Those are indeed pretty impressive numbers for your size (I only weigh 5 lbs less and have barely topped 800w for one second let alone five seconds). Mind if I ask how tall you are?savage42 said:I've been looking everywhere for some power numbers of other women! I too love the data and have so much fun analyzing my rides/efforts (I'm a statistician by trade . It's very interesting to see the range of numbers from different riders. I'm still new to training - this is my first year with a power tap - and I'd like to think the numbers, particularly the longer intervals, will get better over time...
But here they are for the next woman to have as a comparison:
5sec - 875
1min - 410
5min - 240
20min - 200
120lbs give or take (55kg is what I assume currently).
Def a sprinter, but mostly because I don't hang on in the longer/tougher road races. I can keep 650+ watts going for about 30 seconds so I tend to prefer longer sprints.
smaryka said:If you can work on your FTP and 5-min watts, you will be nearly impossible to beat in a women's race -- having the steady power to stick in the bunch, the 5-min power to last most hills and attacks/chases, and then the sprint to finish everyone off.
JasonS said:Here are my 2010 numbers. I'm 6'2", 79kg, currently cat4.
5sec 1,207W
30sec 749W
1min 476W
5min 324W
30min 288W
60min 274W
Measured with a Power Tap Comp. New to training with power. Its certainly interesting...
Jason
Yes, they are peak power numbers which are an average for each time period. The software finds them for you once you upload your data. Note that they are real averages and not theoretical for most of us, but that doesn't mean (as you point out) and the longer time periods were well-paced! That's a whole other conversation.Threshold said:Are these power numbers an average over the stated time? Reason I ask is because how do you know how much power to put out to make you last for an hour? Wouldn't you usually start out higher in the beginning and then taper off as the time is ending?
Figured I'd ask since I'm not too sure how that number is brought about.
Thanks.
gman0482 said:60 min's is 274W ? 30 min's is 288W ?? You should be a cat2 at least ! I wish I had #'s like that....
DancenMacabre said:I'd say though, putting aside road racing, right now, your power profile says track sprinter, loud and very clear! Seriously, 16w/kg is track sprinter material.and I don't mean pack filler, cannon fodder material either.
JibberJim said:Not sure I agree with that belief, as a 3rd cat UK guy - equivalent to cat 4 in the US, and I have a fair few more watts and whilst I could upgrade 1 cat this year, it's unlikely that I could do more. I have 325 AP and 350+ NP for an hour, 30 mins of 340, 1 min of 670, 5 min of 440, all well above the OP's and I'm only 75kg.
It shows a couple of things, one is that looking at power numbers is not the only thing you should do, how you race and how you use that power does matter a lot your results in races. Also that comparing cats of people on line isn't always too helpful as there are large regional and national differences in abilities, the Cat system is about creating fair races and isn't really comparable outside the small regions and does depend on the number of people racing.
gman0482 said:60 min's is 274W ? 30 min's is 288W ?? You should be a cat2 at least ! I wish I had #'s like that....
Way to go swampy! That's awesome!swampy1970 said:That came more from weight loss than a power increase. The last three months have been groveling grinding out the hours in a suitably big gear. Not happy times at all but I did lose 30lbs. Another 12 and I'll be down to 154 which will be good for the Everest and a great start for next year.
lanierb said:Way to go swampy! That's awesome!
cutegirl said:Come on, DM - you know better than that...In order to get some info, you gotta give up some info too...
DancenMacabre said:Ha ha, but I did earlier in the post, though granted, those numbers are a little outdated now. Such is the life of the newer rider where PB's are best written in pencil
Just curious how you got to cat 2, what kinds of races did you do to get the points to get there? Team or no team, how many races, etc. The reason I ask is that I'm interested to compare the US and British categories. If I recall, the US system has 5 levels (cat 1 to cat 5) and so do we though we name them differently (elite to cat 4).ryanfiddler2000 said:Cat II. Need to work on the short intense stuff, gotta have better 5 sec and 1' power
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