BCM
March 6, 2024, 8:28pm
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I’ll save people some stalking, Here are mine. 9:02:28 for me and finished with some left in the tank so will be going out harder this year from a percentage perspective - but I really train TTE and the ability to “Hold Up” as opposed to pushing raw FTP.
Water under the bridge, but I was using drop bags and that may have made the difference for me from the big buckle.
175#, 21.5# bike (Not counting water, tools, fuel). I live at zero feet - right at sea level. Sea Level FTP was right around 315, so right about 4w/Kg.
http://tpks.ws/2VJCQJTOMT7L3SYGH5DURPXJL4
Oh so close to my sub 9 hour Big Buckle goal, but I'll be back next year. 9:02:28.
Very proud of that effort for my first time here coming from sea level. Wasn't perfect, but not far off and left everything I had on the course....
(And, I don't...
Posted this recap elsewhere, so will just quote it here:
I am 46 years old, I maxxed my volume at 18 hours weekly leading up to the event, had one 24 day stretch where I was on the bike every day, and did a metric s**t ton of SST, Tempo, and Endurance TTE Training. Focused on Extending Endurance as opposed to raising FTP. I was new to structured training in 2022, and this past year in 2023 leading up to Leadville was my first year really pushing Volume up.
18% FTP deduction at Altitude was about the same for me. I arrived in LV two weeks before the race. All numbers after that are based on that “reduced” FTP. My altitude adjusted IF for different segments of the course:
St Kevin’s Climb - 90% (Too Hot)
NP for the entire race (as a % of reduced / Leadville FTP) was 77%
I finished with more in the tank, which you can see by how I paced at the end.
So, long story short, volume and TTE / Endurance training can help in how you “Express” your FTP over longer durations.
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