My spring / summer road race calendar looks like this:

March 3 - 120 km
April 14 - 172 km
May 12 - 175 km
June 22 - 205 km

Right now I have the fitness to race 120 km. I don't want to peak too early as the June race is my focus. My training consists of a long ride on weekends plus one ride during the week, either hill training or a 40-70 km ride. Next month with more light I'll be able to get out twice mid-week.

I'm wondering how to hit my long rides for 172 km by mid-April sounds early to race that far. What if I shoot for long rides of 120 (where I am now); 150 for April; 170 for May; and 190 for June? I usually ride 3 weeks and then step back a week but weather can cancel a ride so that tends to happen organically versus a set schedule. In early July I'm planning to use my residual training to ride trans-Pyrenees (Girona-San Sebastian) in four days. It will be 180 km a day average with two days of big climbs.

All of the races above are heavy climbing. Thanks for any tips, advice even for my mid-week rides. I have two kids < 3 so go easy on me. ;)