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 2014-01-30 8:36 AM in reply to: GoFaster |
Veteran  945    South Windsor, CT |  Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed.Originally posted by GoFaster Originally posted by marcag Originally posted by dtoce Dr. Coggan's recommended %of FTP=IF(intensity factor), from his book, are as follows: Sprint=1.03-1.07 IF (fraction of NP)-which would be 100-103% of FTP Oly=0.95-1.0 (so basically holding FTP as close as possible, but not over) 1/2IM=0.83-0.87 IM=0.70-0.76 IMO those numbers would be for a very very well trained athlete with a very good grasp of his FTP. By all means, go for it, but they are aggressive. For example, an opinion based on my personal experience, if FTP is truly all out for 1hr, I have trouble imagining the typical AGer can do and Oly at IF close to 1, having done a reasonably hard 1500m swim and having to follow up with a 10k run. It's hard to imagine doing a 2.x hour event having spent 1hr (bike segment) close to 100%. Swim hard, bike at 90, run well and tell me how that felt :-) Ditto on what Marc has said. I don't believe those numbers are reasonable for the vast majority of us - unless you really underestimate your FTP. As Marc said above, FTP is all out for 1 hr - nothing left in the tank. Realistically how is this even possible when you have to run afterwards. The strongest Sprint and Oly I've ever managed have been 94% and 90% - with the ability to run well afterwards. Think about how you feel racing at 100% after doing some 2x20min intervals @ 100%. methinks that would be a nice poll What %FTP did you race your last-spring/oly/HIM bike at and how did the run go? I am not in disagreement regarding the %'s as I have no Power experience-having gone by HR in the past to keep me sort of honest. But those are the quotes from Dr. Coggan's book...hopefully more will comment, as I love to get this feedback. Using NP, though, certainly has definite advantages. It seems like really trying to focus on being efficient with cadence/shifting/being aero etc will help a lot and keeping a focus on a power number will help greatly. |
| 2014-01-30 9:03 AM in reply to: 0 |
Elite 7783  PEI, Canada | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. Originally posted by dtoce Originally posted by GoFaster methinks that would be a nice poll What %FTP did you race your last-spring/oly/HIM bike at and how did the run go? I am not in disagreement regarding the %'s as I have no Power experience-having gone by HR in the past to keep me sort of honest. But those are the quotes from Dr. Coggan's book...hopefully more will comment, as I love to get this feedback. Using NP, though, certainly has definite advantages. It seems like really trying to focus on being efficient with cadence/shifting/being aero etc will help a lot and keeping a focus on a power number will help greatly. Originally posted by marcag Originally posted by dtoce Dr. Coggan's recommended %of FTP=IF(intensity factor), from his book, are as follows: Sprint=1.03-1.07 IF (fraction of NP)-which would be 100-103% of FTP Oly=0.95-1.0 (so basically holding FTP as close as possible, but not over) 1/2IM=0.83-0.87 IM=0.70-0.76 IMO those numbers would be for a very very well trained athlete with a very good grasp of his FTP. By all means, go for it, but they are aggressive. For example, an opinion based on my personal experience, if FTP is truly all out for 1hr, I have trouble imagining the typical AGer can do and Oly at IF close to 1, having done a reasonably hard 1500m swim and having to follow up with a 10k run. It's hard to imagine doing a 2.x hour event having spent 1hr (bike segment) close to 100%. Swim hard, bike at 90, run well and tell me how that felt :-) Ditto on what Marc has said. I don't believe those numbers are reasonable for the vast majority of us - unless you really underestimate your FTP. As Marc said above, FTP is all out for 1 hr - nothing left in the tank. Realistically how is this even possible when you have to run afterwards. The strongest Sprint and Oly I've ever managed have been 94% and 90% - with the ability to run well afterwards. Think about how you feel racing at 100% after doing some 2x20min intervals @ 100%. I agree with Marc and Neil, the %s are very aggressive. My two HIMs this year were both at 79-80% (using NP) and I would say the run went well but not perfect (Marc smoked me both times!). One of them was in Miami and as a Canadian, I suffered in the heat so it's hard to use that to compare. That said, had I gone 83-87%, I'm sure the run would have gone much worse. Back to lurking... ;) Edited by axteraa 2014-01-30 9:05 AM |
| 2014-01-30 9:22 AM in reply to: dtoce |
