Hey all,
Another thread made me wonder about speed vs. power and speed drop-off vs. power drop-off for the 3 sports. Lets take best in the world athletes vs. us.
How much do the best triathletes compare to the best single sport athletes? How about good AG'ers vs. the best?
1) Cycling - how do their CP60's compare? Here we can measure power and power drops off much faster than time. For example, if Lieto rode 280 watts and Lance rode 10% more (308) - what would be the time difference?
2) Running - best triathletes run about 10% slower than best single sport runners (open vs. open) - how does "power" vs. speed compare? Is is about the same?
3) Swimming - you can look at times again - but how does swim time vs. "power" compare?
If you put out 70% of the power of the best in the world in all 3 sports - how fast can you swim, bike, and run?
Dave
Another thread made me wonder about speed vs. power and speed drop-off vs. power drop-off for the 3 sports. Lets take best in the world athletes vs. us.
How much do the best triathletes compare to the best single sport athletes? How about good AG'ers vs. the best?
1) Cycling - how do their CP60's compare? Here we can measure power and power drops off much faster than time. For example, if Lieto rode 280 watts and Lance rode 10% more (308) - what would be the time difference?
2) Running - best triathletes run about 10% slower than best single sport runners (open vs. open) - how does "power" vs. speed compare? Is is about the same?
3) Swimming - you can look at times again - but how does swim time vs. "power" compare?
If you put out 70% of the power of the best in the world in all 3 sports - how fast can you swim, bike, and run?
Dave