Wahine;
Sorry for the lack of response, but away on vacation, and no bike this time, so heaps of running only...not too bad.

This mtb event is my longest and most rugged race, as I do not race alot, but like to be race fit and the only way I can get motivated to do that is to go in some events. I will have another big mtb event about 6 weeks out from this one (36kms), and then I will train seriously for an off road running event (33kms) in september.

This event is the beginning of the race season for me, so early march.

Limiting factors in both disciplines is I suck at down hills, but excell at climbing (except when I am on the road when descending is not a prob...go figure?), but often lose any gains if the downhills are long.

I do not know what periodizing is, but I can guess, ....sounds technical. Thanks for the offer of help, much appreciated.
Cheers

Quote Originally Posted by Wahine View Post
When does your race season start?

What is your longest distance race (please give lengths for each discipline)?

What do you consider your limiting factors for each discipline? For eg, I suck at hills on the bike so my issue is power. Well power to weight ratio, but this isn't about me.

Do you periodize your training? If you do, do you periodize your weeks as well as months and year?

If you can answer these questions for me, I might be able to give you some pointers. I know you're and off-road type. It is definitely harder to recover from off road workouts. I'll try to help if I can.