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1) What days can I switch around in the schedule? It works well for me to have Monday as Day 1 on the schedule. But until mid-May Sunday won't work well for a big training day, as I'll usually not be able to get out for no more than a couple of hours in the evening. Saturday is best for longest sessions, so works well as Day 7.
2) I don't have a road bike or an indoor trainer. Until May I'll do doing my training on studded tires on icy single track (or the one snowy hill road), fat biking on snowy single track, or I'm also getting a lot of cross-country skiing in, so I can definitely make up intensity this way. Any recommendations for specific sessions that would adapt better or worse for skiing/snow biking, or should I just try and make sure I hit the necessary intensity (I have a HRM, but not a power meter).
3) In the lead up to the 100km ride, I'm also doing a 6hr race as a pair, and a 24hr solo (at a relaxed pace). I'd been thinking of doing Week 1 – 6 as a bit of a pre-season warm-up, then repeat Week1 – 5, followed by wk12 the week of the 6hr race, then do wk 7, then wk 12 again the week of the 24hr solo. Then finish up weeks 9 – 12 in time to finish up with the 100km race. Would that work, or is there a much better way?
Thanks very much!
I like your schedule. The only change I would make is to add a week off plan after the 24 hour solo. Even at a relaxed pace that is still a deep effort creating fatigue plus sleep deprivation. You need at least a week to unload that before any training will be effective in increasing fitness. If you train before you unload it you don't get fitter but get tired instead.
Lynda
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