If you are a mountain biker and you want to finish your first 100 mile mountain bike race, then this training plan is for you.

This program is designed by endurance coach and Team Kenda/Felt professional mountain bike racer Drew Edsall of www.coachdrewedsall.com. Drew has extended experience racing bikes including multiple podium finishes in mountain bike stage racing, 100 mile mountain bike races, 6 hour races, 12 hour races, and cross country National races. In addition to racing Drew coaching multiple mountain bike racers throughout the country.

To do well on this program, you will currently need to be training 9-12 hours a week and have the dedication and commitment to put in 11-13.5 hours a week on the bike.

You will need access to a heart rate monitor and will need to know how to use it. You can do the training on a road or mountain bike.

The first month of this program will range from 11-12.5 hours. Your toughest weeks in terms of volume and intensity will build up to 13.5 hours.

With this program you will also receive nutritional information to help prepare you for the race, a detailed description of heart rate zones, training and racing advice for your 100 mile race, and a start-up guide that introduces you to interval training and goes over specifics in the calender such as what to do if you decide to add another race into the program.


Expect the following from this plan:

*11-13.5 hours of riding per week
*6 days of riding per week(Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
*1 off day per week(Monday)
*All rides that are longer than 2 hours will be scheduled on weekends
*There will be a field test in the first week of training to establish your heart rate training zones.
*Clear and precise instructions on how to execute each workout
*You are required to read the Introduction to Training prior to starting the program. You will have access to this attachment once you have purchased the program.