Lunge – see you in the start pens (I’ll be the small, blonde lass from Wales looking rather nervous 🙂 )
My weekly training plan:
– Jan / Feb: turbo training, strength training, pilates, at least one 50-60 mile hilly ride (I live in Snowdonia, so all rides are hilly!)
– early March: hard training week in Gran Canaria (long climbs / hot)
– March / April: continue turbo sessions, 60-80 mile ride, replace pilates with an additional short hilly ride. Weekend in Lakes doing the Fred Whitton route
– Mid-April: training week in Majorca (focus on 80-90 mile rides with lots of climbing)
– May / June: focus on a weekly mix of (1) 100+ mile very hilly ride, (2) short hill rep session (3) local TT (for high intensity training).
Already started on an improved diet (no alcohol, low fat healthy diet), but I only weigh 46kgs so need to focus more on building power than reducing weight!
I’ve done the Maratona in the Dolomites for the past 2 years, so have some idea of what the Marmotte will be like. But want to as fit as possible for it (plus I’ve entered the Etape which is only 8 days later!).
Glad I love hill climbing and big mountain rides 🙂