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100 Mile Mountain Bike Race - Heart Rate Based

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100 Mile Mountain Bike Race - Heart Rate Based

Author

Thelen Coaching

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Length

16 Weeks

Plan Description

100 mile mountain bike races - the gold standard for ultra endurance racing. These events take more then just riding long hour, they take dedication, preparation and skills work .
This training plan will help get you ready to tackle this iconic distance through heart-rate based workouts, stacked long rides and focused cross training. The weekday workouts are short and focused to allow you to complete them either before or after work, while the weekends have one long workout and one long ride to build on cumulative fatigue.
You should be comfortable riding 4 to 5 days per week prior to starting this plan with an average weekly volume of 8-10 hours. This plan stays at 5 days per week of riding, building up to 14 hours per week. There is one rest day per week and one cross training day. The workouts are built around HR, so check out the power based version if you have a power meter!

Structured Workouts are based off of Threshold Heart Rate, all other rides should be focused on either skills, pacing or riding without having to constantly stare at monitors.

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Training Plan Sample Week

Stats

Average Weekly Breakdown

Workouts Weekly Average Longest Workout
Other x4
01:22:00 00:30:00
Strength x3
01:24:00 00:30:00
Bike x2
03:22:00 01:50:00
MTB x2
07:38:00 07:00:00
Day Off x1
—— ——
X-Train x1
00:37:00 00:40:00
Workouts Per Week Weekly Average Longest Workout
Other
01:22:00 00:30:00
Strength
01:24:00 00:30:00
Bike
03:22:00 01:50:00
MTB
07:38:00 07:00:00
Day Off
—— ——
X-Train
00:37:00 00:40:00

Training Load By Week


This plan works best with the following fitness devices:

  • Heart Rate Monitor

All supported devices

Tracy Thelen

Thelen Coaching

Thelen Coaching offers personalized and individualized coaching for athletes of all levels in cycling, mountain biking, running and triathlons, specializing in trail running, ultras, ultra endurance cycling and 24 hour races.


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