Originally Posted by
Doge
I can't speak to the HR, other than it swings a lot from that 220-age number.
The grade also does not matter. The watts/time is what I was saying folks of older ages can do. Is that 5min? Shoot - I was thinking 30 min.
But to be clear I need to know the power being held for time.
HR is most relevant in this case. He is doing a little over 200 watts for almost 22 minutes of a category 4 that ends with a 11 percent grade. (If you think grade doesn't matter I don't what to say to you except try holding your sustainable power for 22 minutes with one case it being on the flats and on the other case it is climbing that cat 4. You don't think there is a difference in power sustainability dependent upon grade and time? (Especially at 76.)
By the way the best time up that 5.08 climb is 14 minutes averaging or holding or averaging most of the way about 440 watts with a maximum peak of about 1100 watts. That's a pro. A real one, (literal not figurative.)