Boost your fitness!
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One of the best ways to keep motivated and stick with your new-found or rediscovered love of riding is to set a goal. And one of the best ways to hit that goal is to follow a training plan.
Depending on your fitness, that goal could be to ride 30 miles or more – anything you realistically believe you can achieve in a set time.
Whether you opt to ride your goal is to have more balance and stamina for trackdays, or just get in shape this summer, one thing’s for sure – you’ll need to train. Matt Rowe, cycling coach at Rowe and King, has devised a 12-week training plan to help you accomplish your objective.
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To maximize the effectiveness of the training plan, you’ll need to establish your training zones based on your maximum heart rate (HR max).
This will allow you to target areas you want to develop and ensure you don’t overcook it. Our training plan uses zones 1 to 5:
Zone 1: (50-59% heart rate max) – Easy
Zone 2: (60-69%) – Steady
Zone 3: (70-79%) – Brisk
Zone 4: (80-89%) – Hard
Zone 5: (90-100%) – Very hard
If you want to step your training up a level, you can use a power meter (or a smart trainer with a built-in power meter).
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12-week sample training plan
Weeks 1-4
Monday – Rest
Tuesday – 90-minute ride including 2x 10-minute blocks of zone 3 with a 20-second spike to zone 5 every 2 minutes. Do 4 spikes per block. Ride in zone 2 between efforts
Wednesday – Group ride or club time trial
Thursday – 90-minute ride including 2x 12-minute threshold ramps. Start in zone 2 and ramp up past threshold to zone 5 through the 12 minutes in a very strong, but controlled effort. Ride in zone 2 outside of efforts
Friday – Free ride
Weekend – Weekend target of 5 hours across two days. Split how you like
Weeks 5-8
Monday – Rest
Tuesday – 90-minute ride including 3x 10-minute blocks of zone 3 with a 20-second spike to zone 5 every 2 minutes. Do 4 spikes per block. Ride in zone 2 between efforts
Wednesday – Group ride or club time trial
Thursday – 90-minute ride including 3x 12-minute threshold ramps. Start in zone 2 and ramp up past threshold to zone 5 through the 12 minutes in a very strong, but controlled effort. Ride in zone 2 outside of efforts
Friday – Free ride
Weekend – Target 6 hours’ riding, divided as you like
Weeks 9-11
Monday – Rest
Tuesday – 90-minute ride, including 4x 10-minute blocks of zone 3 with a 20-second spike to zone 5 every 2 minutes. Do 4 spikes per block. Ride in zone 2 between efforts.
Wednesday – Group ride or club time trial
Thursday – 90-minute ride including 4x 12-minute threshold ramps. Start in zone 2 and ramp up past threshold to zone 5 through the 12 minutes in a very strong, but controlled effort. Ride in zone 2 between efforts
Friday – Free ride
Weekend – Rest on Saturday, ride five hours on Sunday. Increase to six hours in week 11
Week 12
Monday – Rest
Tuesday – Shorter version of spiked efforts session
Wednesday – Rest
Thursday – Shorter version of threshold session
Friday – Free ride
Weekend – Event
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