My husband is a great shopper and has a knack for finding the *perfect* gift. He was so excited when he found lederhosen cycling kits, he wrapped them up for Valentine’s Day, even though it would be months before it would be warm enough to wear them.
That warm day came this weekend, and we wore them proudly on the Conte’s Alexandria group ride.
Lederhosen Cycling Kits
To fully appreciate their awesomeness, you need to take in the rear view as well.
You don’t have to be jealous–it looks like you can get your own here. 🙂
My husband thought the flowers made them appropriate for Easter weekend, but I think we need to plan a “bike for beer” ride to get the most out of them.
Weekly Run Down
This week I was focused on maintaining my training for the hilly GWPC 10 miler next weekend. I chose hilly running routes and spent a lot of time stretching.
Monday: Strength workout, focusing on my PT exercises and core work.
Tuesday: Cyclebar
Wednesday: 5.25 hilly Scooby Miles + Physical Therapy
Still enjoying the pretty pink trees in my neighborhood
Knowing it was my next-to-last PT appointment, my physical therapist assessed my running form. The video showed some “hip drop” (evidence of lingering weakness in my glutes and tight ITBs), but good foot strike. Next week she’ll give me a list of exercises to keep up with on my own.
Thursday: Corepower Yoga
Friday: Orange Theory Fitness
The treadmill workout was a good one that focused on maintaining a base running pace between pushes. For the first block we alternated 30 second pushes with 30 seconds at base pace, in the second block we we alternated 60 second pushes with 60 seconds at base pace, and in the last block we did a 60 second push, 90 second base and 30 second “all out.”
I worked hard to get my heart rate up on the rower!
Saturday: 22 mile bike ride + 90 min yoga arm balance workshop
I was so excited when Ann told us she was going to be leading this workshop. She broke the class into thirds with short flows leading up to a different peak pose: chin stand, hurdler’s pose and eight-angle pose. Chin stand is something I’m still striving for, hurdler’s pose I can do pretty well, and eight-angle pose I could do one one side but not the other. It was challenging and exhausting!
Sunday: 8.2 mile run
On my morning walk with Scooby, I thought the carpets of pink petals under the trees looked like Mother Nature’s own Easter decorations.
After church, I headed out for eight Easter miles–without Scooby so I could focus on my form. I started off with a few laps at the track and then tackled some neighborhood hills.
Thanks to Deborah and Kim for hosting the Weekly Run Down link up for recapping our workouts and staying accountable and motivated. 
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Those cycling outfits are awesome – the front and the back!! 🙂 And I love that your helmet matches perfectly.
Thanks! I think they are awesome in their own special way!
Pretty solid week all around for you! Too cute on the cycling outfits love them. Bet they were a big hit at the group ride. Happy Easter and thanks for linking up
They were a topic of ~discussion~ for sure! I hope you had a lovely Passover!
That Yoga class sounds tiring, but I bet it was amazing. I’m not sure I would have the something (not sure what,) to wear that cycling gear. But you enjoyed it so that’s all that mattered.
The picture of Scooby with the flowers on the ground is really lovely n
Most cycling kits aren’t very attractive to begin with, so there’s not much to lose. 😉
It does take courage to wear that though! And a sense of humor!
OMG those kits are a freaking RIOT! What a fun and unique gift! The carpet of petals is so pretty. I can’t believe your season is already past and our trees are still essentially bare. Not much longer though!
Our trees are in full bloom and post-bloom pollination stage — Achoo!
This Lederhosen Cycling Kits are pretty darn cool – I love how you are both rocking them with pride 🙂
That Corepower workshop sounds like it was a lot of fun!
You can’t be bashful in gear like that. 😉 The yoga workshop was great. It was nice to have time to keep trying …
All of those pink petals are beautiful. Those kits 😉 My hubby has a bike jersey that says “Team Butt Crack” on the sleeve and, as you can imagine, a blurry image of a plumber smile on the back side (that is not so blurry from a distance). He has no shame LOL Thanks for supporting the WRD link-up!!
Hah! I think crazy cycling kits are part of the strategy to distract from the unflattering fit.
I saw your photos on FB with the leiderhosen kits and I cracked up! You guys are awesome!
I died when I first saw them. The things you’ll do for love!
Great outfits, so fun! I love that you and your husband can cycle together..and have a good sense of humor about it 🙂
Beautiful flowers on that Scooby walk!
He got me into cycling when my son went to college. I was reluctant at first, but love it now!
Those cycling kits are the best! 😉
I’m curious to see what exercises your PT gives you – I’ve still got some hip drop in my form too.
I’ll let you know! She definitely says I need to spend more time on the foam roller. 😛
You guys looked adorable.
I ran 8 miles yesterday. The weather was perfect.
Congrats on graduating from PT.
Hope you stay injury-free.
I love those cycling kits, they’re so cute! Did you get some fun reactions to your outfits?
Hah, yes, we got some comments for sure. Our kids may have used the term “dorky” in their reaction. 🙂
Oh my goodness, those are awesome! I need the running version. lol
They make people smile for sure. We can assume they are laughing WITH us.
those cycling kits are hilarious!! you’d get plenty of chance to wear in Germany – I’ve seen the normal lederhosen out for several occasions at different times of the year 🙂
the OTF and the corepower yoga both sounded really challenging and fun! And interesting about the running analysis. I find it really hard to focus on my running style / technique; I tend to pick one thing (core in, or arms or how I land) so that I don’t overwhelm myself during a training.
I would love to take a cycling trip to Germany — even if I had to wear this kit to do it. 😉 I also struggle with thinking about running, but that’s what I did – focus on one thing. Hopefully it will pay off eventually.
Your cycling outfit would look great for Austria LOL. Anyway, I am out of cycling shape. My first long ride will be Memorial day week-end and I’m not ready. I will be doing Global Cycling network ride on my stationary bike for 45 minutes tonight. They are a British cycling group on YouTube.
So is that a ride you follow along with on your trainer? Sounds cool. We haven’t planned our summer rides yet — need to get on that!
I had the same re: hip drop, curious if you end up with the same exercises I do. I love those outfits — the best. You need to tackle the hills in Stowe and pop in at the Trapp Family Lodge, which is exactly what it sounds
Hah! That would be classic!
OMG those kits!!! I’m dying. They will have me smiling all week…especially when I’m on the bike. Love it.
Love the outfits! Love that you and your husband can match and have a great sense of humor too.
It definitely takes a sense of humor. But really, cycling kits are meant to be crazy anyway.
Those cycling kits are fun! What a fun way to spend Easter.
I think you and John need them. 🙂
Those kits made me smile!! Love them! That yoga class looks pretty intense. You go girl!!
90 minutes of hort arm balance yoga was tough but in a great way!
Love those kits! I absolutely adore fun outfits like that!
Hi Scooby! Your dog always makes me smile!
I have come across so many great cycling events this week and I always think of you. They are all conflicting with little man’s basketball schedule right now so I have had to pass.
Aw, Scooby makes us smile too. Even when he’s going bonkers for squirrels. I hope you get to do a cycling event soon. I need to figure out our plans for the summer.
Haha those Lederhosen are amazing! I actually have a photo of my husband at about the age of 6 in the full garb, and when my middle son lived in Vienna for a semester he and all of his buddies bought Lederhosen. I loved seeing all of the pics! It sounds like you had a great week.
Oh, I bet your husband loves you sharing that photo! Does your son have pics too?
Those cycling kits are amazing! I would definitely wear one of those! So much fun!