This a Gravel Cycling Training plan designed to get you ready for a solid performance at a gravel race that takes >3hrs or around 50-75 miles.
Is This Plan For You?
This plan is meant for beginner, novice or intermediate riders looking for guidance on preparing for a gravel race or event.
This plan assumes you have some fitness base coming into the last 2-3 months before the event.
If you are further out from your race, please check out our popular ‘3 Months Offroad Base Training Plan’
This plan will get you fit but also make sure you are prepared. It follows the same progressions and ideas I have used to help many athletes gain experience in Gravel and learn to train reasonably and consistently.
The plan that provides guidance on adding time/volume as your schedule and fitness allows. The general range of hours required is 5-10 hours per week and provides notes to extend or shorten depending on your time available.
It includes guidance for power, heart rate and RPE. It is ideal to use all 3 but you can use any of the 3 and still have great success.
What Does It Include?
While other plans will include only workouts. This plan includes reminders about preparation, bike setup and critical event specific workouts to ensure you are ready to thrive on race day mentally and physically. Consummate Athlete offers guidance on equiptment and fueling built into this training plan. These guidelines can be refined by booking phone consultations as you follow the plan.
Structured Workout Downloads are included for most bike workouts ( for Garmin / Zwift Etc ). Some workouts do not have download to keep things simple and provide freedom from focus and devices! (e.g. ride endurance on gravel for 3 hours).
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A basic core routine and 1-2 weekly yoga and/or walking sessions are provided and encouraged throughout the plan, in line with our Consummate Athlete philosophy.
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You can use this plan by HR, Power or RPE – you do not need to use downloads as the title and description of each workout should allow for completion of the key elements of the workout.
