Joe Friel Answers Power-Meter Questions
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Power levels aid in pacing for Ironman bike leg.
Coach and author Joe Friel recently dished some good information on Ironman training and power meters. Read on for insights from the man behind the “bible”—The Triathlete’s Training Bible.
Question: I heard in a discussion about the concept of using power levels for pacing in the bike portion of a half or full Ironman. I can’t remember all of the details and was wondering if you had any insight into this idea. For an IM race it was something like not exceeding 60% of your CP 60 power levels during the bike ride so that you wouldn’t burn out your legs prior to the run. I am not sure on the numbers but was wondering if you had any thoughts on this. I was also wondering if there were similar numbers that you could use for a half IM race.