Gran Fondo on Aug 5th - Skip Build phase and do Specialty (Gran Fondo or Rolling Road Race)

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Hi All,
I am preparing for a 100-mile Gran Fondo at the beginning of Aug. There are several sharp hills. There is 3100 feet of total climbing consisting of rolling little hills. am about 25% through the build plan. I peeked forward, and it looked like the Gran Fondo plan or the Rolling Road Race Plan would be a better fit for me to do well at the Gran Fondo. The 100-mile Gran Fondo is not a race, but I want to do my best and get a lot of PBs.
Any thoughts about skipping the rest of the build plan and going straight to one of the aforementioned Specialty plans? Yes, I know that the build plan would be a stepping stone to the specialty plan. I am asking because there are not enough weeks for me to complete the Gran Fondo/Rolling Road Race once I complete the Build phase.
Thanks in Advance.

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Don’t. Specialty is just fine tuning and your gains will come from Build.

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In your shoes, I’d carry on with build but make sure to add in increasingly long outdoor rides.

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I’ve done some races during build, actually did pretty well. Going into the week of the race I cut my week down to 1 interval session on Tuesday, 2 or 3 days of easy endurance and sometimes openers the day before.
I wouldn’t skip build some good gains would be left on the table.

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Would Second this one :pray: expecting you’ve completed a circle of base before

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Big bear?

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Thanks for your feedback all. I will carry on with Build.

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No. Pelotonia (In Columbus, Ohio). It is a Cancer Charity Ride.

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Yeah, completed base.

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