Hilly Road Race - Plan Builder

[holybinch]

Hi Shane
I think that for these kind of length, you might be better served by the century plan.
Adding extra long rides should help, too, but it’s not an absolute necessity.
There are plenty of threads on the forum that address this exact point:

Century vs Climbing Road Race Plan - Thoughts/Experiences?

Hey all - This will be my third season using TR, so very familiar with the benefits and offerings of the program. For the past two seasons, I’ve done Sweet Spot I/II, Sustained Power, Century Plans, though my FTP has unfortunately remained pretty flat at around 200W (@ 172 lbs). My goal is to improve my hill climbing and get my FTP up, since I find myself being able to keep up with everyone on the flats but get dropped on those longer climbs. My rides are generally 50-100 Miles in length and …

235km, over 4000+VM, with 3 HC climbs, thoughts on Sustained and Century vs Sustained and Climbing plans

Peaks Challenge Falls Creek is the event, in Victoria, Australia, just in a discussion for the 2 planning methods above and was wondering if any coach could offer advice. For the record I’ve done the event twice, 2014 10hrs 53m with just general fitness 2015 9hrs 51ms with fluid trainer using HR zones, long rides and commutes Im thinking Sustained and Century with one long ride a week, may supliment some commutes for lighter TR sessions, but mainly trying to determine difference between Cent…

Training for 75 mile ride

Honestly, I mainly mountain bike, trail ride with some DH riding. I just got into gravel riding last fall and enjoyed it. My goal is to try and add in some longer rides on the gravel bike to improve endurance. I mainly ride for fun and to improve my fitness.

Are all examples of people going through similar thought processes.