Originally Posted by
dc1215
Slim, for comparison, heres what my schedule looks like Fitchburg and then Tour of the Catskills. It will change a bit after Fitchburg depending on the outcome...but this is what I have for the next 5ish weeks. I'll be a 4 and these will be my first stage races, so obviously others will be more helpful, but I'd love to hear some feedback as well.
M - Off
T - 6x5x1 + Modified over/under protocol I've been doing
W - Either a race pace group ride or a training crit, depending on the week.
Th - Z1 on TT setup
Fr - Tempo or STUCI on TT setup. Will also be doing some max efforts as we get closer, but really want to work on pacing and getting adapted to the position for now.
Sat - 2-4 hours Tempo
Sun - 4-5 hours Z2 + 10x10" sprints
My concern is it might be a bit too much for me, but I'll adjust as I'm going along depending on how I'm responding.
Yeah. I'm learning this whole thing too.
I think that whatever plan you/we create must reflect 1) what you've got and 2) where you want to go with it...Mine is pretty ambitious, like any plan should be, but it is also doable. Looking at it again I'm thinking about tweekeing the rest weeks so that I go 3 weeks then rest, rather than 4 followed by rest-taper. But I'll make that call after week 3.
I hope some others with experience drop some knowledge...
good luck!