Mark Mc
Regular
- Location
- Peebles,scotland
Hi,
Looking for some general advice, basically what level of fitness would suffice to complete the full Maratona. ie power to weight. Would a good level of fitness plus around a 3W/Kg ratio allow me to finish the full course without dying.
I am looking at setting a new target for next year, and really like the look of the Maratona next year , no way im fit enough for this year. Currently I'm still far too heavy, ~95kg, and I'm also in my Fifties, so gravity and age are not in my favour. I do however regularly cycle > 80 miles with around 6000ft climbing at weekends , but i have no real idea of how these big climbs would be for me. Biggest climbs i do locally are around 30 minutes, maybe 50 if i travel up north. I also do on average 3 short turbo sessions a week, and have a few other long sportives planned this year.
Also is there any good books that describes a good training plan (i have no structure to any of my rides/session, if the weather is good, i get on the bike)
Thanks in advance
Looking for some general advice, basically what level of fitness would suffice to complete the full Maratona. ie power to weight. Would a good level of fitness plus around a 3W/Kg ratio allow me to finish the full course without dying.
I am looking at setting a new target for next year, and really like the look of the Maratona next year , no way im fit enough for this year. Currently I'm still far too heavy, ~95kg, and I'm also in my Fifties, so gravity and age are not in my favour. I do however regularly cycle > 80 miles with around 6000ft climbing at weekends , but i have no real idea of how these big climbs would be for me. Biggest climbs i do locally are around 30 minutes, maybe 50 if i travel up north. I also do on average 3 short turbo sessions a week, and have a few other long sportives planned this year.
Also is there any good books that describes a good training plan (i have no structure to any of my rides/session, if the weather is good, i get on the bike)
Thanks in advance