| 243 Lincoln, Nebraska | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. Originally posted by dtoce Originally posted by GoFaster Originally posted by marcag Originally posted by dtoce Dr. Coggan's recommended %of FTP=IF(intensity factor), from his book, are as follows: Sprint=1.03-1.07 IF (fraction of NP)-which would be 100-103% of FTP Oly=0.95-1.0 (so basically holding FTP as close as possible, but not over) 1/2IM=0.83-0.87 IM=0.70-0.76 IMO those numbers would be for a very very well trained athlete with a very good grasp of his FTP. By all means, go for it, but they are aggressive. For example, an opinion based on my personal experience, if FTP is truly all out for 1hr, I have trouble imagining the typical AGer can do and Oly at IF close to 1, having done a reasonably hard 1500m swim and having to follow up with a 10k run. It's hard to imagine doing a 2.x hour event having spent 1hr (bike segment) close to 100%. Swim hard, bike at 90, run well and tell me how that felt :-) Ditto on what Marc has said. I don't believe those numbers are reasonable for the vast majority of us - unless you really underestimate your FTP. As Marc said above, FTP is all out for 1 hr - nothing left in the tank. Realistically how is this even possible when you have to run afterwards. The strongest Sprint and Oly I've ever managed have been 94% and 90% - with the ability to run well afterwards. Think about how you feel racing at 100% after doing some 2x20min intervals @ 100%. methinks that would be a nice poll What %FTP did you race your last-spring/oly/HIM bike at and how did the run go? I am not in disagreement regarding the %'s as I have no Power experience-having gone by HR in the past to keep me sort of honest. But those are the quotes from Dr. Coggan's book...hopefully more will comment, as I love to get this feedback. Using NP, though, certainly has definite advantages. It seems like really trying to focus on being efficient with cadence/shifting/being aero etc will help a lot and keeping a focus on a power number will help greatly. Ok, I'm not sure how comparable I can make these numbers because I do not have a power meter. But I'll throw this out there anyway for you to either disregard or consider: My last sprint tri had a bike segment of 15.8 hilly & windy miles (took 55 minutes to complete -close to 1 hr) and my average watts for that ride (according to Strava interpretation) was 212 Watts. The FTP as set on my trainer is only 170. Of course i have been saying my FTP is probably lower than it really should be (poor tester), and will likely be fixed at our next test interval. |
| 2014-01-30 9:56 AM in reply to: crissy_jo |
Member 258 | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. Thanks, Marc, I will try to do as you suggest on my next warm up. We had a death in the family over the weekend and I suspect I've been in a little denial about how much that has changed my overall stress level for the week. But I slept great last night and have an easy day planned for today. Nicole, my impression is that you are a much more experienced athlete than I, but I've been using MAF to try and keep my runs very easy (and supposedly develop my aerobic base) this winter, and hopefully avoid injury, especially while I'm doing these (for me) very challenging workouts on the bike. Does anyone else use this/have good results? I couldn't believe how slow I had to run at first, but I do seem to be improving. Jaime |
| 2014-01-30 10:18 AM in reply to: RunningJoke |
| 50 , Washington | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. This week has been a bummer for me The good news is my power meter arrived in the mail. |
Came down with fever on Sunday and it finally broke yesterday. It has probably been 10+ years since I've been this sick! I still need a day or 2 to fully mend and then I have to figure out how to ramp back into it.| 2014-01-30 11:39 AM in reply to: RandyP |
Extreme Veteran 5722 | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. Originally posted by RandyP The good news is my power meter arrived in the mail. coooool ! What kind ? |
| 2014-01-30 11:39 AM in reply to: RandyP |
Master 3888 Overland Park, KS | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. FINALLY got my third workout of week 3 done, did the sweet spot this morning. I ran 4 miles at lunch yesterday and wasn't feeling "fresh" for the 95 minutes sweet spot workout so I waited 'til this morning. It took a little laboring on that third 15' during the Sweet Spot workout then after a recovery had to do 10' at 95% of FTP. Good workout all in all. TH1 84 VO2Max1 74 SS 113 Total TSS 271 Attachments ---------------- 01292014 SS.csv (213KB - 1 downloads) |
| 2014-01-30 11:48 AM in reply to: RunningJoke |
