I’ve got two events in my plan for this summer, both around 100km, one on mixed terrain and one all tarmac. Neither are races per se, but I do want to do well and put some effort in, so they’re my B and A races, respectively. I’ve already done a similar route to the road audax in just under 6 hours moving time on a chilled, slightly lost day. I was also on the gravel bike, so using the road bike with deep wheels will bring the average speed up a chunk.
When I put the events in my calendar, I had zero idea of how long or what effort I should put since I was coming back to training after bereavement my killing fitness and motivation. Since it’s 6 weeks before the first event, I will only get faster should the times expected on the day be adjusted? Should the intensity be adjusted as for the gravel at least I’m planning on hurting.
Aside it would be good to add some guided help in choosing this information.
