Hi everyone,
New here but have been stalking for a while. I'm hoping someone has access to some MTB race data and can help with this.
Got a quick question regarding power specific to MTB 7hr enduro events. There's a series this year I'm entering which is run around various XCO courses which we lap for 7hrs. I recently did a 4hr event and was interested to find that my IF was much lower for the given exertion than what I experience on the roadie (low .7s vs a 4hr solid road ride might be mid to high .8s).
Interestingly if I do a flat out lap my avg power might be around 300 for 1/2hr on the MTB which is no great headache on the roadie at all. The NP is actually lower than the AP, for a quick lap, which did my head in a little as I was expecting the large surges on the MTB to spike the NP. The instantaneous power seems absurdly high, up around 1800w for a couple of seconds.
So, I'm wondering a few things, is there some specific type of training on the roadie (as the MTB kills me for time) that I can be doing to help my MTB power? and, for pacing purposes, is there an IF that I should aim for during a 7hr event?
Thanks
Finno
New here but have been stalking for a while. I'm hoping someone has access to some MTB race data and can help with this.
Got a quick question regarding power specific to MTB 7hr enduro events. There's a series this year I'm entering which is run around various XCO courses which we lap for 7hrs. I recently did a 4hr event and was interested to find that my IF was much lower for the given exertion than what I experience on the roadie (low .7s vs a 4hr solid road ride might be mid to high .8s).
Interestingly if I do a flat out lap my avg power might be around 300 for 1/2hr on the MTB which is no great headache on the roadie at all. The NP is actually lower than the AP, for a quick lap, which did my head in a little as I was expecting the large surges on the MTB to spike the NP. The instantaneous power seems absurdly high, up around 1800w for a couple of seconds.
So, I'm wondering a few things, is there some specific type of training on the roadie (as the MTB kills me for time) that I can be doing to help my MTB power? and, for pacing purposes, is there an IF that I should aim for during a 7hr event?
Thanks
Finno