PaulSh wrote:
I am about your size, and just looking at your ride I would say that your recorded power is in the right range. Not sure where you get 250w from, as your average power was only 213w for the ride? All the numbers have a meaning, not just the ones you choose to remember.
You would benefit from having heart rate data as well - to help work out your training zones, among other things.
I recommend that you should read some books on the subject such as 'Training and racing with a power meter' by Allen and Coggan
I also found that using training software, such as Golden Cheetah, was useful when starting out with power measurement, as it gave a real insight to what my body was doing when exercising, especially as the ride database increased in size.
How can heart rate help work out training zones with power? And what other things can be done with heart rate when you have power?