Your 2023 Training Plan for the Marmotte Granfondo (Part 1)

Marvin from Alpine Cols presents the main elements you should take into account as you create Part 1 of your training plan for the Marmotte, from November to March. It is completed by a Part 2 video (link below).

The video is of a live presentation made on Nov 24, 2022. It has been substantially revised and updated from the previous years and represents the latest research and coaching practice for long challenging events such as the Marmotte (175km, 5000m of climbing).

Key moments:
02:10 What does it take to do well?
06:00 Training principles
06:50 Aerobic base
10:50 Fat-burning
16:40 Readiness for high load
20:00 Framework training plan
23:40 Preparation phase: objectives, workouts, nutrition
32:35 Preparation off the bike

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Watch Part 2 of this video (training for the last three months) here:

[alpinecols]

These are the key moments:
02:10 What does it take to do well?
06:00 Training principles
06:50 Aerobic base
10:50 Fat-burning
16:40 Readiness for high load
20:00 Framework training plan
23:40 Preparation phase: objectives, workouts, nutrition
32:35 Preparation off the bike

[samgains]

Just signed up, thanks for the great video 🙏🏻

[Bikes-guitars]

Thank you for the video, very professional as always, and very helpful as it also applies to the Maratona which I will be riding for the first time next year 👍

[LukasHridesbikes]

I agree with almost everything, except the fasted riding. Training at low intensity also stimulates your fat burning capacity