XATA question

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As Xert doesn’t (at least to my knowledge) allow me to adjust the lenght of a training progression, or the lenght of the individual phases during the progression provided by XATA, I have been thinking about two possible options that I have for next year.

I am planning to participate in a mtb stage race at the end of July 2020, this being my main event for next year. This means I have a lot of time to spare and could run the training progression through twice (with different rider / focus types) with a break in between at the beginning of next year. I could also do it only once and do a lot of pre-base riding / base building until the start of the XATA progression. Which option would you guys choose and why? Just curious.

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You’re correct, the default training program is 120 days. Ultimately the choice is yours. If I were you, I would do 2 back to back progressions. For the first progression, I would select an athlete type like TT or Sprint TT to work on building your aerobic base for the multi-stage race. After taking maybe a week or so of unstructured riding/recovery, I would then switch the Athlete type to something shorter (puncheur/pursuiter/breakaway specialist) for the second progression. Cheers

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Thanks a lot for the answer Scott! :slightly_smiling_face: Was leaning on this as well but your suggestion on the athlete types is really good and did not think of this. :+1: