tritontoby wrote:
Can you speak to your experience training with run power? Im curious what you might have learned and how it has changed how you train and race.
So just like bike power, Jim does a majority of the analyzing. However, the post race analysis from pacing and power stand point is awesome no matter the distance. We also concentrate a lot on Leg Spring Stiffness which stryd tracks. In short, for a 70.3, I use it as a governor so I don't go out too hard. It is easy for me to hop off the bike and go "steady" but look down and see I see I am 20 watts too high. The bike speed messes with your proprioception, and the effort and speed feels easy and slow and it will catch up with you later. In particular, the stryd was very useful on a hilly course where run pace is not as relevant like St. George and Chatta.
Jim can also attest to the fact that we now have enough data to construct some workouts on, and that has been useful to me. This may be off, but I like to think of it as mph vs power on the bike. We all want to go fast, but power is closely related to effort, and effort is easier to wrap my brain around. Same way on the run, 5 min miles seem tough mentally, but 370w on the run seems easier. It's the effort that is being measured, and I know I can give a good effort...if that all makes sense...