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Old 05-29-19, 01:43 PM
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deacon mark
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Power output

I don’t have power meter but for almost 58 years old strong cyclist. I run too but slow primarily a runner but better at cycling as i age.

So so today on relatively flat 43 mile course I average 17.8 mph. Wind was ok loops so fair as far as time with wind and into wind. Strava says I averaged 132 watts burned 720 calories. They use same calorie count as garmin connect which I upload to.

I know the calorie thing is off my guess is I am burning about 600 per hour was out 2:25. The watts seem off too and I think I am putting out more watts than that. Is there any way to estimate watts on a curve of some kind. For me this was not a huge effort but steady. I generally ride 17-19.5 mph on rides of 30-70 miles. I just don’t know enough about watts to say a thing. Running is easy to tell it is all speed.
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