Period 1 – Winter Training (11 Weeks)
According to Mr. Friel the Base period should focus on the following:
Establish endurance, force and speed skills on the bike; introduce muscular endurance; maintaining gains made in Preparation period.
Given my lower than recommended training hours, I’ll be trying to up the intensity a little. I’m looking forward to the rest weeks already!
| W/C | Notes | # | TL | HR | Time |
| 3/1 | Poor planning, lead to low hours. | 5 | 352 | 144 | 4:37 |
| 10/1 | Wet weather, but steady progress | 7 | 452 | 143 | 6:25 |
| 17/1 | Ill. | – | – | – | – |
| 24/1 | Mostly Ill. | 2 | 91 | 133 | 1:19 |
| 31/1 | Still Ill, taking it easy. | – | – | – | – |
| 7/2 | Just starting to feel better. | 2 | 241 | 127 | 3:51 |
| 14/2 | Oh and over did it! Ill again. | 1 | 51 | 139 | 0:38 |
| 21/2 | Easy does it. | 1 | 131 | 142 | 1:30 |
| 28/2 | Back to fitness and a fall. | 3 | 348 | 159 | 2:36 |
| 7/3 | Illness strikes again. | – | – | – | – |
Period 2 – Bristol Bikefest (12 Weeks)
I find Mr. Friel’s plans more suited to classic XC racing so I have purchased the Chris Eatough 12 Week Training Plan for 100 Mile Mountain Bike Race, to have something a bit more specific.
| W/C | Notes | # | TL | HR | Time |
| 14/3 | Gentle Recovery | 3 | 213 | 120 | 4:09 |
| 21/3 | Week 2 Build | 5 | 699 | 153 | 6:41 |
| 28/3 | Week 3 Build Jedi Skills Training |
5 | 421 | 142 | 9:36 |
| 4/4 | Week 4 Recover CRC Builth Wells |
5 | 872 | 151 | 8:33 |
| 11/4 | Week 5 Endurance Unpacking |
4 | 487 | 144 | 5:39 |
| 18/4 | Week 6 Endurance Birthday treats |
6 | 727 | 142 | 8:58 |
| 25/4 | Week 7 Endurance Off road commute |
6 | 468 | 138 | 7:09 |
| 2/5 | Week 8 Recover | 2 | 206 | 145 | 8:00 |
| 9/5 | Week 9 Prep Basque MTB |
5 | 1,573 | 127 | 15:00 |
| 16/5 | Week 10 Prep | 4 | 461 | 153 | 13:30 |
| 23/5 | Week 11 Prep The Erlestoke Twelve |
5 | 1,064 | 149 | 12:00 |
| 30/5 | Week 12 Race BikeFest 12h |
1 | 938 | 149 | 9:36 |
| 6/6 | Recovery | – | – | – | – |
Period 3 – Kielder 100 (12 Weeks)
| W/C | Notes | # | TL | HR | Time |
| 13/6 | Week 1 Build London to Brighton |
5 | 825 | 134 | 11:33 |
| 20/6 | Week 2 Build | 5 | 456 | 143 | 5:29 |
| 27/6 | Week 3 Build Cwmcarn x3 |
6 | 822 | 150 | 8:18 |
| 4/7 | Week 4 Recover | 4 | 296 | 137 | 4:21 |
| 11/7 | – | – | – | – | |
| 18/7 | Week 6 Endurance | 14:30 | |||
| 25/7 | Week 7 Endurance | 16:00 | |||
| 1/8 | Week 8 Recover | 8:00 | |||
| 8/8 | Week 9 Prep | 15:00 | |||
| 15/8 | Week 10 Prep Afan Monster |
13:30 | |||
| 22/8 | Week 11 Prep | 12:00 | |||
| 29/8 | Week 12 Race Kielder 100 |
15:00 |
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