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by kauhikoa
Sat Jun 18, 2011 3:51 pm
Forum: Training with Power
Topic: New forum
Replies: 14
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Re: New forum

Very interesting, thank you. This chart shows available O2 by altitude http://www.proactech.com/medical0.gif It shows a 10% drop at 7,000'. Your power seems to drop from around 190 to 140 - a 26% drop so perhaps the extra 16% is due to fatigue. There's also a calculator here http://www.skyrunner.com...
by kauhikoa
Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:42 pm
Forum: Training with Power
Topic: New forum
Replies: 14
Views: 18162

Re: New forum

Thank you Fernando. I live on Haleakala so no problem finding long steep rides! So you seem to be saying build endurance rather than power? This will be my 6th attempt to break 5 hrs and I have always focused on endurance in the past with long steady climbs so this time I decided to work on building...
by kauhikoa
Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:48 pm
Forum: Training with Power
Topic: New forum
Replies: 14
Views: 18162

Re: New forum

Hello, I am a 65 year old, 165 lb, cyclist who just got an iBike sport and would appreciate some help with using it to achieve my goal which is to complete the Cycle to the Sun race on August 20 in under 5 hours. My best time in previous years was 5 hrs 9 mins. The cycle to the sun is a 10,000' clim...