Originally Posted by
GhostRider62
Very, very few can do a ZOne 2 ride with an average wattage in Zone 2 over the entire ride that is MORE than 100 miles. I am not saying you cannot, I am saying this is very rare assuming FTP is correct. For a RAAM level rider like you, it is trivial
Average power in Zone 4 for 2 hours is special.
Really? Not trying to be a smart ass, just curious. I haven't made a point of doing a century+ this year, so I don't know if I have any on the books, but just looking over the last month or so, I have a few 4+ hour rides with average power in Z2 range and extending those efforts another 10-15 miles wouldn't have been terribly challenging. In the last couple of weeks, I also have a couple of 2 hour rides with average power in Z4. It's work, but doable. I don't think that my FTP is too far off, if at all, and don't think that I'm terribly special in the grand scheme of things.