Whats the point of pouring your heart and soul into time trial training if you cant even figure out if youre getting any faster? I mean, are you just winging it and hoping for the best, or do you actually have a plan to evaluate your progress?
Lets get real, most of you are probably just relying on your Garmin to tell you how awesome you are, but what about the rest of us who want to dig deeper? What metrics should we be tracking? Is it all about the watts, or are there other factors at play? And dont even get me started on the whole feel thing - I mean, come on, if I wanted to rely on feelings, Id be a roadie, not a time trialist.
So, serious question: how do you guys actually evaluate your time trial training progress? Are you using some fancy spreadsheet to track your power output, or do you have a secret formula for calculating your aerodynamic awesomeness? Inquiring minds want to know...
Lets get real, most of you are probably just relying on your Garmin to tell you how awesome you are, but what about the rest of us who want to dig deeper? What metrics should we be tracking? Is it all about the watts, or are there other factors at play? And dont even get me started on the whole feel thing - I mean, come on, if I wanted to rely on feelings, Id be a roadie, not a time trialist.
So, serious question: how do you guys actually evaluate your time trial training progress? Are you using some fancy spreadsheet to track your power output, or do you have a secret formula for calculating your aerodynamic awesomeness? Inquiring minds want to know...