Base to Race and vacation in between

Training Plans
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Hi, I have my A race on May 17 i have followed The foundations and resistance plans through winter and now in the 18 weeks of sweet spot plan. I have uploaded the FONDO intermediate plan into training peaks its starts 4/7 and ends on race day 5/17, the sweet spot over laps for 4 weeks into the fondo plan.

So my questions are:

  1. Do I stop the sweet spot when the fondo (race plan) starts ?
  2. For the first week on the overlap its spring break and i will be in Scottsdale Arizona with my gravel bike, does it make sense to do double workouts (the base and race plans)? I also usually mountain bike when I’m in Scottsdale (its just so nice to MTB there) does it make sense to mountain bike while on race plane for a fondo? Or should i only log in road miles?

Thanks
Ari

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I would stop the sweet spot plan and follow the fondo plan. However I would skip the first week of the fondo plan. That includes a field test that you may not need since you have done one recently with the sweet spot plan. Make sure you do have a regeneration week after a 3 week build so it may take some shuffling around of weeks.

Ideally you could just take a regeneration week after your trip to AZ. During your trip to AZ you should be logging in miles, especially if you have been in a winter climate. Just a great time to take advantage of that. You can include MTB riding into this! Don’t limit yourself to just one bike. If you are there for a week there is plenty of time for all.

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HI JAKE,
After adjusting the plan and removing double workouts from plan overlap I end up with a CTL of 68 for the race, before it was 92, does it make sense to do extra workouts and log on TSS, if yes should i do in form of zone 2 endurance or sweet spot.
Thanks
Ari

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Are you doing the intermediate plan or basic plan? Does seem like it is coming out low. Do you have planned TSS for your training camp? That should give it a really good boost.

You should add some time in zone 2 on the weekends, make the simulation rides longer on the weekends to build up to the duration of your Fondo.

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I’m doing the basic in sweet spot and intermediate on race plan, the vacation I’m taking isn’t a camp just a family vacation with some riding.
Adding zone 2 on weekends is right after my regular rides? Our in another session?