Marathon MTB, Gravel, Fondo and events of 3 to 6 hours in duration.
Our Race Prep plan for your cycling events that require multi-hour muscular endurance and sustainable power across varied terrain; We touch on the top-end energy systems before digging deeper into developing your Anaerobic Threshold power for events up 6 hours in duration.
MUSCULAR ENDURANCE IS THE NAME OF THE GAME.
Longer endurance events lean heavily on muscular endurance and your Anaerobic Threshold energy system. Over the 8-week training block, the last four weeks focus heavily on the Anaerobic Threshold system, while increasing the weekly endurance rides out to reinforce your all-day pedaling endurance. The final 2-week Race Prep taper brings your fatigue down and your readiness up for a peak performance.
SYSTEMS TRAINED:
Anaerobic Power
Training repeatable bouts of your maximum 1:00 – 4:00 power increases your anaerobic capacity and fast twitch muscle fiber recruitment. Repeatability and durability is the name of the game.
Anaerobic Threshold (32:00 Power)
We utilize 8:00 intervals at a riders 32:00 max power to train the upper end of your Aerobic Threshold (appx. 105-109% of FTP). Longer, high-power intervals develop the muscular-endurance for sustainable power.
Vo2 Max
Intervals of 2:00 – 4:00 duration at your maximum 8:00 – 16:00 power capability (appx. 112-124% FTP) targets your Vo2 Max system for superior oxygen delivery to your working muscles.
Anaerobic Threshold (64:00 Power)
We utilize up to 16:00 intervals at a riders 64:00 max power to train the lower end of your Anaerobic Threshold (appx. 98-102% of FTP). Our longest high-power intervals maximize muscular-endurance.
10-WEEKS TO A PEAK PERFORMANCE.
With 4-weeks of high-intensity training followed by 4-weeks of training your Anaerobic Threshold and extending your endurance you’ll reach peak fitness in 8-weeks. Following that is 2-weeks of our Race Prep taper to decrease fatigue and sharpen up for a peak performance for your A-event.
This Race Prep Plan is Ideal for:
GO FROM BASE-TO-RACE
Get our full Base To Race Peak Progression in one convenient training plan!
This option combines our 4-week Base Prep plan, 14-week Base Builder plan, and this 8-week Race Prep plan for 3 to 6-hour events; taking you from base to race across 28 weeks of training for your peak performance.
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