anrothar
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seans (not really) training blog:
so, i suppose i'll start with my specific goals and tentative training plan. i will hopefully be starting to work my way into this schedule next week.
these are my goals:
200 miles in a 24 hour event
under 10 hours in a 100 mile race
under 4 hours at all-a-muchy
and this is my 'maybe' training plan:
Monday-
easy day or no riding.
Tuesday-
LT, VO2max or Billat intervals.
Wednesday-
2-3 hour ride,
Thursday-
hill intervals
Friday-
if i'm doing a 24 hour: very easy day, one lap of the course(pre-ride)
if i'm doing a race on Saturday: very easy and short day
if i'm doing a race on Sunday: easy 1-2 hour ride
if i'm not racing at all: 1-2 hours, quick pace
Saturday(if i'm racing sunday)
very easy and short day
Sunday-
race day, or recovery ride(very easy)
in the weeks before a 24 hour or 100 mile race, i'll ride a little easier than the other weeks. during the winter/in the weeks without racing, i'll work my way up to 4-8 hour rides every other weekend, and 3-5 hour rides in between those.
for the thursday hill intervals, i'm probably going to switch it up between road and dirt every other week, and on the dirt weeks, run every other one with the bike. (ride up, ride down, run up, ride down, ride up, ride down....). i figure hill running will be a valuable skill for a singlespeed racer. i'll be mindful of my necessary rest and nutrition, but since it's my first experience with actual training, i'll have to judge it by how i feel.
if i miss a day due to overtime at work, or weather, do i just skip it, or kind of merge it with the next days expected ride?
we'll see.
any thoughts?
so, i suppose i'll start with my specific goals and tentative training plan. i will hopefully be starting to work my way into this schedule next week.
these are my goals:
200 miles in a 24 hour event
under 10 hours in a 100 mile race
under 4 hours at all-a-muchy
and this is my 'maybe' training plan:
Monday-
easy day or no riding.
Tuesday-
LT, VO2max or Billat intervals.
Wednesday-
2-3 hour ride,
Thursday-
hill intervals
Friday-
if i'm doing a 24 hour: very easy day, one lap of the course(pre-ride)
if i'm doing a race on Saturday: very easy and short day
if i'm doing a race on Sunday: easy 1-2 hour ride
if i'm not racing at all: 1-2 hours, quick pace
Saturday(if i'm racing sunday)
very easy and short day
Sunday-
race day, or recovery ride(very easy)
in the weeks before a 24 hour or 100 mile race, i'll ride a little easier than the other weeks. during the winter/in the weeks without racing, i'll work my way up to 4-8 hour rides every other weekend, and 3-5 hour rides in between those.
for the thursday hill intervals, i'm probably going to switch it up between road and dirt every other week, and on the dirt weeks, run every other one with the bike. (ride up, ride down, run up, ride down, ride up, ride down....). i figure hill running will be a valuable skill for a singlespeed racer. i'll be mindful of my necessary rest and nutrition, but since it's my first experience with actual training, i'll have to judge it by how i feel.
if i miss a day due to overtime at work, or weather, do i just skip it, or kind of merge it with the next days expected ride?
we'll see.
any thoughts?
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