annual journey up constitution

every january for the past 3-4 years i have done a field test up constitution hill (@ the southbury training school).

and this past sunday was no exception. this year i did it a little differently, i did the normal x14 ride but just hung out/skipped the poggio so i had 2+hrs in the saddle before i did the charge.

it actually went pretty well.....my ave power was 299watts (goal was 300), but as i'm a dough boy right now (162lbs) my w/kg were WAY down. The good news however, is that the raw power number is better than 2007, so the base is being laid and all i need to do is ditch the weight.

field test_constitution: 
Duration:   7:31 
Work:       135 kJ 
TSS:       16.9 (intensity factor 1.16) 
Norm Power: 296 
VI:         0.99 
Distance:   1.133 mi 
Min Max Avg 
Power:       167 533 299 watts 
Heart rate:   136 199 169 bpm 
Cadence:     37 105 75 rpm 
Speed:       5.9 20.7 9.0 mph 
Pace         2:54 10:10 6:39 min/mi 
Hub Torque:   76 399 236 lb-in 
Crank Torque: 227 694 334 lb-in 

here's the rundown of  previous year's tests:

2006_ 257  watts (approx..based on time/weight) @ 145.5lbs 
2007_ 297 watts @ 141lbs 
2008_ 313 watts @ 147lbs (taken at end of feb...so it should be higher than others) 
2009_ 299watts @ 161lbs (yes...i'm a slob) 

here's to going to bed hungry and a kick-ass season.