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FT Test?

Bill McKinneyBill McKinney
in Group Discussion-Lake Placid 2011

 Well, I got up with the intention of doing the FT test, but convinced myself to wait and do it outside so that I could get a good outdoor/in aero bars measure.  I've been using 236 as my indoor FT, but in all honesty I haven't really been hitting the FT numbers, and I've been struggling to stay focused for a full 20' interval.  Lots of times I've decided to just bag it and break it up into 12's or 15's or whatever.  Today I decided if I'm not doing the test I'd do a legit full on 2x20@100%.  Hit the first one at 237 .  Started the second one and was struggling to stay above 220 for the first few minutes.  Almost threw it in, but decided to push on.  At about 6' mark I started feeling better, and by 10' I was holding above 240.  Managed to stay above 240 until the end and even put in ~1' @ >300 at the end.  Finished with 240 for the 2nd 20, so mission accomplished!

Hope everyone else has a good ride!

Comments

  • Chris GChris G
    I chose not to do any formal testing this week. I hardly ever do. That should not be a reason for anyone else to skip doing theirs though. Sitting on a FTP of just about 320 based on the charts and past experience. Have it set in wko at a slightly sandbagged 312 for now as I am still transitioning to being in the bars all the time.

    Did some nice intervals this past weekend. Hit NP 350 for a regular 10 minute interval I do which is flat to slightly down hill on the road bike. That is about as good as I have ever done there.

    Riding a couple loops of the American Zofingen course and running one with infamous STer and former ENer MurphysLaw tomorrow. That should be as least as hard as a 2 x 20...
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