Worth doing another three weeks of base?

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jmaccyd
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by jmaccyd

Right I have done 3 x three weeks of build with a rest week between each block (I am 50 years old) My plan, just a generic one off Trainingpeaks, has me going onto build and race. However, I have a week in Girona coming up in two weeks time. I asked the coach of my plan and she suggested just taking a break in the plan ending the week and having a rest and re starting. This seems sensible but I was just contemplating adding another three week base block with the week in Girona being the final week. I would make this three week block a big harder than the last three week block of my base plan finishing with a 'super big' week on training camp. I am used to camps so can handle the jump in linkage quite well

I am racing MTB and crits in the summer, with no real goals other than to be competitive, once I get back from Girona. My my main aim is the UK CX season starting in September. The timing are that if I just insert two weeks my plan runs out early July so after a short rest I could go into base again through July into August for CX. If I insert another three week block now then I have a shorter base running though August for the CX season.

Sorry lots of background there. So, any benefit of doing another three week base after already having down a decent progressive base period of 12 weeks with appropriate rests?

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listen to the person u pay money to. enjoy girona as part of the rest. U'll appreciate it differently

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by Calnago

Man, at 50 years old I suspect you're probably not a highly paid professional bike racer. You're going to Girona, for vacation I presume, and will be cycling. That's so awesome. ENJOY it. Forget the training plan. It's a week of your life. When are you going to be back in Girona? If you're cycling over there, I doubt you'll be far off your training goals anyway, and may be further ahead at the end just for allowing yourself to regroup in a different way. Like @nathangong87 just said, you'll appreciate it differently and your "training plan" can resume when you return.
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by jmaccyd

Oh I will enjoy Girona, been before and the cycling is fantastic. Even better (or worse depending on how you look at it) we are finishing off at Ventoux!

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Nice! I'm jealous. Not been to Girona but certainly been up Ventoux. Enjoy.
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by jmaccyd

Get yourself to Girona at least once. Great cycling, decent climbs, nice rides and quite a cheap part of the world to eat and drink. People are great as wel.l

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When in doubt, try doing what your coach told you to do in the first place.
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