Originally Posted by
phillman5
Huh, I am confused. First you say "You need a metric other than speed." But isn't speed the ultimate goal into getting up a hill faster? All PM and HRM do is guide you.
You said it yourself, your speed was only relative to your brother. He could have not been recovered as well the second time you climbed it. Power would tell you how you did relative to yourself. The second day you both could have been slower overall but you could have been less slow. speed/time up a climb that is repeated is a good proxy for power if you are consistent with timing and start/endlines