La Mongie : Up or down : Strength Endurance

Four days similar training. Up in the morning early every day, run strength hills at low cadence approx 400-500m climb 25mins 4km @ 10% to summit of Col du Tourmalet, briefly over the other side and back then return via town. Afternoon ploddle including 10 mins up towards Tourmalet @ higher cadence tempo power hills. Altitude at La Mongie 1700m, at camp mountain stream 1750m at Tourmalet 2117m.

Every day the animal hazard different, today a herd of alpacca...other days marmotte, sheep, cow, donkey... people every day.

Tour came over Tourmalet from La Mongie today...in one day mountain top finish at Tourmalet.

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