Originally Posted by
BikeWNC
It usually takes a couple efforts to figure out the correct pacing for a 20 min field test. If you are not near puking at the end you didn't go hard enough! Don't go out too hard though and burnout, but the last 3 min should be an all out effort, whatever is left in the tank.
You're right about there being something left in the tank. Again, I didn't plan to go hard today but that seems to be what happens on the road. I hammered a little harder today, my HR was between 170 & 175 during the 20 minute section. I managed to get the 20 minute average wattage to 299, FTP to 284, w/kg 3.4. Now I've got to read more of Training & Racing with a Power Meter so I have some idea of what I'm doing rather than just going hard each day.