Originally Posted by
JimiMimni
My training numbers are pretty consistently higher than my racing numbers. I'm almost positive that means "DOIN' IT WRONG!" but the jury is still out, for my ego's sake.
Nah - I understand that this is very common. Think about it - in training, you are getting yourself the appropriate rest before an interval, you're aiming at a specific time period, and you're going all HULK SMASH. In a race, you might have different accumulated fatigue and most importantly, it's chaotic - you're pedaling how you need to pedal in order to close the gap, or establish the breakaway; you'll cost, you'll pause, or your sprint comes after a few minutes at VO2max.