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XCM Marathon Mountain Bike Training Plan - Competitive
About this plan
Targeting XCM Marathon Mountain Bike? This is the plan for it. 16 weeks, a solid 9.8 hours a week, every one of them built around marathon mountain bike distance rather than adapted from a template.
Every target is set as a percentage of your own FTP and threshold power, so it fits you and not some average athlete. The weeks climb and then ease in three-week blocks, and across them your endurance, your climbing and the way you put the power down are trained in balance.
Follow it properly and the aim is clear: have you racing at the sharp end at XCM Marathon Mountain Bike.
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Common questions
Who is this plan for?
Anyone with XCM Marathon Mountain Bike on the calendar. It is written for marathon mountain bike distance, aimed at racing for a result, not just completing it, and it assumes you can train consistently at around 9.8 hours a week.
How much training does it involve?
It runs 16 weeks at a solid 9.8 hours a week. The load builds in three-week blocks and then eases back, so the volume is real but never random.
How is the plan delivered?
A single payment drops the whole plan into TrainingPeaks for you, laid out session by session in plain English so nothing is left to guesswork.
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