Alan,
Would you want to address some of the discrepancies? My IM PR is from this past October in Louisville - 9:51. I'm 41 this year, 71.6 kg. I set the slider to high responder. My background is as a collegiate and post collegiate (for a few years) rower. Been doing triathlon since 2012. I went down to the row for a 9:48 Ironman time on the chart.
It says I should be able to run a half marathon in 1:19. My PR is 1:28, but I think if I gave it a real go while in shape right now I could do 1:26, maybe 1:25.
It says I should run a 16:31 5k. My PR is 19:11 but I think I could maybe crank out an 18:40 or so.
It says I should be able to swim 400m in 4:49, but I'm more like 5:50 in scm.
It says my 70.3 bike watts should be 266. Reality is 225.
It says my 70.3 time should be 4:34. Last one I did was 4:26 - strange since i'm no where near the swimming biking or running targets. And I've been under 4:34 at least 3 or 4 times, even when I was in worse shape.
It says I train 23 hours a week when reality is 12-15.
So it's not like I am stronger in one event than anticipated and weaker in another to balance it out. I am significantly weaker in all three events. Yet it predicts that I will be slower than I am in a 70.3
If I hit all of the SBR targets above, I think I would be AT LEAST a <4:10 70.3 racer and <9:10 Ironman racer. Waaaayyyy faster than I am now. I know pros who do not hit all three of those targets and have done 8:30's in an IM
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Ed O'Malley
www.VeloVetta.com Founder of VeloVetta Cycling Shoes
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