I hear you and appreciate the advice! I’m working on both sides of the w/kg equation and have a good plan that I think could get me close to 3 w/kg by August. I’m trying to figure out if it’s even worth trying these events at that level (or above/below) because it could lead to a really crappy day if I can’t cut it!!
I did 190 miles over 2 days on the road last year (as an example) and felt great. I crashed and burned on a 60mi/6k ft gravel ride because I just couldn’t climb (maybe 2.2w/kg at the time). I was walking the first big climb 10 miles in and pulled the plug because I wouldn’t be able to finish.
There has to be some rough ballpark w/kg where these rides are doable…just I’m just trying to see where that might be.