Actually got any training tips or suggestions?
There are myriad threads about it. As I said in my original post it seems a reasonable guide to periodisation, but it’s nothing more.
We know nothing about you – are you an aspiring Junior who’s already ‘knocking on the door’, are you an Elite with many years racing experience? Or are you an IT worker in their 40s who fancies a crack at racing?
Do you have a power meter and 30 hours a week spare? Or are you shoehorning training in around job, family and so on, and trying to do it all in one weekend ride and a 4 mile commute? Do you actually want to ‘train’? Are you using this a way to make your riding seem more worthwhile? Are you looking for a scientific approach?
There’s a reason folk pay for training plans, it’s not really a case of “giving tips” on a forum and that leading to amazing results. Check any of the threads about TrainerRoad sessions, Z2 training, FTP etc, it all comes up fairly often. Train your weaknesses – people often want to do things they’re good at, you won’t get better at the things you’re not by doing that. Enduro is a difficult balance because you need explosive speed, but you need to be able to do it again and again over a couple of days. A good base is essential, or you’ll be knackered after stage 2, and don’t underestimate the benefit of feeling fresher after a transition.
If it was me, I’d be looking at a good few months solid winter riding, with some decent sweetspot intervals, then switching to intensity in the spring, focusing on a combination of lactate sprints, probably 15/15, two blocks of 12 with good rest, and some longer intervals – probably a pyramid session 1-5 minutes, half recovery.
I’d also want to be doing some core stuff over winter, and riding a mountain bike to keep ones skills up.
But that’s just me, I don’t know about you.
Any better?