10,000ft a week

[Derby Tup]

Don't get too het up over the stats; get out on the hill, graft and have fun!

[spen]

Amazing what climbing you can find on then doorstep. Started at hen cloud, over Ramshaw and up to three shires. Then over cat and fiddle to Shining Tor, couple of reps of that. Then back across to macc forest over shutt to roaches and the car. Add Cat Tor to it next time

[Derby Tup]

Great stuff. There's a cairn on Ilkley Moor at the top of a 550ft climb that I reckon I visited 100+ times in BG training

[spen]

I think it will be shining tor and shuttingsloe.

[Bob]

I probably went up Pinhaw four or five times a week - I could just about run the Lothersdale race route with my eyes shut!

[spen]

Bumping this. Seem to be getting lots of niggles so backing off the training a little. How long do you need to be doing10kft a week? Three months before hand?

[DrPatrickBarry]

Derby Tub recommended to me about 3 months. 10,000 ft/week = 3000 mtr/wk. I am doing between 2000 and 2300 mtrs at the moment. Done the Tour of Pendle (1300 mtrs) and it went well. Got The Trigger in January now.

[spen]

Cheers doc. I'm going to struggle around tour.de hell then try.and.get niggle free. Gives me two.months to get fit and build to the 10000ft.

[Derby Tup]

Bumping this. Seem to be getting lots of niggles so backing off the training a little. How long do you need to be doing10kft a week? Three months before hand?

Consensus is maybe 10 weeks before tapering so for say early June build up to 10k early to mid March. Don't get obsessive and don't let it get in the way of holidays, illness etc. Everyone loses the odd week or weekend. The year I got round I didn't decide I was going before early January

[DrPatrickBarry]

My concern is the type of climbing. Doing loads of reps, so getting the height in but I don't think it is steep enough. Especially true on the descents.