100 MILE GRAVEL
POWER + HEART RATE OPTIONS PLAN - ALL sessions in this plan are built twice with options for power or heart rate - FOR THIS REASON: the charts BELOW show double the anticipated hours per day/week***
"If you want to be alion, you must train with lions" - Carlos Gracie Sr.
A Training Plan for athletes with the goal of finishing well in a 100+ mile gravel race.
Before starting this plan you will be at least an intermediate athlete with at least a couple of season's worth of trail riding experience. You will have great good gravel trail riding skills; you are able to adapt a training plan to your local environment whilst considering the challenges your race will present you with.
This plan has a specific focus on building endurance and resilience, by pushing and testing you mentally as well as physically. It includes a 2 week taper prior to your main event.
Need something a bit more specific to your current experience and fitness? How about a CUSTOM Training Plan? custom builds are available to athletes at all levels and are built specific to your, working pattern, family commitments and multiple event schedule. Custom plans built to order at £15/$20 per week and are built specific to YOU! email me directly at: rob@rlp-coaching.com
This plan has been lovingly crafted by Rob Lee: ABCC Level 3 Coach, Coach Exam Assessor and Coach Mentor, Level 2 TrainingPeaks coach, British Cycling certified coach, and ex-elite racer Rob Lee, this plan draws on substantial coaching knowledge and accomplishments across 30 years of successfully supporting thousands of athletes to their goals.
Questions? Please visit my website at www.rlp-coaching.com or email me directly at: rob@rlp-coaching.com
Please note: You can reuse this training plan in the future by changing the start or end date. This is a power-based training plan.
Rob has been coaching since 1995 and is a full-time coach specialising in ultra-endurance for road/TT, mountain, gravel, bike packing, and running athletes of all levels. His professional athletes have included ex-Olympians, World Champions, World Tour Pros, motor racers, explorers, mountaineers, and fitness competitors. Rob provides the same specialised attention to his age-group athletes as he does to pros, earning a reputation as a coach who truly understands the life of an amateur athlete.