training schedule update

training schedule is coming together for the year and my calendar will show which events i am planning to take part in and those which are confirmed. i spent an hour going through the main events for the year with patsy and have decided not to enter the romaniacs this year. i am also looking to do another weeks training in morocco in september rather than the turkey rally as this will be better for roadbook and dune training, plus it will be significantly less expensive. it eill also give me the opportunity to practice riding techniques as well as mechanical work which is going to be vital.

my fitness training has not changed enormously, but i am now consistently training 6 days a week and the quantity and quality of the work has increased significantly. meeting with leah this week to work on next iteration of my training schedule. next major race is the tunis rally in may, like the maroc, it is a six day desert rally, but unlike the maroc, everyday is in the dunes! i also want to ensure that i am building my training towards the dakar, i don't want to peak too early and i certainly don't want to over train.

to give you an idea of what i am doing, over the last 2 weeks tmy raining included:
mon 1hr weights
tue 45 mins intervals on cycle machine (killer!)
wed 1hr weights
thu off
fri 1hr weights
sat new forest bike training 11-5 (no walk for chobe, tied to car on long rope for the day!)
sun 4hr hike in torrential rain, with weight (old bergen with some cotswold stone!)
mon 1hr weights
tue 31 mins interval running (3mins warm up, 5mins moderate, 2mins hard (800m pace), 1 min walk x 5, 5 mins moderate, 3 mins warm down).
wed 1hr weights
thu 1hr ergo (forgotten how boring this is without music or a decent view!)
fri sussex bike training 1030-430
sat off (2.5hr walk without weight)
sun 1hr cycle hard (30km) on a mountain bike with road tyres and includes 1.5km of muddy track, followed by 2.5hr hike with weight