Anyone feel guilty or wrong about sitting 12 meters behind other riders even though it’s legal?
Scenario: your plan is to push 240 watts for a 70.3. You start that way but 10 mins in a dude passes you going a bit faster. You drop back but find the 240 watts has now gotten you his speed. 10 mins later another dude comes to pass and the guy in front tucks in at 12 meters and your 240 drops to 230 and you’ve picked up speed again. Fast forward a couple dozen minutes and now there’s 5 guys total. You’re at the back doing 200-210 going 3 miles an hour faster than your earlier pace all alone. Do you sit there taking the easier ride? If you go to the front you’re going to need to push 280+ to keep the same pace. Or do you drop back, let them go and go about your solo race?
Scenario: your plan is to push 240 watts for a 70.3. You start that way but 10 mins in a dude passes you going a bit faster. You drop back but find the 240 watts has now gotten you his speed. 10 mins later another dude comes to pass and the guy in front tucks in at 12 meters and your 240 drops to 230 and you’ve picked up speed again. Fast forward a couple dozen minutes and now there’s 5 guys total. You’re at the back doing 200-210 going 3 miles an hour faster than your earlier pace all alone. Do you sit there taking the easier ride? If you go to the front you’re going to need to push 280+ to keep the same pace. Or do you drop back, let them go and go about your solo race?