Actually I believe it is based on where you ride.
Bear in mind it is possible to ride outside for 3+ hours without stopping, or worst case only a few minutes of stopping:
Something needs to be done…
Yesterday I did a 3 hour zone2 ride outside and here is the coasting:
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2% coasting falls into “just ignore it” category and do the original workout as-is.
even less on this 3 hour outside ride:
TR is super conservative on coasting, its not realistic for where I ride. But if you live in mountains it could be realistic.
For example here is a recent 3 hour ride on flat roads:
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coasting was just 2 minutes and 19 seconds (1.2%) of total duration. I spent about an hour riding within the city, so I had to do stuff like:
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and make right turns and small loops / detours if I saw traffic was going to stop me.
You need to adjust total time as necessary based on your roads. Add…
Perkins -1 is basically “go outside and ride around 61% FTP for 2 hours with a short warmup and cool down”
I would just follow the indoor stats and target time, and tss at endurance pace. No need for an outdoor workout. Some of the outdoor ones added a lot more tss.
That is likely a better approach for z2 / endurance rides. For example TR’s Pettit inside is 1h hour and 39 TSS. The outside version CLAIMS 39 TSS:
WRONG! That is FALSE because if you do it as instructed then its 52-71+ TSS
Because TR needs to fix endurance outside rides?
Here is the outside prescription for Pettit:
Warm Up:
Ride for 5 minutes, gradually raising your power from 124 to 149.
Main Set:
81 minutes in between 149-174 watts.
Cooldown:
4 minutes easy.
At low-end of ranges:
5 minutes at 124W (50% FTP)
81 minutes at 149W (60% FTP)
4 minutes at 112W (45% FTP)
TSS = 52 (overall IF=0.59)
With main set at high-end of ranges, and warmup/cooldown at low-end:
5 minutes at 124W (50% FTP)
81 minut…
Taking Pettit from 39 TSS to 71+ TSS is a real possibility if you have little or no stopping. And @GeorgeAnderson I believe a near doubling of TSS is wrong in my opinion.
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