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08-23-05, 05:31 AM
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Does this look OK?
The past year I have been working out quite a bit (various sports), but I have not had any real schedule or training program. Neither have I given serious thought to nutrition. The coming year I want to try doing this, and compete in a few events (I competed some this year as well (not cycling), but just because I like competing. My special preparation was limited to not drinking too much beer the night before...)
I have a plan for food / nutrition as well, but I wont go into that here. Maybe later :-)
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The events I am gearing up for are:
34 mile cross country skiing mid February 2006
30 mile cross country skiing early March 2006
52 mile bicycle race mid June (mostly paved or gravel, might be a little bit off road - I will be using my dads MTB)
335 mile road race late June (quite flat, no high grade climbs. Only mountain to cross is a 3000 feet climb done over a very long distance - will be using my road bike)
90 mile road race mid August (starting with a very steep 3500 feet climb - will be using my road bike)
The 335 mile race is one that I would like to do, but please give me some input if you think it's too ambitious. My goal for the race would simply be to finish, time is not that important. If you don't think there is any way I can finish in less than 24-30 hours though, I will save it for later...
Me and my dad are about the same size, I have used his bike quite a bit. It is more set up for me than for him actually... Don't think it will be a problem borrowing it.
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Some other info:
- I live above of the arctic circle, way up north in Norway. In November we will get occational snow - and that means the end of this years bike riding season.
- Between the end of bike riding season and cross country skiing season there will be a period when its not fun doing either. Need to look at indoor training during this overlap (maybe a month or so)
- Right now I work 1-2 weeks offshore every 5, and I travel a lot (I am gone more than I am at home). During these travels I don't have access to a bike, but on most I can jog or use a stationary bike.
- January 1st I will be moving further south and traveling will be reduced significantly. It should not pose a problem to keep a training schedule anymore. If the conditions will be right for skiing or cycling (or neither...) is hard to tell. After February/March though I doubt there will be much snow left.
I have ordered Joe Friel's book, but the waiting time for it is horrible. Won't receive it for another month or two :-(
On to the program... I am a 26 year old male, weighing 143 lbs. I started riding about two months ago, first time on a bike since high school. How much I ride varies quite a bit depending on my schedule. The events I am gearing up for are, as you can see, quite different. Cross country skiing requires training the upper body much more, and training for a 24 hour (+?) road race is gonna require low intensity, long distance training that could almost make me slower in the tracks... To measure my progress so far I have used a 31 mile route (quite a lot of hills, but ending where it started). My first time around I used roughly two and a half hours (more sore than tired), now takes me about 1 hour 40 minutes (18.6 mph average).
The attached program is a starting point. I will have to make changes depending on my schedule, the weather etc. Also, I wont be doing a fuill hour of 85% intensity obviously, that includes warmup and everything. I am sure I will find that I need to adjust both heart rate taregts and durations quite a lot once I get going, but this is to get me started. Any comments would be appreciated!
Last of all, I found this link just now and I am loving the information!
https://www.ultracycling.com/
I have a plan for food / nutrition as well, but I wont go into that here. Maybe later :-)
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The events I am gearing up for are:
34 mile cross country skiing mid February 2006
30 mile cross country skiing early March 2006
52 mile bicycle race mid June (mostly paved or gravel, might be a little bit off road - I will be using my dads MTB)
335 mile road race late June (quite flat, no high grade climbs. Only mountain to cross is a 3000 feet climb done over a very long distance - will be using my road bike)
90 mile road race mid August (starting with a very steep 3500 feet climb - will be using my road bike)
The 335 mile race is one that I would like to do, but please give me some input if you think it's too ambitious. My goal for the race would simply be to finish, time is not that important. If you don't think there is any way I can finish in less than 24-30 hours though, I will save it for later...
Me and my dad are about the same size, I have used his bike quite a bit. It is more set up for me than for him actually... Don't think it will be a problem borrowing it.
-------------------------
Some other info:
- I live above of the arctic circle, way up north in Norway. In November we will get occational snow - and that means the end of this years bike riding season.
- Between the end of bike riding season and cross country skiing season there will be a period when its not fun doing either. Need to look at indoor training during this overlap (maybe a month or so)
- Right now I work 1-2 weeks offshore every 5, and I travel a lot (I am gone more than I am at home). During these travels I don't have access to a bike, but on most I can jog or use a stationary bike.
- January 1st I will be moving further south and traveling will be reduced significantly. It should not pose a problem to keep a training schedule anymore. If the conditions will be right for skiing or cycling (or neither...) is hard to tell. After February/March though I doubt there will be much snow left.
I have ordered Joe Friel's book, but the waiting time for it is horrible. Won't receive it for another month or two :-(
On to the program... I am a 26 year old male, weighing 143 lbs. I started riding about two months ago, first time on a bike since high school. How much I ride varies quite a bit depending on my schedule. The events I am gearing up for are, as you can see, quite different. Cross country skiing requires training the upper body much more, and training for a 24 hour (+?) road race is gonna require low intensity, long distance training that could almost make me slower in the tracks... To measure my progress so far I have used a 31 mile route (quite a lot of hills, but ending where it started). My first time around I used roughly two and a half hours (more sore than tired), now takes me about 1 hour 40 minutes (18.6 mph average).
The attached program is a starting point. I will have to make changes depending on my schedule, the weather etc. Also, I wont be doing a fuill hour of 85% intensity obviously, that includes warmup and everything. I am sure I will find that I need to adjust both heart rate taregts and durations quite a lot once I get going, but this is to get me started. Any comments would be appreciated!
Last of all, I found this link just now and I am loving the information!
https://www.ultracycling.com/
08-24-05, 11:21 AM
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It looks like you have plenty of time to train and if you stay dedicated to it you should have no problems(except the 335 miles in 20-24 hours, that makes me cringe). IMO I would hook up with a nutritionalist or trainer to help develop a plan for your diet as I am guessing your pretty slim right now(I'm 143 also) and need to pay close attention to your nutrition training that much
