Riddle me this: Two rides of three hours; one outdoors and hilly, the other indoors on Kickr and steady (details below). The thing is, I feel pretty smashed at the end of that indoor effort with achy legs which feel tired for the rest of the day. Climbing stairs is painful.
Not nearly so much at the end of the outdoors ride, even though it has way higher TSS and NP.
Outdoors: TSS 258, NP 209W, AP 170W, VI 1.23 and IF 0.91
http://tpks.ws/zjXAQ
Indoors: TSS 172 NP 185W, AP 180W, VI 1.03 and IF 0.75
http://tpks.ws/tQCN
Is the indoors ride actually better for me (I am training for ironman and this is my medium ride) or a better use of 3 hours? Not sure what to make of it.
My long ride is pretty much just an extended version of the outdoors ride.
Any insights most welcome. Mostly just interested in why I feel so smashed at the end of a 0.75 effort and not so much the other.
Not nearly so much at the end of the outdoors ride, even though it has way higher TSS and NP.
Outdoors: TSS 258, NP 209W, AP 170W, VI 1.23 and IF 0.91
http://tpks.ws/zjXAQ
Indoors: TSS 172 NP 185W, AP 180W, VI 1.03 and IF 0.75
http://tpks.ws/tQCN
Is the indoors ride actually better for me (I am training for ironman and this is my medium ride) or a better use of 3 hours? Not sure what to make of it.
My long ride is pretty much just an extended version of the outdoors ride.
Any insights most welcome. Mostly just interested in why I feel so smashed at the end of a 0.75 effort and not so much the other.