I in the middle of General Build HV part 1 and want to do a 2.5 hour RR on a Sunday. The race is not a priority for me, but I would like to be fresh enough to help out my teammates. The schedule for Saturday is McAdie +1 (90 min, 119 TSS, .89 IF) and for Sunday would have been Spruce Knob +3 (120 m…

[image] [FAQ] Openers & Priming Workouts, Prior to Race Day Racing Recommended 24 hours prior to your event, to prepare physiologically (body) as well as psychologically (mind). (aka Opener, Primer) [TR-02] Use to precede any Endurance events. Truuli = 60 minutes, 0…

Truuli (or minus 1 version etc).always gets my vote

I just did this custom version of Basin -5 (extended warm-up and just 2 ramp intervals instead of 3). https://www.trainerroad.com/cycling/workouts/528268-race-openers I’ll let you know how my race goes tomorrow!

I would take a different tack to the answers above and ask yourself which workout, when combined with the likely TSS and demands of the RR, is going to give you a total training stimulus for the weekend which most closely resembles what was on the plan? Don’t worry about freshness, if you’re fit en…

just do some openers, assuming you took the day before this one OFF. 1 hour total ride, 5 x 30s @ 120% FTP, recover 60-90 between. You’re not going out to thrash it, but just stay loose and open the legs up. Good luck!

[image] martinheadon: I’ll let you know how my race goes tomorrow! Race Report: Ouch, my legs.

[image] cartsman: If you have the freedom to do so, you could basically replicate McAdie by spending ~48 minutes doing threshold work at the front of the pack to discourage or chase breaks I was chasing / discouraging breaks today. It was over and it was under, but it certainly wasn’t over/un…

Anyone have a good suggestion for a TR workout to do the day before a RR?

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mcneese.chad May 18, 2019, 4:38pm 2

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Anyone have a good suggestion for a TR workout to do the day before a RR?

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