Seeing wilmar13's post of a non-race ride inspired me to post about my ride of the Davis Double Century yesterday (5/20/2006). I've never done a double century before; a training buddy at work more or less dared me to do it, so I jumped in without any specific training beyond my weekend long rides (which have never been longer than 110mi).
I weigh 64 kg, and estimate my FT as 270W. While typing out the units for the following stats, I realized that "TSS" has no widely accepted unit for measurement. I propose the "Coggan" (abbreviated "Cg") as a unit of training stress equivalent to 1% of a 1 hour maximal effort
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11h15m56s
203.4 mi
6541 kJ
162 W avg power
182 W norm power
511 Cg (!)
I had no idea what a reasonable pace would be. The average power ended up in the middle of the lower half of L2, which is a good bit higher than I would have guessed. I would think that "all-day" power would be right near the L1/L2 border. While I was going hard, I definitely wasn't going as hard as possible. I'm curious what intensity factor could be sustainable during, say, a serious assault on the course record. Even more surprising, the ride had a somewhat big VI (1.13), and NP was well into the upper half of L2; I wouldn't have guessed an NP that high was achievable during an 11 hour ride.
Perhaps the frequent rest stops skew things? The 11 hours only counts ride time. I spent around 1:30 off the bike; all that eating, peeing, and filling of bottles really adds up.
As the TSS score predicts, I'm absolutely shattered today. I haven't experienced DOMS from an L2 effort in years. I'd forgotten it was possible. I'll definitely need 511 Coggans of recovery; I wonder, though, if I'll receive 511 Coggans of training effect. My suspicion is that there's some non-linearity in there when you pile on too much stress in one sitting.
I saw riders of all shapes, ages and genders riding PowerTap-equipped machines. Apparently the power training religion has escaped the confines of the licensed competitive amateurs. Power meters are going mainstream (well, to the extent that double century riders are mainstream).
I weigh 64 kg, and estimate my FT as 270W. While typing out the units for the following stats, I realized that "TSS" has no widely accepted unit for measurement. I propose the "Coggan" (abbreviated "Cg") as a unit of training stress equivalent to 1% of a 1 hour maximal effort
.11h15m56s
203.4 mi
6541 kJ
162 W avg power
182 W norm power
511 Cg (!)
I had no idea what a reasonable pace would be. The average power ended up in the middle of the lower half of L2, which is a good bit higher than I would have guessed. I would think that "all-day" power would be right near the L1/L2 border. While I was going hard, I definitely wasn't going as hard as possible. I'm curious what intensity factor could be sustainable during, say, a serious assault on the course record. Even more surprising, the ride had a somewhat big VI (1.13), and NP was well into the upper half of L2; I wouldn't have guessed an NP that high was achievable during an 11 hour ride.
Perhaps the frequent rest stops skew things? The 11 hours only counts ride time. I spent around 1:30 off the bike; all that eating, peeing, and filling of bottles really adds up.
As the TSS score predicts, I'm absolutely shattered today. I haven't experienced DOMS from an L2 effort in years. I'd forgotten it was possible. I'll definitely need 511 Coggans of recovery; I wonder, though, if I'll receive 511 Coggans of training effect. My suspicion is that there's some non-linearity in there when you pile on too much stress in one sitting.
I saw riders of all shapes, ages and genders riding PowerTap-equipped machines. Apparently the power training religion has escaped the confines of the licensed competitive amateurs. Power meters are going mainstream (well, to the extent that double century riders are mainstream).
