular paved roads. Plus, you get to see so many cool things! There is a barn quilt trail on part of the loops I did today. I stopped to feed the goats--they come running b/c they know people on bikes usually have treats.

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sadlebred thank for the explanation! That sounds so cool, especially feeding the goats!

[minzy]

Fri - yoga 40 mins
Sat - ran 10.37 mi
Sun - yoga 60 mins

[doctoranda]

Fri: off
Sat: 5k run
Sun: 6 mile hike

[breezy8407]

Fri: 45 min bike bootcamp + strength
Sat: 45 min Peloton bike
Sun: 75 min Peloton bike

[lilypad1126]

Fri: 52 minute spin class
Sat: 6 mile tempo run
Sun: 55 min spin class

Lots of indoor spin classes in my future as the forecast keeps calling for snow!

[scm1011]

F: 2 miles walk
S: 8.7 mile run
S: off