I have just fell in love with crit racing.... I have found that my training needs to change for this type of racing. I am having problems keeping up with the duration of the high speeds and duration of the sprints. I want to work on training for next year. How does the following plan look???
Sunday: Race or Long Ride
Monday: Rest/Recovery ride
Tuesday: Intervals (2 sets of 5 - 45 seconds on and 75 seconds off with 5 minute rest between sets).
Wednesday: Recovery ride
Thursday: Intervals (as done on Tuesday) or sprints
Friday: Hills
Saturday: Long slow distance
I would like to increase my intervals by 10% each week.
Every four weeks would be an "easy" week / recovery week.
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If this plan is good, how long should I keep it up? What changes are needed? Suggestions?
Right now I ride 250-300 miles per week, but it has been distance rides with a heartrate in zone 3 (typically).........
Please give me your thoughts and input.