Targets
- Keep riding throughout the year.
- Race every fortnight
- National Championships: 10 Miles, 25 Miles and National Hill Climb
- Train 4-5 times a week from January 1st onwards.
January and February
Base Training. Some rides at 18mph upto 80% HR
March
- start moderate time trial interval sessions. Effort level similar or just above race level. For 5 minutes at a time.
- Begin racing with some hilly time trials
April
- First 10 mile Time Trials.
- Increase intensity of interval training.
May
- 10 Mile National Championship
June and July
- Keep Racing and Training to peak in June for 25 miles
- After National 25 mile TT championship do some long hillier rides for fun.
August
- Slight decrease in intensity. I usually take a holiday in late August.
September
Start hill climb interval training session in earnest
October
- Hill Climb Races
- Hill Climb Training. Low mileage high intensity. Typicall 3 interval sessions a week, but, as hard as the body can cope with
- Taper for National championship end of October
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