Cycling Mesocycle

Ok, a few people now have asked me for some information on training so I thought I'd go through my logs and type a few things up, sample cycles I did and for which events and the reasoning behind each training method.

The following mesocycle is what I used in preparation for a charity event, John o' Groats to Land's End. The total distance was 874 miles, with a century cycled on each day (100 miles) and a rest day on day 7. Took 10 days in total.

Ok, the 10 week mesocycle is split into two halves. Each half has 3 weeks building, a peak phase and a recovery phase. After the last recovery phase, the event begins.

Week 1:
Monday: 25 miles
Wednesday: 25 miles
Friday: 25 miles

Week 2:
Monday: 30 miles
Wednesday: 30 miles
Friday: 30 miles

Week 3:
Monday: 20 miles
Tuesday: 20 miles
Thursday: 20 miles
Friday: 30 miles

Week 4:
Monday: 20 miles
Tuesday: 20 miles
Thursday: 20 miles
Friday: 40 miles

Week 5:
Monday: 20 miles
Wednesday: 30 miles
Friday: 40 miles

Week 6:
Monday: 30 miles - Heavy hill work
Wednesday: 30 miles
Friday: 40 miles

Week 7:
Monday: 20 miles - Sprinting intervals
Wednesday: 40 miles
Friday: 50 miles

Week 8:
Monday: 35 miles - Hill work
Wednesday: 35 miles
Friday: 55 miles

Week 9:
Monday: 20 miles - Hill work
Tuesday: 20 miles - Sprint intervals
Thursday: 40 miles
Friday: 60 miles

Week 10:
Monday: 25 miles
Wednesday: 25 miles
Friday: 40 miles