I'd like to improve my time on a Strava segment that some friends of mine and I compete on. We're all within a few seconds on this segment. The segment takes all of us roughly 1 minute (1:02 is my current PR)
The segment starts as a light hill, flattens out, then goes into a steep hill for the last 1/3rd of the segment. I'd like suggestions on effort level.
Right now I hold back a bit on the first 1/3, hold only a tiny bit for the second 1/3, and go all out for the 1/3. I do this so I have energy to go really hard for the last 20 seconds. Would I be better off just going 100% right from the start? My final 20 seconds will suffer of course, but would I be better off overall? No matter what strategy I use I always end up totally dead at the finish.
tl;dr: What's the best strategy for the highest average power in a 1 minute effort?
Thanks,
CBR
The segment starts as a light hill, flattens out, then goes into a steep hill for the last 1/3rd of the segment. I'd like suggestions on effort level.
Right now I hold back a bit on the first 1/3, hold only a tiny bit for the second 1/3, and go all out for the 1/3. I do this so I have energy to go really hard for the last 20 seconds. Would I be better off just going 100% right from the start? My final 20 seconds will suffer of course, but would I be better off overall? No matter what strategy I use I always end up totally dead at the finish.
tl;dr: What's the best strategy for the highest average power in a 1 minute effort?
Thanks,
CBR