Extreme Veteran 5722 | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. Originally posted by RunningJoke Thanks, Marc, I will try to do as you suggest on my next warm up. We had a death in the family over the weekend and I suspect I've been in a little denial about how much that has changed my overall stress level for the week. But I slept great last night and have an easy day planned for today. Nicole, my impression is that you are a much more experienced athlete than I, but I've been using MAF to try and keep my runs very easy (and supposedly develop my aerobic base) this winter, and hopefully avoid injury, especially while I'm doing these (for me) very challenging workouts on the bike. Does anyone else use this/have good results? I couldn't believe how slow I had to run at first, but I do seem to be improving. Jaime I am really sorry to hear about the death in the family. My condolences I am notoriously bad for running too fast in training. I am trying very hard to slow down but really struggle to. But I have no doubt, 0 doubt, that running easier this time of year while doing these bikes is the right way to go. There will be plenty of time as you get closer to race day to pick up the pace in some key workouts. But I believe that there is a need to do some faster pace stuff later on. |
| 2014-01-30 11:53 AM in reply to: crissy_jo |
Extreme Veteran 5722 | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. Originally posted by crissy_jo Ok, I'm not sure how comparable I can make these numbers because I do not have a power meter. But I'll throw this out there anyway for you to either disregard or consider: My last sprint tri had a bike segment of 15.8 hilly & windy miles (took 55 minutes to complete -close to 1 hr) and my average watts for that ride (according to Strava interpretation) was 212 Watts. The FTP as set on my trainer is only 170. Of course i have been saying my FTP is probably lower than it really should be (poor tester), and will likely be fixed at our next test interval. The problem is Strava is pretty inaccurate in estimating power. A trainer, while consistent from ride to ride (which is important) is also inaccurate. |
| 2014-01-30 11:58 AM in reply to: axteraa |
Extreme Veteran 5722 | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. Originally posted by axteraa I agree with Marc and Neil, the %s are very aggressive. My two HIMs this year were both at 79-80% (using NP) and I would say the run went well but not perfect (Marc smoked me both times!). One of them was in Miami and as a Canadian, I suffered in the heat so it's hard to use that to compare. That said, had I gone 83-87%, I'm sure the run would have gone much worse. Back to lurking... You are actually a great example. You are a very strong swimmer so come out of the water less phased than most You are very well trained on the bike, have a good grasp of your FTP, do race simulations and you are very well coached (Shane). You do a good amount of mileage on the run for an AGer. At 79-80% you execute the whole thing well, which is where I guess the majority of AGers should be. Guys like Jordan Rapp do their HIM at 85% I believe, and they are on the bike course for less than 2h15. |
| 2014-01-30 12:10 PM in reply to: marcag |
Elite 3779 Ontario | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. Originally posted by marcag Originally posted by axteraa I agree with Marc and Neil, the %s are very aggressive. My two HIMs this year were both at 79-80% (using NP) and I would say the run went well but not perfect (Marc smoked me both times!). One of them was in Miami and as a Canadian, I suffered in the heat so it's hard to use that to compare. That said, had I gone 83-87%, I'm sure the run would have gone much worse. You are actually a great example. You are a very strong swimmer so come out of the water less phased than most You are very well trained on the bike, have a good grasp of your FTP, do race simulations and you are very well coached (Shane). You do a good amount of mileage on the run for an AGer. At 79-80% you execute the whole thing well, which is where I guess the majority of AGers should be. Guys like Jordan Rapp do their HIM at 85% I believe, and they are on the bike course for less than 2h15. Back to lurking... To add one other comment - Arend's note about the heat. Power numbers as a target are great, but conditions should alter those targets. If I was planning on racing at 200watts, and the heat spiked above what I anticipated then I would adjust my target down by 5-10watts, and I would also rely on HR as an additional metric/governor. At the Sprint distance I'm likely not paying attention to the HR, but for Oly and up I would do this. |
| 2014-01-30 12:26 PM in reply to: GoFaster |
