Long story short, I completed SSBLV1 and 2 over the summer and then started short power build LV. Twice now, my build has been interrupted by sickness and life. My aim was to do cyclocross specialty alongside weekend races after I’d finished build.
Given that we are now half way through CX season, and I haven’t completed a full build phase, I was thinking about just going back and doing SSB1 and 2 again, alongside the remainder of the CX races, in preparation for next summer’s road events.
Does this sound sensible? If I take this approach, do I need any extra intensity to keep me sharp (relatively) for the remainder of the CX season? Maybe I should go back to SSB2 as that has a bit more intensity than SSB1?
I’m doing SSB1 LV now for the rest of the cx season. I’m also doing at least 1 cx skills/fitness session, or more if not racing. That is about 2 vo2/anaerobic sessions a week, plus the sweetspot from base. Seems a good mix to me, better than adding even more short stuff from cx speciality. It’ll also lead nicely into SSB2 after the season finishes in prep for next year.