Temperature adjustments to Power and Pace
Is there a calculator or spreadsheet to help me with temperature based adjustments to Power and Pace?
What is the temperature "zone" where no adjustments are needed?
What is the temperature "zone" where no adjustments are needed?
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In the menus @ the top of every page, go to "Resources >> Racing Member Central >> Race Execution Details", about 2/3rds down under "Calculators" you'll find a link to an XLA spreadsheet. I have not tried it for functionality recently (it had some problems a while back, but I think they are fixed."
NB: THIS IS FOR IRONMAN RACING ONLY!!!
The nominal temperature is 60, meaning it will calculate a slower pace for any predicted temps greater than 60F. While it is an EXTREMELY effective predictive tool, I gave gravitated in the past year to relying on HR as an equally effective way to control pacing in are sorts of variable situations.
Thanks for asking this, and the quick reply Al. I just learned some hard lessons at Oceanside about the difference between training at 50ºF ambient and racing at 70 ºF (race report to be published soon).
My expected temp at run time is 71. My vDot is 46.
If anyone's interested in using the tool for me. :-D.
I understand it's a full distance tool. Just looking for a rough idea if what I should expect.
Again, if this is for an HIM, the tool itself won't generate a specific pace for that distance. But that temp usually means a 4-5% reduction in speed, as a rule of thumb. Hard for most of us to consider, but there it is.