Here is my “oh crap, I signed up for a double century” PMC from back in the day:
thats the chart I was using to guide training decisions. Not too shabby for a newbie.
And a more detailed view from WKO, where I added a dotted line CIL (cumulative intensity load) to complement CTL:
Really cranked up the intensity early (thru end December) and late (April thru event late May). Rested and took mini breaks when necessary.
And last season where January (a year ago) I was hitting most of the key metrics from that older season:
Decent build from September 22 thru end of December, but then repeated issues with my body not wanting to cooperate.
By May I was switching focus on kettlebell work and re-establishing a physical foundation capable of riding thru the rest of my sixties. One step forward, one step back. Life.