Another Day another Peloton class

I’ve (virtually) dropped out of the Sierra Nevada and I’m closing in on Sacramento. Christine’s endurance class his morning was fun and tiring. I had wanted to hold my average output above 150 for the 60 minutes.  Average output of 154 would be ideal.  Instead I averaged 148.  That is the best average output I’ve achieved for 60 minutes on our Peloton.  I broke 158 on Chanda’s cycle, but her’s rides easier by 5% to 10%.  Effort is non linear.  Simply taking 105% or 110% of 148 creates an overly optimistic relative output.  Even so, the range 154-162.8 spans my best average output on Chanda’s bike which was 158.  On the plus side, this effort on Chanda’s bike could have been a personal best.  The flip side?  I have to work harder by another 8% to 10% to break a personal best on my cycle.   I could recalibrate our cycle, but that would throw all my prior rides out of “calibration”.

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