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SJDEVORE1 · January 31, 2016 9:03AM

Hi coach P,

Got a power meter for Christmas & am still trying to figure it out. Just did my 14 week test & it got a little info, but sometimes it dropped

From what I can gather, it looks like my normalized power was 33, FTP at 31. Meaning my zones are a LOT lower than I thought they would be. I've heard people say, "My power for that workout was 200." So I was looking for 150 ish. Is my meter broken or were my expectations too high for being a weak- avg biker??

I'd like to connect you to my garmin page so you can see what I am talking about. Let me know

thanks sheri

Mark Maurer · January 31, 2016 6:29PM

Hi Sheri,

I know this is a micro-forum question but you might get a quicker response and more analysis if you post this it the Power and Pace forum here http://members.endurancenation.us/Forums/tabid/57/aff/26/Default.aspx. Post a link to the file as well and then we can take a look at it and see if there is something wrong with the way it's recording.

Coach Patrick · January 31, 2016 8:22PM

Sheri, see mark's note above. Ain't no way you were riding at 30 watts...my dog rides 30 watts.

I think you can make one (if not all) of your Garmin workouts public if they aren't already: http://bit.ly/1TvMRet

Let's dive in!

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