I’ve just come back to TrainerRoad after a good while away, lots has changed! I was until recently focused on TTs, but a series of constant niggling injuries due to riding in such an aggressive position has forced a complete rethink on my cycling and therefore training. I’m currently riding and rea…

My best guess is to increase your fitness by lots of base training. Look at Traditional Base mid or high volume or maybe the experimental polarized plan. I’ve done rides of 200+km on CTL of about 80 but more is probably desired. If you manage a 6h ride you can probably do far longer if needed. Longe…

My thinking is that this longer rides are mainly about two things. General aerobic fitness, the higher your ftp the higher your x2 where you will spend most of your day. And general strength to not get aches from long time on the bike. Your approach is what I would do, LV plan during the week and…

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[image] Audaxers / Randonneurs - Share your knowledge and experiences! Training Hello! After doing the festive 500 and reflecting on where my training has slowly been gravitating towards (I’m one of those people who loves a good 2-3 hour trainer ride), I am thinking of ge…

Funnily enough, this is my current goal (over the years I’ve come to the conclusion I’m never going to be a massively strong boulder, ever have enough to get near the front of a crit or anything else - I am the middle of the bell curve) with an aim to ride 220km in August (from my house to the othe…

In my mid 30s I would train for the distance by doing the distance but (Flanders and LBL being my longest and the Marmotte being the hardest). But I went with a coach for the Mallorca 312 and that was mostly interval rides on the turbo/rollers with 100km and the occasional flat 200km in preparation…

This is what I do: MV Sustained Power Build to raise FTP and feel confident I can ride long at way lower power Swap out Sunday rides for long endurance rides. After build, reverse periodization (less intensity, more volume in endurance rides). Train my gut so that I can eat 40-60g of carbs every 4…

200km is at the short end of the events/challenges I do so here’s my take on it. (N=1 and all that) Generally nothing beats time in the saddle, doesn’t have to be intense (in fact it shouldn’t be) or structured but how you feel, foods you crave, etc. all change after ten to twelve hours on the go. …

I did the SPBMV & HMHV II (HIT Maintenance) plans followed by the Century plan in 2019 for a few Audaxs I’d entered earlier that year. April 200km (10,000ft ascent) May 400km (18,700ft ascent) July 200km (12,000ft ascent) The plans I did put me in good condition for the events, especially as I’d…

massive doses of SS work(45+ minute intervals) gave me massive muscular endurance/fatigue resistance for a 550km event. Plus 8+hr endurance rides.

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