That does seem pretty low for that speed at Columbia. Here's what I did:

1. Average watts: 330, NP 336
2. Average Speed: 25.3 mph
3. Distance: 25.2 miles
4. Rider weight: 173 lbs
5. P4, 808FC front, Renn disc rear, fast tires and tubes.
6. Foggy and rainy. Had to take it a little easy on some of the corners.

This past Sunday a 20K tt in Kankakee, Illinois:

1. Average watts: 281
2. Average Speed: 25.9 mph
3. Distance: 20K
4. Rider weight: 160 lbs
5. Scott Plasma 2 Zipp 808, Renn 575 3T Brezza bars.
6. New course and the pavement was a little rough in spots and probably should have pre-rode the course.

Florida 70.3, after I repaired my flat and went on to overbike in the heat:

Distance: 54.3 miles
Time: 2:16:50
Speed: 23.8 mph
Avg. Watts: 213
Nominal Watts: 216
Rider Weight: 160lbs
Bike: Shiv Tri Expert, Het Jet 9 front and back w/disc cover, Quarq
Elevation gain: 915 feet

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Average Watts- 239
NP- 243
Time- 57:39
Speed- 25.2mph
Distance- 24.2
Racer Weight- 146
Bike- 2010 Felt DA, Zipp Firecrest 808's, Quarq
Elevation Gain 193'
Notes: Memphis in May Tri. Gotta love pancake flat. 10mph wind, headwind out, tail back.

Kansas 5150


Average Watts: 177
NP: 199
Time: 1:11:52
Speed: 20.7 mph
Distance: 40k
Weight: 155lbs
Elev Gain: 1469 (according to pt, so probably not accurate)
Bike: 2011 Trek SC 7, Bonty Aeolus 5.0 CC's with pt and disc cover, Latex tubes w/ Attack/Force, Torpedo bottle, Giro Advantage 2
Notes: Swim was cancelled due to lightning, had a random tt start and first few miles seemed a bit sketchy with all the groups. Clearly need to work on my power.
*Don't have a pic yet of me in position but here's the bike pre-race.

IMTX
180 lbs
21.16 mph
189 NP
5:17

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This wasn't a race but part of my training this past weekend. I train with power but currently don't race with it - will be racing with power mid summer.

Low Heart Rate TT (low z2 or target IM) - 56mi

Average Watts: 221
NP: 226
Time: 2:32:57
Speed: 22.0 mph
Ave. HR - 145
Distance: 56mi
Weight: 158lbs
Elev Gain: 440ft
Bike: 2011 Felt B12, Steep setup, 32spoke rear, 28spoke front standard training wheels, no aero gear (aka reg road helmet)
Notes: Eased into this effort for the first 10 minutes. The course consists of a 6.3mi loop with a u turn at each end. Pretty uneventful but great for TT test. This is the same loop I do my FTP test on because its consistent without traffic problems. Typically a 5-10mph crosswind off the Bay.



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1)354w
2)28.7mph
3)9.4mi
4)170
5)P5-6 rear 404fc front and back with butyl tubes, round water bottle on frame and seat pack
6) 357w avg while pedalling, completely misjudged the turn around and sailed 40' beyound before turning

misc, decent 12mph tail/cross on way out and head/cross on way back, only 80' elev change, semi-rough chip seal,, 58deg. since i did not have race wheels, i decided to just try and focus on power so left bottle and bag on bike. figure i lthrew 25-30w into the wind as a resultof equipment(anti-free watts) 30mph out and 28mph back with even power both ways, was a power PR on that course where the little ups and downs usually affect me, which is good to see. hopefully this mean my thyroid meds are helping out

Playtri International

1. Average watts: 257, NP 265
2. Average Speed: 24.2 mph
3. Distance: 21.5 miles (515 feet of gain, 10mph wind)
4. Rider weight: 172 lbs
5. Felt B14, Hed H3 front, Hed Jet C2 disc rear, Conti SS 20/23, Latex
6. Triple loop 7.2 mile course with 2 turnarounds per loop

Duathalon
1. Avg Watts 289
2. Avg Speed 24.9
3. Distance 12.6 Miles
4. Rider Weigth 196lbs
5. Specialized Shiv (808 Front/808 back with Wheelcover, Grand Prix 4000s - butyl tubes)

Leon's World's Fastest Triathlon

1. Average watts: 321
2. Average Speed: 22.6 mph
3. Distance: 25.0
4. Rider weight: 217 lbs
5. Specialized Transition, H3 front, Renn 575 disc, sworks tires
6. Two loops- pretty flat with 3 180 turns in each loop

Very windy day on the course.

