I'm doing the Etape this year and I've been training since January although I've been riding at least 3 times a between the end of the season and January.
Here's what I'm doing pretty much every week.
4 x 8-10 miles of very steep climbing, 20+ percent 1 hour every day on my mountain bike,mostly off road, average heart rate is 81-85%MHR
1 x 1hour flat ride building my effort from 70%MHR to 85%MHR finishing with a 1 mile climb where my HR goes up to low 90%. This is on my Road Bike.
1 x Long fast ride, normally about 45 miles, 85-92%MHR all flat, high cadence. Again using my road bike.
I am able to ride from sun up, about 6.30 at the moment, to 7.45 when I have to go to work. Sun sets at the moment at about 6.15 but I could ride until 6.30-6.45 ish, but I don't want to ride in the dark as it's too dangerous on the road.
I'm also trying to run a MTB club race season and ride in the various events the Road Bike club put on, I completed a 15k time trial in 32 minutes a couple of weeks ago.
Now, I don't feel as though I'm doing enough training to be able to do the Etape and I'm starting to think that I'm not using the time that I do have to train effeciently.
Does anybody have any Ideas, hints, tips for me to get the best out of what I'm doing. Or even a critique of my training so far.
Thanks
Here's what I'm doing pretty much every week.
4 x 8-10 miles of very steep climbing, 20+ percent 1 hour every day on my mountain bike,mostly off road, average heart rate is 81-85%MHR
1 x 1hour flat ride building my effort from 70%MHR to 85%MHR finishing with a 1 mile climb where my HR goes up to low 90%. This is on my Road Bike.
1 x Long fast ride, normally about 45 miles, 85-92%MHR all flat, high cadence. Again using my road bike.
I am able to ride from sun up, about 6.30 at the moment, to 7.45 when I have to go to work. Sun sets at the moment at about 6.15 but I could ride until 6.30-6.45 ish, but I don't want to ride in the dark as it's too dangerous on the road.
I'm also trying to run a MTB club race season and ride in the various events the Road Bike club put on, I completed a 15k time trial in 32 minutes a couple of weeks ago.
Now, I don't feel as though I'm doing enough training to be able to do the Etape and I'm starting to think that I'm not using the time that I do have to train effeciently.
Does anybody have any Ideas, hints, tips for me to get the best out of what I'm doing. Or even a critique of my training so far.
Thanks