@Phil it was a pleasure witnessing the process. Thanks.
To my credit I’d say that the equation I used was also found with hand and paper and it kiiiiiinda worked… although only for a single specific point in time It was so elegant and fundamental (it’s the same equation you use to compute how long a capacitor takes to discharge) that I couldn’t see beyond it. So thank you for that.
To also praise the engineers out there, I will also add a quote: “everybody can design a bridge that stands… but it takes an engineer to design a bridge that barely stands” That’s less poetic but more pragmatic.
“Disagree and commit” I love that!
But now you might have some people curious about this new thing you’re going to implement… so I hope you’ll give us soon an update
Love love love reading the WR journey @Phil@Andrea and especially reading your math philosophy, controlled ego, mutual respect and collaboration. Well done to you both and keep up the incredible work
Good things come to those who wait, to quote an English Proverb. I’ll be sure to share once I have something up on my Garmin, and some preliminary testing out on the road.
When you run after a long bike, you’re obviously not going to run anywhere near personal best as these runs are typically slower and shorter than standalone run sessions as you are already fatigued from the bike.
Today’s training session
4:45hr: min on the bike and 8k run in the heat. I think at the end of the run my we was around 35%- but running in the heat and humidity after long bike had me exhausted. So not aiming to get we into 10% or anywhere near even… have to always think of the context…
In the future, would be great if there was a way to define Brick Runs as a category itself, so WR could look at your brick runs only- and give WR reading only for the brick runs. Your thoughts, @Andrea ?
Thanks @Marjaana that is interesting.
We know that there are some factors affecting the ability to reach WR=0%. These include exactly what you said: fatigue and heat. We have been thinking to the possibility of connecting different modalities, but we should also consider that different modalities can interact in different ways, e.g. running before cycling can have a much bigger impact than cycling on running, due to impacts.
You showed very nicely as WR is an extreme limit, and you can get exhausted well before hitting 0%.
I think context is always key, as even for single exercise type it can vary.
If I’m doing a threshold session on a Friday and on Saturday a long endurance session. I don’t necessarily want to aim to hit personal bests in my threshold sessions. I’m likely going to impact my next workout.
If I’m doing a tempo session and the next day is a rest day, maybe I’m feeling good and will aim to hit a personal best.
Doing a VO2 2 x 5 min session, sure I might aim for a PB in the intervals. Doing a VO2 6 x 5 min session, maybe I’ll try and not dip below 10-15% WR.
I will always let fatigue dictate where in the suggested power range I’ll sit. Maybe I didn’t sleep well, maybe there’s stresses elsewhere in life.
I think this is where adding comments to your post session analysis really helps. Let’s say that your next session is impacted. You are pretty sure that pushing WR to 10% the previous day was a large factor. Then make a comment as such. See a pattern, adjust your efforts.