Hello Everyone-
I have 5 weeks of training time left until my biggest race/goal of the year. Everest Challenge is a two day stage race in the Calif. Sierras, it is the Cal/Nevada state climbing championships. Day one is 120 miles with 15,500' of climbing, day two is 86 miles with 13,500' feet of climbing. Each day is comprised of 2 massive climbs and one moderate climb.
This ride has been my ultimate goal for the year, all other goals have been to support this one. So far, I have about 4,000 miles in this year. The last month has been devoted to climbing training (hill interval repeats, sustained climbs and recovery).
My question is, how far do I push if for the next 5 weeks until I start to taper, and how much improvement can be made in 5 weeks.. I am worried if I push it to far I may end up fatigued or sick, and if I don't push it far enough, I may not be ready. Will a rigorous training program yield enough results to offset the risk of overdoing it? Here's what my training schedule is looking like
Monday: Off or recovery (16-20 miles at 70% MHR or less)
Tuesday: Hill Repeats (30 miles with 3000' of climbing 6-15% grades at 90% MHR)
Wed: Recovery (16-20 miles at 70% MHR or less)
Thursday: Sustained climb ( Mt Baldy 13.5 mile climb 4800' of climbing 8% avg. sections of 15%+)
Friday: Flat tempo ride (22-30 miles flat at 85% MHR)
Weekend- 1 long day (80-120 miles 6,000' - 10,000' of climbing). One day off.
I was thinking of doing Mt Baldy repeats, two times in a row 9600' over 54 miles, and also adding to my Tuesday hill repeats to make it 37 miles with 4,000'. These are the changes that worry me about pushing it too far. Is there much training benefit to these increases? or does my current schedule seem adequate? Thanks for any help/support. Ride Safe...Pat
I have 5 weeks of training time left until my biggest race/goal of the year. Everest Challenge is a two day stage race in the Calif. Sierras, it is the Cal/Nevada state climbing championships. Day one is 120 miles with 15,500' of climbing, day two is 86 miles with 13,500' feet of climbing. Each day is comprised of 2 massive climbs and one moderate climb.
This ride has been my ultimate goal for the year, all other goals have been to support this one. So far, I have about 4,000 miles in this year. The last month has been devoted to climbing training (hill interval repeats, sustained climbs and recovery).
My question is, how far do I push if for the next 5 weeks until I start to taper, and how much improvement can be made in 5 weeks.. I am worried if I push it to far I may end up fatigued or sick, and if I don't push it far enough, I may not be ready. Will a rigorous training program yield enough results to offset the risk of overdoing it? Here's what my training schedule is looking like
Monday: Off or recovery (16-20 miles at 70% MHR or less)
Tuesday: Hill Repeats (30 miles with 3000' of climbing 6-15% grades at 90% MHR)
Wed: Recovery (16-20 miles at 70% MHR or less)
Thursday: Sustained climb ( Mt Baldy 13.5 mile climb 4800' of climbing 8% avg. sections of 15%+)
Friday: Flat tempo ride (22-30 miles flat at 85% MHR)
Weekend- 1 long day (80-120 miles 6,000' - 10,000' of climbing). One day off.
I was thinking of doing Mt Baldy repeats, two times in a row 9600' over 54 miles, and also adding to my Tuesday hill repeats to make it 37 miles with 4,000'. These are the changes that worry me about pushing it too far. Is there much training benefit to these increases? or does my current schedule seem adequate? Thanks for any help/support. Ride Safe...Pat