Reply To: Watts and Training

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Thanks all. I used the online calculator and my watts came to 233. I know it’s not precise but it seems much more reasonable. I rode a course last week as a practice run. It’s a 10 mile loop and a 20 mile total race. It had a few climbs, only 2 bad ones. I saw on the race site that the fatest riders were just under 45 minutes per lap and most below 50 minutes. I wasn’t even close to that time! I have a 50 mile race in July with over 2 miles in elevation gain. I did a tough ride this weekend and am now thinking that I should focus on distance races rather than shorter ones. I did much better focusing on consistency over speed. I also find that my cardio does better as I get going. The first 5 to 10 miles seem to be the toughest and then I hit a rhythm and don’t have to stop to catch my breath as often.