Veteran 1677 Houston, Texas | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. Originally posted by GoFaster To add one other comment - Arend's note about the heat. Power numbers as a target are great, but conditions should alter those targets. If I was planning on racing at 200watts, and the heat spiked above what I anticipated then I would adjust my target down by 5-10watts, and I would also rely on HR as an additional metric/governor. At the Sprint distance I'm likely not paying attention to the HR, but for Oly and up I would do this. That's a good point -- but how about the opposite? Say you train in brutal heat and humidity, but then race in a cool, dry location -- in that case, would you stick with your planned (tested) power targets, or would you consider pushing them a bit? This is something I struggled with last year. I trained at a given HR and RPE, but then when I went to the race location, my HR and RPE did not correlate the same as they did at home. I chose to go by RPE and ignore HR....but I also was injured and had no hope of actually running. This year, I hope I'll be running, so I don't want to just throw all my training out the window on a whim! |
| 2014-01-30 12:58 PM in reply to: marcag |
| Master 10208 Northern IL | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. Originally posted by marcag Originally posted by axteraa I agree with Marc and Neil, the %s are very aggressive. My two HIMs this year were both at 79-80% (using NP) and I would say the run went well but not perfect (Marc smoked me both times!). One of them was in Miami and as a Canadian, I suffered in the heat so it's hard to use that to compare. That said, had I gone 83-87%, I'm sure the run would have gone much worse. You are actually a great example. You are a very strong swimmer so come out of the water less phased than most You are very well trained on the bike, have a good grasp of your FTP, do race simulations and you are very well coached (Shane). You do a good amount of mileage on the run for an AGer. At 79-80% you execute the whole thing well, which is where I guess the majority of AGers should be. Guys like Jordan Rapp do their HIM at 85% I believe, and they are on the bike course for less than 2h15. Back to lurking... (been following along too) Don't have the best data to go off, but I wouldn't be much over 80% for an HIM except (maybe) on a very fast course in excellent conditions. Think like Muncie if it was no more than 65F, calm conditions and overcast. Nate Thomas is quite strong and has gone closer to 85% before I believe, and while the run was still decent it wasn't where he wanted. Since going with a coach, he had backed off a bit on the bike to help with that. |
| 2014-01-30 1:27 PM in reply to: brigby1 |
Extreme Veteran 5722 | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. Originally posted by brigby1 Don't have the best data to go off, but I wouldn't be much over 80% for an HIM except (maybe) on a very fast course in excellent conditions. Think like Muncie if it was no more than 65F, calm conditions and overcast. Nate Thomas is quite strong and has gone closer to 85% before I believe, and while the run was still decent it wasn't where he wanted. Since going with a coach, he had backed off a bit on the bike to help with that. For those of you who don't know Ben, he is a very strong cyclist. He does crazy trainer workouts, like 305w NP for 2hr+...ya....that is not a typo |
| 2014-01-30 1:33 PM in reply to: marcag |
Veteran 945 South Windsor, CT | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. Originally posted by marcag Originally posted by brigby1 Don't have the best data to go off, but I wouldn't be much over 80% for an HIM except (maybe) on a very fast course in excellent conditions. Think like Muncie if it was no more than 65F, calm conditions and overcast. Nate Thomas is quite strong and has gone closer to 85% before I believe, and while the run was still decent it wasn't where he wanted. Since going with a coach, he had backed off a bit on the bike to help with that. For those of you who don't know Ben, he is a very strong cyclist. He does crazy trainer workouts, like 305w NP for 2hr+...ya....that is not a typo and a strong swimmer...and a strong runner... sheesh, just like you, Marc...and Neil and Jason...and just about everybody around here I need to find some 'average' peeps to hang around so I don't feel so intimidated  |
| 2014-01-30 1:41 PM in reply to: 0 |
Extreme Veteran 5722 | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. Originally posted by dtoce Originally posted by marcag Originally posted by brigby1 Don't have the best data to go off, but I wouldn't be much over 80% for an HIM except (maybe) on a very fast course in excellent conditions. Think like Muncie if it was no more than 65F, calm conditions and overcast. Nate Thomas is quite strong and has gone closer to 85% before I believe, and while the run was still decent it wasn't where he wanted. Since going with a coach, he had backed off a bit on the bike to help with that. For those of you who don't know Ben, he is a very strong cyclist. He does crazy trainer workouts, like 305w NP for 2hr+...ya....that is not a typo and a strong swimmer...and a strong runner... sheesh, just like you, Marc...and Neil and Jason...and just about everybody around here I need to find some 'average' peeps to hang around so I don't feel so intimidated no no no no no.....all the fast guys have 500w FTPs on ST :-) everyone in this group is going to be way faster by the end of this session. Those doing the workouts that is :-) The one thing a lot of these people have in common is they work very hard at it. Unfortunately it's the only way. My comments were more "listen to these guys. They have been there, done that". I am very impressed with some of the workouts people are doing. For those that may have backed off, come back strong. You will get the results !!! Edited by marcag 2014-01-30 1:44 PM |
