Matt Chrabot's Power File From San Diego

Cool data thanks.

I'm actually UNDERwhelmed by that wattage data. 300 watts for an hour is no joke, but there are actually a fair number of age groupers who can do that on a bike.

Now running a 31:00 10k after the hard bike - that's something pretty much zero age groupers can do. I was expecting to see a bike power output well out of the range of age groupers - maybe he's extremely light so he's got an unreal power/weight ratio (altough it would probably be more power/CdA on a flat course?)

?at 62.6 kg, or 139 lbs?

no, there are not a fair amount of AGers who can do that. 

also, review the file.  it's the surges, not the AVG that matters.....go bike for 300 watts for 30 mins, then go as hard as you can for 30 seconds, then continue on at 300 watts. 

also, you dont know when those surges are coming.....and if you can't surge...BYE BYE--you just got spat out the back

I'm his size, those numbers are only something I dream about.

Could not agree more about the hills, this past weekend everyone in my tri club was yelling, "Brian, hill" on our group ride. And then there was the flats, and the joke wasn't nearly as funny.

its beyond decent.

what makes the file WORLD CLASS is the surges at 500 and 600 watts after riding for 290+ for 30 minutes....

As has already been pointed out---it's the power-to-weight ration AND the surges--unlike say a HIM or IM where you have steady state power---check out his VI of 1.25---that's not "by choice" but dictated by racing---those surges would "pop" (like Fred being subtle---perhaps EXPLODE would be more appropriate!) most...

Edit:  Hmmmm the 1.25 was when I was looking at the "full" activity on TP but it looks like from the ST graphic that the 1hr VI was more like 1.09 so not as "punchy"....

Yeah I've seen a bunch of pics of Chrabot and McCormack running "together."    It will be very interesting to see the speed translation to Kona...

Some will also recognize Hunter Kemper who's still killing it out there.  He took 5th and will be going to the Olympics for the 4th time for the USA.

I so need to get a power meter.  Not that I'm anywhere near these levels, but I'd just like to compare and better watch my progress.

From a pure cycling perspective it is not world class. Looking at the power file his IF is .95 for the effort with a NP of 301, this puts his FTP around 316.84. Using his 62.6kg weight puts his FTP at 5.06 w/kg. Comparing against the Coggen chart (2006) this would put his ftp in the middle Cat 1. The hardest effort of 700+ (11.2 w/kg) for 10 seconds was at the very end of the ride.. the minute before his AP was 214, NP 222 (a 70% effort) .. 11.2 w/kg for 1 minute is world class, 10 seconds is just a hard neuromuscular surge.

Nice ride, but I would have a hard time justifying it as world class versus pure cyclists. World class for triathletes, I don't have to a stick to truly measure against but I know pros that weigh in the 150's will hold around 300 watts (AP) at kona.

16-17 min or so for a 1500m swim and 31 min or so for a 10k is hardly world class either. Let's just just forget about these guys completely, they have no clue what they're doing.  Wow.

And that's before factoring in Matt's size, or lack of. ~138 lbs really isn't much for a guy.