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When we got to the intersection of San Elijo Road and Elfin Forest we quickly turned up San Elijo Rd. We didn't see anyone manning a control at the intersection. We climbed to the top and didn't see anyone one there either (not that they were supposed to be there :) but just wishful thinking anyway. So we called the RBA and checked in with him. There were five of us at the top Drew, Dave, Mark, Josh and I can't remember who else. We were about 35 miles into the event at it was exactly 9am. I don't believe the base of the climb is a good place for the control. We continued to the AM/PM control at a decent pace nothing to stressful. When we arrived there was one rider on a very highly spec'd Colnago that "threw in the towel" and then there were five of us. Drew flatted on Old Castle Rd as we were beginning the climb. Josh fell off the pace and I don't know what happened to Mark. Now it was just Dave and I climbing Old Castle. I felt great and kept the wattage near 280 (which is around 4 w/kg for me). I was in a good rhythm and could have pushed harder if necessary but I could tell I was dropping Dave. It was still too early to go solo being only about 40 miles into the event and another 80+ miles to go. Old Castle climb last 5 minutes Training Peaks Screenshot from Power Tap Download Yellow line is power Green cadence Blue speed Here are my numbers for the entire ride. : By the way for many of you this watts per kg talk may be over your head and I apologize for being such a numbers geek. I refer to power numbers, wattage and watts per kg, because it is a common denominator. People around country and the world reading this report would be able to understand my power output as it is more universally accepted as a measure of performance as opposed to my heart rate (which I don't track anyway). Basically it is just a power to weight ratio. So the higher the number the better the ratio and the faster you will go ...especially uphill. If I say I was climbing at 4.16 watts per kg or 4.16/kg. On Saturday 1/9 I weighed 150 lbs or 68 kgs. Divide the power output by 283watts /68kg and you arrive at 4.16 watts per kg or 4.16 w/kg Now you look at the chart under the 5 minute column and find 4.16 and look to the left to see how that number corresponds with a general understanding of what type of power numbers riders that are Cat 3 can maintain for a 5 min period. As you can see the pros are on a completely different level than us when it comes to power production. Pros would be pushing in excess of 6.5 w/kg so for me that would be 68*6.5 = 442 an unfathomable number for 5 minutes!! refer to this link |
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