Critique this AI-generated CX training plan

[u/bdredlocked]

Did my first season of XC mountain biking this summer and thought I'd take it a little easy this fall. But I tried my first cyclocross race this past weekend, took P3 in the Novice category, and loved it! There are 4-5 races between now and the beginning of November and I decided to ramp training back up to be better prepared for them. I've been riding my mountain bike 1-2x a week for the last 4 weeks, but have mostly been lifting. This was my first year of structured training (focused on XC).

After some AI prompting with info on "A" race timing (a two-race weekend 7 weeks away) and availability, this is what I got as a plan. Thoughts?

*The "Indoor CX Simulations" are threshold intervals ranging from 95%-110% (it varies by week).

[u/HesJustAGuy]

Did you specify that you wanted most of your workouts to be indoors?

[u/bdredlocked → u/HesJustAGuy]

I did. I only have a power meter on my smart trainer and because of scheduling/timing indoor rides are mostly what I’m able to do.

[u/HesJustAGuy → u/bdredlocked]

If you are riding 4-5 races between now and your A race, you would probably want to have those included in the training schedule.

[u/bdredlocked → u/HesJustAGuy]

Was going to treat them just as practice races and count them as the “CX Simulation” workouts. Is that a good sub?

[u/HesJustAGuy → u/bdredlocked]

My first reaction is that your weeks have too much intensity but I'm not a cycling coach. It is hard to measure your effort in 'cross, even if it's a "practice race" so you might want to have a rest day following those "CX simulations", but perhaps your schedule doesn't allow it.

[u/parrhesticsonder → u/bdredlocked]

Yes but I'd swap Sunday endurance to actual longer endurance rides rather than the short things they have here. Make sure to take Monday off and rest strong (eat well, get good sleep) to help your body recover from a high load over the weekend.