Originally Posted by
Heathpack
Crits/road races, TTs and Tris are all different types of efforts. People train differently for them. Crits are off/on, off/on. TTs are full-on, 100% effort, 100% of the time. Tris are steady effort but at 65-70%. They are different types of race efforts requiring different preparation and different tactics.
I love so much of what you're saying but just want to point out that 65-70% is an Ironman thing. When I did sprints, the 12-mile bike courses were done, ah, "slightly" above 70% effort.
