MarkyV wrote:
Don't lose the forest for the trees. Unless you are oscillating between 12k and sea level it's not going to matter much. Individual physiology could come into play here, but that has more to do with going above 8-9k or higher. Also note that TSS isn't a great point representation for intensity duration for desired adaptation. The point based intensity duration curve over values time in the tweener zones and not at the periphery. Get some lactate testing and thank me later.
Re: Boulder to sea level - The more fit you are the less the delta will be. When folks are super fit they can generally hold sea level watts up to a little over 7k.
You've kind of been beat up on the last sentence, so I'll pile on.
N=2 is that there is no way same/similar watts will be held on a time basis when comparing sea-levelish numbers to 7,000 feet numbers. I think that the reduction starts to become apparent at 4,000 feet or so. Again, N=2 comparing Austin to Sedona to Flagstaff.
Edit: Just read some of Kileyay's comments, he mentioned the 4k threshold as well.
Especially true for an altitude responder (me) vs non (Amy). I gradually got better at altitude, but was still hard pressed to equal my Austin numbers. She didn't. She mostly got more tired trying to hit the numbers...not including the last summer in Flag, which was essentially pre-leukemia.
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