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Rev3 Quassy Oly

1. Avg Watts: 217
2. Norm Watts: 228
3. VI: 1.05
4. IF: 0.97
5. Avg. Speed: 20.66
6. Weight: 152
7. Felt DA1, 808/Sub 9
8. One loop, very hilly course. No wind, but temps in the high 70s and no clouds.

Data downloaded from my PowerTap

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Haha its pretty incredible how close our stuff lines ups for florida, since I have a powertap it reads a bit lower than your quarq should theoretically.

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Leon's Triathlon

1. power: 213 AP, 218 NP
2. Speed: 23.0 mph
3. Distance: 25.3
4. Rider weight/ht: 144 lbs / 5'7"
5. bike: QR cd0.1, ventus bars, zipp 808C + 900 disc with conti GP4000s with latex tubes
6. Two loops- pretty flat with 3 180 turns in each loop, very windy and drizzle. My garmin 800 recorded an avg temp of 47deg.

1) Average watts: 181 watts (186 normalized power)
2) Average speed in MPH: 21.5mph
3) Distance: 24.45 miles
4) Rider weight: 148
5) Describe bike and wheels: Cervelo P1 (aluminum), Rear FLO 90, Front FLO 60

Thunder Road TT - 6/2/13 - 16 miles (closer to 15.9 according to my PT) - Average grade 1-2% on the way out.

Average Watts: 291
Average Speed: 26.92 (per results), 26.75 (per PT)
Rider weight: 88.5kg
Setup: Cervelo P2 (no bottle holders), Flo 90 front (GP4000s), Mavic Open Pro w/disc cover (Open Corsa CX), Michelin latex tubes, LG skinsuit, Giro A2 w/visor, Pearl Izumi shoe covers.


Misc notes: Ended up much faster than I expected on fewer watts than I expected, especially on this course which should have been slower. I was targeting 305-310 for this race. There was a straight crosswind the whole time, so I think that benefited me some. I made some position tweaks recently. I raised my bars ~2cm from what was a relatively slammed position before. Switched to j-bend bars, went super narrow, and moved my pads forward about 2cm, and my saddle forward about 1cm. The end result being that my hips are more open, and from the looks of it I got a lot more aero at the same time. It's still an aggressive position, but I feel like I generate power a lot better now and I find myself not choking up on the bars as much late in the race.

Yeah, we lined up very well on several metrics!

Some interesting data from our training ride a few days before the race. On that long flat straight section on the way out when I was in front, Golden Cheetah estimates CdA of around .215, but on the way back, I was riding about 7-10m behind you and GC estimates CdA of .18 there!

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Very cool. I think if I were to do that race again I would run a 23 in the back instead of a 21 with lower pressure because of that last 10-15 miles or so. Those rough roads really tore of my avg towards the end.

Kemah Sprint Triathlon

1. Average watts: 238
2. Average Speed: 24.5 mph
3. Distance: 13.0 miles
4. Rider weight: 160 lbs
5. BMC TM01, Zipp 404 (non-firecrest, dimpled, aluminum track clincher) front, Zipp 808 (non-firecrest, dimpled, aluminum track clincher) rear w/wheelbuilder cover (fasteners only no tape), Vittoria Open Corsa 23mm, Butyl
6. Straight shot, out and back with 1 turnaround. Very windy and light rain.

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i am a time trialist, not a triathlete, but my 25m (40k) tt at last weekend was

1. Power - 300w AP / 301w NP
2. Speed - 26.3mph
3. time 57.00
4. 74kg / 165lb

Strong headwind out

P5 UCI with Hed Jet 6 / He'd Jet Disk, Kask Bambino - cda <0.21

You totally should switch those bars.

? why? They are 3t Aura Pros - plenty aero enough.
I have a set of pro missiles on my track pursuit bike that i might swap over after i get used to the P5, but i had the 3T auras on my Ridley Dean and i am trying to adjust slowly to the new bike - plus I have an entry in for the Brittish TT Championships and i need to be UCI legal, and i know i can get UCI with these.

part of the issue i think is the angle of the shot - Iain was really low when taking that shot - this is better -

pretty sure that power at that speed is not <0.21 CdA, I think you need about 45kph at 300w for that =~28mph, yeah no wind but also not the best crr

for ex. my tt yesterday was windy as well and between 50-52deg, I went 28.5mph on 318w which is about 0.21

1. 282w
2. 26.1 mph (57:02)
3. 40km +/-
4. 162 lbs
5. Cervelo P4 with Stinger 9 on front and Zipp 900 disc on back.
6. Out and back course with one hill (1:45 minutes @ 3-4% grade). Two right angle turns and a turnaround. Headwind of 5-7 going out; tailwind back. Decent asphalt road surface with some mud clods left by farm tractors.
7. Photo: see below.