Normalised power is average power which places more of an emphasis on peaks right?
So like FTP, its not linear, you accumulate more NP the higher you go?
Both of the approaches just kinda do the same thing right?
Except that the method of riding like your legs feel relies a little more on athlete knowing their bodies, and using the meter as a guide to avoid the glycogen sapping anaerobic peaks?
Your explanation of red zones - short spikes for uphill sections or passing, then keeping it on the gas over the crest, then backing off for the downhills?
Combining this with an average to aim for can still work though right? As long as you keep time after the surge to recover? Or on the longer rises are you saying that its really better to avoid the surges as much as possible?
Obviously there is a lot of personal variability in applying this method, some people can push harder for longer and recover faster, others will blow up and ruin their run straight away?
Are you completely against aiming for an average? A safe bet would be to set a lower average and hold that and risk leaving something on the ride right?
I'm not a competitive age grouper, its my first race of this distance and I'm racing more against myself than against the other guys, so I won't be following surges of riders if they blow past me (if I can keep the car-chasing dog inside of me at bay).
What is VI? Vary Input?
Its about the entire journey, not just the moment you cross the line.
So like FTP, its not linear, you accumulate more NP the higher you go?
Both of the approaches just kinda do the same thing right?
Except that the method of riding like your legs feel relies a little more on athlete knowing their bodies, and using the meter as a guide to avoid the glycogen sapping anaerobic peaks?
Your explanation of red zones - short spikes for uphill sections or passing, then keeping it on the gas over the crest, then backing off for the downhills?
Combining this with an average to aim for can still work though right? As long as you keep time after the surge to recover? Or on the longer rises are you saying that its really better to avoid the surges as much as possible?
Obviously there is a lot of personal variability in applying this method, some people can push harder for longer and recover faster, others will blow up and ruin their run straight away?
Are you completely against aiming for an average? A safe bet would be to set a lower average and hold that and risk leaving something on the ride right?
I'm not a competitive age grouper, its my first race of this distance and I'm racing more against myself than against the other guys, so I won't be following surges of riders if they blow past me (if I can keep the car-chasing dog inside of me at bay).
What is VI? Vary Input?
Its about the entire journey, not just the moment you cross the line.