| 2014-01-30 2:24 PM in reply to: ligersandtions |
Elite 3779 Ontario | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. Originally posted by ligersandtions Originally posted by GoFaster To add one other comment - Arend's note about the heat. Power numbers as a target are great, but conditions should alter those targets. If I was planning on racing at 200watts, and the heat spiked above what I anticipated then I would adjust my target down by 5-10watts, and I would also rely on HR as an additional metric/governor. At the Sprint distance I'm likely not paying attention to the HR, but for Oly and up I would do this. That's a good point -- but how about the opposite? Say you train in brutal heat and humidity, but then race in a cool, dry location -- in that case, would you stick with your planned (tested) power targets, or would you consider pushing them a bit? This is something I struggled with last year. I trained at a given HR and RPE, but then when I went to the race location, my HR and RPE did not correlate the same as they did at home. I chose to go by RPE and ignore HR....but I also was injured and had no hope of actually running. This year, I hope I'll be running, so I don't want to just throw all my training out the window on a whim! Hmmm...it's never gone the opposite direction for me, but I can regularly train in temps 85-95F due to humidity, but my A race will be in September which should hopefully be cooler. If anything I would plan that it gives me a few extra watts in the bank, but I'm not adjusting power unless HR is low, but even then I'm wary of pushing the legs just because the HR is not showing as much stress. |
| 2014-01-30 2:27 PM in reply to: brigby1 |
Expert 1260 Norton Shores, MI | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. Originally posted by brigby1 Originally posted by marcag Originally posted by axteraa I agree with Marc and Neil, the %s are very aggressive. My two HIMs this year were both at 79-80% (using NP) and I would say the run went well but not perfect (Marc smoked me both times!). One of them was in Miami and as a Canadian, I suffered in the heat so it's hard to use that to compare. That said, had I gone 83-87%, I'm sure the run would have gone much worse. You are actually a great example. You are a very strong swimmer so come out of the water less phased than most You are very well trained on the bike, have a good grasp of your FTP, do race simulations and you are very well coached (Shane). You do a good amount of mileage on the run for an AGer. At 79-80% you execute the whole thing well, which is where I guess the majority of AGers should be. Guys like Jordan Rapp do their HIM at 85% I believe, and they are on the bike course for less than 2h15. Back to lurking... (been following along too) Don't have the best data to go off, but I wouldn't be much over 80% for an HIM except (maybe) on a very fast course in excellent conditions. Think like Muncie if it was no more than 65F, calm conditions and overcast. Nate Thomas is quite strong and has gone closer to 85% before I believe, and while the run was still decent it wasn't where he wanted. Since going with a coach, he had backed off a bit on the bike to help with that. This is what I look forward to the most now that I have a PM. Being able to do a bunch of training and have very good data to analyze to see what will put me in the best position to run well after. I can do a bunch of 2 hour rides at different IFs and do some quick runs off the bike and see how I feel. Before having a PM, it was just HR and RPE and when you get into a race situation those are the easiest things to ignore!! I am going to enjoy looking down in a race and seeing wy wattage to keep me in line. I have only ran well off the bike once in a HIM and it was the most satisfying feeling you can imagine. I think Marc mentioned that a few pages ago. |
| 2014-01-30 3:17 PM in reply to: GoFaster |
| Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. Originally posted by GoFaster Originally posted by marcag Originally posted by axteraa I agree with Marc and Neil, the %s are very aggressive. My two HIMs this year were both at 79-80% (using NP) and I would say the run went well but not perfect (Marc smoked me both times!). One of them was in Miami and as a Canadian, I suffered in the heat so it's hard to use that to compare. That said, had I gone 83-87%, I'm sure the run would have gone much worse. You are actually a great example. You are a very strong swimmer so come out of the water less phased than most You are very well trained on the bike, have a good grasp of your FTP, do race simulations and you are very well coached (Shane). You do a good amount of mileage on the run for an AGer. At 79-80% you execute the whole thing well, which is where I guess the majority of AGers should be. Guys like Jordan Rapp do their HIM at 85% I believe, and they are on the bike course for less than 2h15. Back to lurking... To add one other comment - Arend's note about the heat. Power numbers as a target are great, but conditions should alter those targets. If I was planning on racing at 200watts, and the heat spiked above what I anticipated then I would adjust my target down by 5-10watts, and I would also rely on HR as an additional metric/governor. At the Sprint distance I'm likely not paying attention to the HR, but for Oly and up I would do this. I'm a pretty good example of this. I train and race in pretty hot and humid weather. Of course...I usually try to test when the conditions are more favorable so my testing power may not correlate to my long course race power since there is quite a bit of difference in the conditions. I have only done one HIM with power...and I was well below 80% of FTP...and still didn't run well. But I knew from training that 80% to begin with was a stretch when I did my long rides in the heat. |
| 2014-01-30 5:38 PM in reply to: marcag |
| 50 , Washington | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. Originally posted by marcag Originally posted by RandyP The good news is my power meter arrived in the mail. coooool ! What kind ? I went with Power2Max Classic. Thanks and kudo's to trisuppo for sharing his $50 coupon! Also picked up and read Dr. Skiba's book. |
| 2014-01-30 5:43 PM in reply to: 0 |
Extreme Veteran 5722 | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. Scott, Chris, Pierre and Sarah are quiet. Is all OK ? Edited by marcag 2014-01-30 5:44 PM |
| 2014-01-30 5:52 PM in reply to: marcag |
Veteran 341 Orangevale, CA | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. Originally posted by marcag Scott, Chris, Pierre and Sarah are quiet. Is all OK ? Which Chris? I uploaded my ride yesterday, so I'm still spinning away at the workouts. |
| 2014-01-30 6:03 PM in reply to: croyston |
Extreme Veteran 5722 | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. Originally posted by croyston Originally posted by marcag Scott, Chris, Pierre and Sarah are quiet. Is all OK ? Which Chris? I uploaded my ride yesterday, so I'm still spinning away at the workouts. cdkayak Maybe I just missed a post or two. We are quite the active group :-) We have as many posts as most of the more "active" groups, but we have way more views. I suspect we have a fair amount of lurkers. |
| 2014-01-30 6:50 PM in reply to: marcag |
Veteran 441 Maine | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. Originally posted by marcag Originally posted by croyston Originally posted by marcag Scott, Chris, Pierre and Sarah are quiet. Is all OK ? Which Chris? I uploaded my ride yesterday, so I'm still spinning away at the workouts. cdkayak Maybe I just missed a post or two. We are quite the active group :-) We have as many posts as most of the more "active" groups, but we have way more views. I suspect we have a fair amount of lurkers. All is good here. I've made a couple of quick posts and I'll upload the week's data files after the SWE-1 ride tomorrow night. Overall this week's rides have gone well. Felt a little extra fatigue early in the week on THR but VO2 was good last night. I've been able to keep up with running 6 days a week as well so I'm slowly working the weekly mileage up on that. I try not to post much from work during the day, but i do jump on and keep up with as much as I can. I've been following the posts about TSS and %FTP on race day closely. RyanP: I've been happy with the Power2Max, it just works. I like that. |
| 2014-01-30 7:03 PM in reply to: marcag |
Member 117 Boulder, Colorado | Subject: RE: Power Mentor Group with Shane & Marc - Closed. All is well! My workouts for last week are done, but I still need to go through and take out the power spikes in the sweet spot ride. They all felt really good. No idea what the TSS is for the sweet spot yet, but my threshold 1 was 74 and threshold 2 was 75. Spot on. Hopefully getting workout 1 for this week done tonight. I've been scrambling to get a grant proposal written for a Monday deadline, but the deadline just got extended this afternoon. Hooray! Hooray for grad school. My life is crazy right now. |
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