Race Readiness Score

Are you actually ready to race?

A structured self-audit across five dimensions I look at on every pre-race call: endurance base, climbing prep, top-end fitness, taper quality, and race craft. One number and a plain-English breakdown of the weakest link.

The race

Race type

Distance (km)D+ (m)Weeks out

Endurance base

Longest run (km)Weeks agoWeekly km (avg 6 wks)Weeks at that volume

Climbing

Weekly D+ (m)Biggest single climb day (m)

Speed

Regular threshold / tempo workRegular VO₂ / short intervals or hill sprints

Right now

Sleep quality (1 poor → 5 great)4

Fatigue (1 fresh → 5 trashed)3

Any niggles or minor injuries

Race craft

Experience at this distanceCourse knowledge

Readiness score

6.9/ 10

on track

You're ready to race - not to PR. Run to feel.

Endurance base5.7 · Undercooked

Climbing prep10.0 · Legs know the vert

Top-end fitness7.0 · Enough gears

Taper & freshness6.0 · Coming around

Race craft6.0 · Enough context

Weakest link

Endurance base

8 weeks at ~55 km/wk gives your legs the load history they need.

What to do this week

Endurance base: 8 weeks at ~55 km/wk gives your legs the load history they need.

This is a self-audit, not a diagnosis

For a proper pre-race call - pacing plan, fueling by segment, contingency for the bad hour - book a race review.