Twice a week I do a group ride with the locals and after this morning's ride I was looking at the data in CP and it really made me wonder if these rides are helping me to get stronger. The rides are always 1:15- 1:25 minutes long, and will include either one or two good hills (~1- 2 miles long). I tend to do more than my share of pulling, and feel that if I just sit in I am not getting any stronger.
So looking at the power data from this morning, when I dump the numbers into training zones I get the following...
AR- 25:06 37.5% (mostly slow roll out/ warming up)
End.- 11:52 17.7%
Tempo- 6:39 9.9%
Threshold- 5:18 7.9%
VO2- 4:51 7.3%
Anaerobic Capacity- 13:09 19.6%
My FTP is 315, Av Watts for 1:18 was 216, NP was 305, IF was 96.9, VI was 1.41.
I really like riding with the group, and have no intentions of stopping, but I am wondering what benefit I am getting out of this workout.
Is there a benefit to all that AC work? The AC time is either from climbing or pulling, and I don't mind the hard work.
Thanks.
So looking at the power data from this morning, when I dump the numbers into training zones I get the following...
AR- 25:06 37.5% (mostly slow roll out/ warming up)
End.- 11:52 17.7%
Tempo- 6:39 9.9%
Threshold- 5:18 7.9%
VO2- 4:51 7.3%
Anaerobic Capacity- 13:09 19.6%
My FTP is 315, Av Watts for 1:18 was 216, NP was 305, IF was 96.9, VI was 1.41.
I really like riding with the group, and have no intentions of stopping, but I am wondering what benefit I am getting out of this workout.
Is there a benefit to all that AC work? The AC time is either from climbing or pulling, and I don't mind the hard work.
Thanks.