Originally Posted by HiYoSilver
I can't afford a couple hundred right now for a power tap, and here we have more wind in the winter than in the summer. So I was looking for some encouraging numbers to say I was making progress on improving my performance.
I've completed 92 sessions of commute riding. Every 25 sessions I complete a new spreadsheet, and was thinking of adding a "formula" to convert data to watts. If there is a better measure, or you all have some suggestions for more meaningful training records, please advise. I have to start the new quarter in less than 2 weeks.
The best benchmark is a standard course that you can do regularly without interruption from traffic. Like a 10-mile time-trial course with a blend of flats and rollers and maybe a hillclimb. Do it once a month and record your time. No need to compute watts or calories or anything, the stopwatch tells all.
