Yeah, I was sort of hoping for it to be lower myself :)
yep, got a PM.

The Body Paint is actually pretty well made, the seam right under the bottom of the zipper just came apart (Probably due to me standing up in it before I had it all the way up/on) but was a quick fix once I got home. Now that I think about it I've had loose seams on a couple of Castelli products in the past...hmm. In the tunnel the only clothes I tested were a Desoto 1 piece vs. an LG 2 piece (spoiler: 1 piece is better :) ) as I hadn't bought the Bodypaint at that point.

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Doh! Of course you have a PM... have you tried field testing? What did you learn in the tunnel with position and equipment?

Sylvania Sprint Triathlon
1) 212 watts (NP 218)
2) 25.0 mph
3) 12.8 miles
4) Rider weight 138 lbs
5) Cervelo P2 (48) Jet 90 front Jet 90 Rear w/cover, Bontrager RXL Aero TT tires, Vittoria Latex tubes, Bell Javelin w/Visor TYR Carbon Tri-Suit
6) Flat and fast

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/357150571

2013 USAT Oly Nationals in Milwaukee

1) 212w
2) 24.4mph/1:00:19 moving time per Garmin (24.5mph/1:00:57 per race results)
3) 24.5m (per Garmin)
4) Rider weight 138-140lbs
5) older Cervelo P3c with Jet 90 front and rear wheel cover. Bonti RXL Pro clinchers with latex tubes, Giro Advantage 2 helmet
6) I flatted right at the top of the Hoan bridge (was avg 217-218w then). Coasted the entire last mile on my rear rim and probably lost ~30 seconds.

Can't find any links to the race pix

Scott

1) 273 watts
2) 26.2 mph
3) 16.22 mi
4) 150 lbs
5) Specialized Shiv Tri (pro ui2), HED Jet disc/Jet 9, Vittoria Open Corsa EVO tires, Giro Selector
6) flat/fast course, hot and very humid http://connect.garmin.com/activity/356578513

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Race Reports, etc -- Bob's Bikes

I guess I'll join this dick swig (since it seems to have little to do with aero anymore :)

1. avg power: 313 watts
2. avg speed: 26.1 mph
3. distance: 24.24 miles
4. rider weight: 175 lbs
5. bike: 2008 Trek Equinox TTX 9.0; Zipp VukaAero Basebar; Visioin Trimax Carbon Rear Tubular Disc Wheel; Reynolds SDV 66 Tubular Front Wheel; Vittoria Corsa Evo CX Tubulars
6. excuses/description: Double Bong 40k, rolling but no real hills, 2 loops of essentially South, West, North, East with moderate breeze from S and W as best I could tell. Excuses: not 100% tapered; kinda hot; a bit windy; started a bit too fast
7. See below, except I have a champsys custom skinsuit I picked up on the classifieds and no nutrition/flat kit.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/366893435

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Oh yeah!

1) 223watts (NP 230)
2) 22.8 mp/h (36.7km/h)
3) 57miles (91.88km)
4) 172 lbs
5) Planet X Exocet 2 Gigantex 88 CC front wheel (Vittoria Corsa Evo CX with Latex tube) Powertab SL+ DT Swiss Rim with a WheelCover (Vittoria Corsa Evo CX with Latex tube)
6) 6 lap course, first race with power
7) blurry photo below
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/368305456

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Ewan

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1) 176 Avg., 190 NP
2) 19.1 MPH
3) 184 Lbs.
4) 112 Miles
5) '06 C'dale Slice, 404 front, wheel cover back
6) I'm fat, bike is old
7) Sorry the pic is so big, I know, I'm hideous.

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The Rat Snake:
A Tribute Race at Gilbert Lake State Park, Laurens, NY May 16 2015
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From IMMT:
1. 232 AP, 242 NP
2. 21.92 mph
3. 168 lbs
4. 112 miles
5. 2009 Blue Triad - Hed 6 front, Hed 9 w/cover

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From Powerman Zofingen 2013:

1.) AP/NP: 184W/191W
2.) Actual speed: between 31.0 km/hr - 31.4 km/hr
Official speed: uh, 23 km/hr (Long story short, waited ~1.75 - 2.0 hours on the side of the road for a replacement wheel.)
3.) 155 lbs
4.) 150 kms
5.) 2009 Cervelo P2C with Zipp 404/808. Rear with disc cover. Continental Sprinter tubulars. Giro A2 helmet, tri suit.
6.) Between 6800 ft - 7300 ft of total climbing. Not sure of the actual number, but its a hilly 50 km lap done three times. And like tradition, it was raining/wet all day. Tried to save a little for the monster 30k hilly run after.

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Duathlete by choice?

1) AP-324W
2) Actual Speed 24.4mph
3) 170lbs
4) 10miles
5) 2010 Cervelo S2, box rims, road helmet, bibs&jersey
6) 500ft of climbing

I'll join, not crazy fast like most but I am working on it :)

1. avg power: 155 watts
2. avg speed: 20.9 mph
3. distance: 25 miles
4. rider weight: 152 lbs
5. bike: 2012 Felt B16 with a Profile Design Ozero base bar and full ultegra & dura ace drivetrain, Sram s60/80 wheels with continental GP 4000S tires.
6. excuses/description: first year of riding and doing ttriathlons. this was my second race, first was a HIM where my power was only about 140 (3:01 bike leg). the course was pretty flat and little wind.

