Originally Posted by
VegasJen
Did a sprint triathlon in Long Beach this morning. 12.28 mile course in 40:45 = 18mph pace. My goal has been to break 20mph on a timed circuit. I was saving a little bit for the run, but not that much. If I had just gone balls out, maybe 18.5mph but I'm still a long way from 20mph sustained pace.
But that's still pretty good, right?
If your goal was 20 mph average, you failed. Right?
Flat as a pancake with just a couple of turns? Do you use a power meter and have you optimized your aerodynamics to any degree? Do you know what power you needed to average 20 mph? 18 mph is pretty far off from 20 mph, it is probably something like the difference from 140 to 180 watts with mediocre setup and position. So, you might have needed 140 watts average to go 18 mph, for instance. With a dialed in position and kit, that 140 watts alone could get you 20 mph. Numbers are illustrative only.