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Power Test Time

Good News! For what must be the umpteenth post where I have told you I have solved my knee issue, this time it has come true! Just wish I had done it earlier, but surgery sounds so dramatic at 19. I have been back in training for about a month now and just got a power meter. I greatly prefer training with these, otherwise I spend the whole time reeming myself and crawling back home at 15mph. It takes all the guesswork out of interval training as well. I just wish the guys at powermeters.com could true a wheel properly, as without fail, all my 3 wheels have buckled on the second ride. I did my power profile test last Monday and Wednesday, after a weekends rest at the Ghent six day. Saturday night was horrible as I got hammered for the first time. What a crap experience. Why do people love doing this all the time? The important numbers below are the 20 minute power (FTP), 5 min power, 1 minute power, and 5 second power. I did the threshold test on Monday which determined 20 minute and 5 ...