My A event is a 150 mile ride with 10,000 feet of climbing at the end of July. I did it last year, but was pretty wiped out and signed up for TrainerRoad to help prepare me better for this year. When setting up my Training Plan I put a B event 5 days before my A event. It is a local 100 mile ride that I’ve done a few times, but I’m wondering if I shouldn’t do a 100 mile ride so close to my A event? Would love to get some thoughts on this. Thanks!
I wouldn’t do something that long that close to the big event. I’m not a coach, but that’s my 2c?
What is your event?
For long 1 day events, I once heard the advice that you should plan on one day of recovery for every hour on the bike during that event, i.e. a 6 hour TT race warrants 6 days off the bike. That probably has its limitations, i.e. I probably wouldn’t take 24 days off after a 24 hour race, but depending on your age, 5-7 days recovery after a century seems reasonable. I wouldn’t want to do a 150, 5 days after a 100 (and I’m 29 and recover pretty well).
I would advise against doing the 100 mile ride so close to your A event. You should be building up longer rides leading up to this but 5 days out is going to wear you down when you should be tapering. Don’t see how this could benefit you.
Thanks. It’s the RAMROD.
Thanks for the advice.
Thanks for the advice!
Just ride your B event faster, so it takes less than 5 hrs. Then you’ll be recovered in less than 5 days and… fine!
Skip that 100 mile event
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There’s also a Metric Century offered 5 days before my A event. Would that be a better option? Or am I supposed to be taking it real easy that close to my A?
Might be worth reading up on tapering.
Thank you so much! This is the kind of help I was hoping for!