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Is amyone aware of a table which compares 500m split times on the erg with their equivalent watts? Thanks

stanley1x wrote:Is amyone aware of a table which compares 500m split times on the erg with their equivalent watts? Thanks

Use this:

http://www.machars.net/

It is better than the table which has large gaps.

Bob S.

this is my simple chart. I think it is easier to get a sense of the relationship from a chart that shows a range. I have this taped to my C2 from years ago, although I don't really look at it much these days:

1:10 pace=1020 watts
1:15 pace=830 watts
1:20 pace= 684 watts
1:25 pace= 570 watts
1:30 pace= 480 watts
1:35 pace= 408 watts
1:40 pace= 350 watts
1:45 pace=302 watts
1:50 pace=263 watts
1:55 pace=230 watts
2:00 pace=203 watts
2:05 pace=179 watts
2:10 pace=159 watts
2:15 pace=142 watts
2:20 pace=128 watts
2:25 pace=115 watts
2:30 pace=104 watts

A couple of months ago, I was obsessed with breaking 6:40. I made a try or two practically every weekend. Kept handling down with 400-600 to go. Seeing the splits in the 1:39's seemed to freak me out. I even resorted to using watts, knowing that I just had to average 350+. That didn't work either but I was intrigued by the fact that the watts seemed more exact than the /500m pacing ie. one pull would be 349 then 351 etc. , we're talking about some very slight differences here. It was interesting; haven't used it since though, there's just something about the watts that makes you feel like you're dealing with a machine.

Kirby

There's also this chart I posted a while back:

http://www.c2forum.com/viewtopic.php?p=52376#52376

Thank you all. