Jordan was kind to send me his power file from IMC. He gave me permission to share the data. I know a lot of people have a ton of respect for Jordan on this forum so I thought an analysis of his power file would be educational and interesting for everyone, including myself. It was quite evident when I received his file that he rode almost identical to how I rode the course except his pushes bigger watts, obviously. So, I looked at his file in detail and he rode the course almost identical to how I described what I felt was the best way to execute the IM bike in previous threads on ST. Here's one of the more recent threads:
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/...rch_string=;#1441672
Here are some notable #s:
As a comparison, here are my numbers (40 - 44AG):
Let me know if you have any additional questions. I'm sure Jordan will answer questions too.
Thanks, Chris
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/...rch_string=;#1441672
Here are some notable #s:
- Coasting time: ~14min (4.9% of the ride).
- His VI (Variability Index) was 1.04. It's very common to see >1.1s at IMC. The point being is that his variability was quite low.
- TSS of 271 and overall IF of .75.
- He rode Richter at 80 - 85% of FTP and YL at ~75% of FTP.
- He rode the rollers (uphill) and McClean Creek at 85 - 90% of FTP.
- He rode the flats between McClean and Richter at 74 - 75% of FTP and rode 76% after the rollers up to YL.
- He exceeded his FTP once for a period of >15secs.
- Close to even splitting power between 1st and 2nd half (291w/282w vs 287w/276w). Neg split power is clearly difficult and probably not ideal to do at IMC given the significant downhill back into town during the last ~12miles.
As a comparison, here are my numbers (40 - 44AG):
- Coasting time: ~14min which was 4.3% of my ride since I'm on the bike a bit longer.
- VI was 1.05. The difference is pretty insignificant but I would consider Jordan's ride to be a tad steadier than mine.
- TSS of 289 and an overall IF of .74.
- I rode Richter and YL both at 80 - 85% of FTP.
- I rode the rollers at 85 - 90% of FTP and hit McClean a bit too hard at 95% of FTP.
- I rode all of the flat sections around 72 - 73% of FTP. The reason for the difference here is because he should be targeting a higher NP/IF for the flats because he's on the bike for a shorter period of time than I am. Again, power in the flats should be targeted at your overall goal for the race.
- I exceeded my FTP once for a period of >15secs.
- Also close to even splitting power between 1st and 2nd half (202w/192w vs 197w/188w).
Let me know if you have any additional questions. I'm sure Jordan will answer questions too.
Thanks, Chris