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Andy Mullen
Team Zoot

1) AP - 232W
2) Ave 21.3 (Max 42.9)
3) 169lbs, 5'4"
4) 14.6 miles
5) 2009 QR Tequilo, stock wheels, road helmet, 2XU trisuit
6) 540ft of climbing

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Try Not To Puke on the Finish Line!
http://trynot2puke.blogspot.com

1) NP- 188W
2) Ave 35.6 km
3) 180lbs, 6"
4) 180 km
5) Cervelo P3 SL
6) HED Stinger 90 rear, HED H3c Front

Montreal Esprit Very flat and Fast.

I loved this race.
Geoff

(1) 178W
(2) 21.1mph (5:18)
(3) 112mi
(4) 63kg
(5) 2010 QR Cd0.1 with FlashPoint 60s and rear cover (with a big ol' dent compliments of TBT), 3T Mistral bars w/ ski bends, BTA and DT bottles, DSW speedpack, Wingspan.
(6) ~6500ft climbing (IMWI). Lost focus during 4th hour. Stupid mental crap.

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Big Kahuna 1/2 Ironman in Santa Cruz - 9/8/13


1) 175 Watts (185 NP)
2) 20.1 mph
3) 56 mi
4) 168lbs (6'1")
5) Trek Speed Concept 7.0 w/ Ventus bar, Flo 90/Disc, GP 4000 23 front/ 25 rear w/ latex, Omega front brake
6) This was me trying to overcook myself on the bike - FTP is 225ish. Seems kinda slow for the power, but there was 1700 feet of elevation gain and the pavement was ok, not great. Hurt my back the day before and wasn't sure if I would be able to run. Ironically I had a big PR on the run (1:33) and went 15+ minutes faster than I did last year in the same race.

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Also from IMMT:
1. 230AP, 237NP
2. 20.8mph
3. 6' 3" 178 lbs
4. 112 miles
5. 2008 Trek Equinox TTX, 900 clincher, 808 clincher, Bontrager R4s, latex tubes, Profile Design Aero HC, two bottles behind the seat, bento.

Cedar Point Half
1. 181 watts (NP 184)
2. 23.3 mph
3. 56.6 miles
4. Rider weight 140 lbs
5, Cervelo P2 (48) Jet 90 front Jet 90 Rear w/cover, Bontrager RXL Aero TT tires, Vittoria Latex tubes, Bell Javelin w/Visor TYR Carbon Tri-Suit
6. Slightly rolling to flat and very windy.

Strangely enough I had a higher cadence during this race than other races I've done.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/373202083

Savageman 70.0

1) 213W (237W NP)
2) 17.3 mph
3) 55.6 miles
4) 5' 10", 166 lbs - 2.83 W/kg avg, 3.15 W/kg NP
5) Scott Plasma Premium, 808 FC w/cover rear and Zipp tangente tire, 808 non-FC front w/Vittoria Open Corsa Evo CX, Omega front brake, Giro Advantage 2, PI Octane trisuit
6) Wore gloves, jacket and beanie on the first 50 min for the decent to the wall, then dropped them at the gear check at the top of the wall. FTP around 280. Elevation gain of 5800'.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/376399667

I must be doing something seriously wrong because there is no way I would average 23+ putting out that power. I weigh about the same as you do, but my speed is way off of that. My last two olympic distance races have been over an hour with average power in the 240-255 range.

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Identical power and speed to Ewan

1. 222 watts
2. 37kmh
3. 90 km
4. 6'2'', 165lbs
5. TitanFlex Transition, Hed Jet 9, Hed Jet Disc. Unaero setup - only 5cm of drop
6. 2 lap course. no wind. lots of rain
7. First Half Ironman

1) Average watts 168 (includes 0s)
2) Average speed in MPH 18.42
3) Distance 112 IM Canada
4) Rider weight 185
5) Describe bike and wheels Planet X stealth, disc cover and HED 3
6) Misc notes, to whine and make excuses for your lack of power and/or lack of aero time of 6:04, moving time 6:00, had to stop and pee. VI was horrible at 1.13. Run was bad even though power way below goal, NP 178

Ironman Wisconsin

1) 213 average, 230 normalized
2) 22.05 mph (5:04:48)
3) 112 miles
4) 153 lbs
5) Kestrel 4000SL, Cycleops (Reynolds) 46mm wheels
6) I own deeper wheels, but I opted for the shallower wheels because of the hills and turns, and because I was abnormally and irrationally nervous about flats. For all of the press that this course (deservedly) gets for its rolling hills, there are plenty of flat sections where I was riding into the wind and wishing I had ridden my deeper wheels.

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George D.
Canton, GA

 
1) 240w
2) 22.5 MPH
3) 30mi
4) 160lbs
5) 2007 felt DA with training wheels powertap SL+
6) fiesta island with 15 - 20 wind. flat.

I really love this thread. The numbers are staggering.

There seems to be some huge variation in numbers. I.e. someone averaging 26.1 at 313 watts versus 212 watts for 25. I guess "obviously" there's some significant aero differences and one course is pretty flat versus a more rolling course, but for two people in an aero position on pretty high-end aero equipment, how is there such an enormous difference?

Or is it simply just an enormous aerodynamic issue?