Originally Posted by
vesteroid
I am guessing since you cant read a cue sheet anymore your around or over the 50 mark in age. I suggest you read fast after 50 as it completely disagrees with your training method.
As far as normalizing, it doesn't matter in my opinion, power is power...going on a flat, or climbing a 10% grade, power is power. Wind doesn't matter in relation to power....you may go slower in the wind at a given power, but watts are watts.
I was talking fun, you are talking science. I am well over the 50 year mark and am an engineer in some ways or at least I used to be.
I get to have fun on 4 out of 5 rides with polarized training. The fifth ride uses science, more specifically lactate level establishes my output. The power meter is just an extra boring appendage. I know how much power I make at MLSS (L4) and what my heart rate is or should be....and what it needs to be at 6-8 mmol lactate.
I am tired of technology.
I want to smell the flowers....at least 80% of the time.
I might just leave the Garmin at home on these rides to see what it is like.