Hi TR I;'ve just joined up and set everything up to go from Jan 7th. I have an A event in July 3 days of riding/Racing. day 1 118km 2200m vert, Day 2 90kms 1000m vert and day 3 160kms 2100m vert. I have set things up with SS Base med volume, SS base 2 Med vol, sustained power build med vol finishe…

You can replace one of the weekend sweet spot rides with a longer aerobic ride that ends up with similar TSS. The philosophy that TR uses is that you can spend more time at a higher than usual intensity so that your FTP rises and you can work at a smaller percentage of your FTP at the event.

As @ErickVH said. Doing more work at a higher intensity and that can serve as a fine substitute for the longer rides. You can read the Weekly Tips in the SSB2, Build and Special phases all include an optional “long” ride that can be done instead of the shorter Sunday Sweet Spot ride.

@ErickVH @mcneese.chad thanks for your input guys. so what your saying is there is not as much need to do the “volume” as such due to the intensity of the training done. The main ride should be completed at a lower intensity of a HIGHER FTP thus making it more achievable. I am sorry @mcneese.chad …

[image] Willie76: I’m having difficulty locating those weekly guides. Where would I find them? Find the plan you are interested in, for instance, Training Plans → Base → Sweet spot II mid volume. When you get the view that is close to a calendar with Week 1, Week 2, Week 3 etc, look under the…

As others have said you may not need to do the outdoors volume to be ready for the long stuff. Work on the trainer generally gives you more efficiency in your workouts as you aren’t freewheeling or stopping for lights/junctions/cars/coffee. You’re also (hopefully) raising FTP & improving your abili…

Personally for an outdoor event over multiple days i would definitely sprinkle in a weekly endurance ride with some rolling hills that are similar in difficulty to your goal ride (or do loop repeats if nothing similar locally) … in my experience the trainer will not prepare you for that body, neck, …

[image] Willie76: I am sorry @mcneese.chad I’m having difficulty locating those weekly guides. Where would I find them? Go to the TR website and click on Training Plans. Click on the desired plan phase (Base). Click on the desired plan (SSB MV II). Scroll to the weeks and click on the “+ T…

Thank you for the input guys much appreciated. @mcneese.chad got it mate thanks. I didn’t add that I do have some volume under me over the years and have done plenty of big rides, up to 240kms with 4000m+ vert. So I am ok with nutrition etc etc. it’s more the fatigue resistance that worries me. goi…

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mcneese.chad December 26, 2018, 1:59pm 10

I have an open Feature Request for getting these pulled into the calendar. It was acknowledged, but no firm inclusion or timetable stated.

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