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Training
September 2003 Training Plan
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Day Date Session Description
M Sep 1 LABOR DAY
AM: Roll skate intervals, very easy uphill: 3-4-5-4-3-2 minutes. MHR–30, –25, –20, –15, –10, then –5.
PM: Bike, distance (1 hour)
T Sep 2 OFF
Evening/early morning, Travel to Florida.
W Sep 3 Florida. 
Run and/or Weights (:45 - 1.5 hours)
T Sep 4 Florida. Off - working late
F Sep 5 Florida. OFF 
Afternoon: Travel back to Michigan.
Evening: With Jill.
S Sep 6 AM: Roll classic. Speed interval on the flats. 2 x (:30, :45, 1:00, 1:30) Int 3-4 first set, Int 4-5 second set. (45 minutes)
PM: Roll Skate. Distance (1.5 hours)
S Sep 7 AM: Run distance with specific foot (2 hours)
PM: Easy bike ride (30 minutes)
Evening/early morning, Travel to Florida.
  Forecasted weekly hours: 7
M Sep 8 Florida. 
Weights (30 minutes)
T Sep 9 Florida. 
Running interval, rolling or uphill: 4 x 5:00.  MHR–30 two min, –25–20 last 4 minutes. Don’t go any harder. (1 hour)
W Sep 10 Florida. AM: Travel back to Michigan.
PM: Off - Jilll
T Sep 11 Rollerski Pace/Time trial. MHR–25–20 first half, –20–15 second half, –10 from max last 5 minutes. (1 hour)
F Sep 12 Off
S Sep 13 AM: Roll-skate, distance (2.5 hours)
PM: Weights (1 hour.)
S Sep 14 AM: Roll-Classic, distance (3 hours).
PM: Run (30 minutes)
Evening/early morning, Travel to Florida.
  Forecasted weekly hours: 8
M Sep 15 Run, distance (30 minutes)
T Sep 16 Run interval. Easy uphill. 4 x 3:00 int 4. Hard from the start but try to go a little faster and harder from interval 1 to 4. (1 hour)
W Sep 17 AM: Travel back to Michigan.
PM: Off
T Sep 18 Moose hoofs interval w/poles. 1-2-3-3-1-2. Bound very slow on the first three intervals (int 3). Bound harder on the last three (int 4). Int 5 on the last part of the last interval. (1 hour)
F Sep 19 Off
S Sep 20 AM: Roll interval, flat or easy uphill.  DP or DP/kick. 5 x 3:00. Use perceived effort, not HR. Int 2-3 on first, int 3 on second. Int 3-4 on the third. Int 4-5 on last two. Have fun, be “snappy”. (1 hour)
PM: Bike, distance (1 hour)
S Sep 21 AM: Roll, distance (2 hours)
PM: Run, distance (45 minutes)
  Forecasted weekly hours: 7
M Sep 22 Off
T Sep 23 Roll in uphill or rolling terrain. 3 x 7:00, MHR–30–25 first interval, -25–20 on second, –20–15 on last one. (1 hour)
W Sep 24 Weights (1 hour)
T Sep 25 Roll speed intervals in flat terrain: 2 x (:30, :60, 2:00) Int 4, but with controlled technique. (1 hour)
F Sep 26 Off
S Sep 27 AM: Roll, distance (3 hours)
PM: Run, distance (45 minutes)
S Sep 28 Bike (30 minutes), Weights (1 hour), Bike (30 minutes)
  Forecasted weekly hours: 9

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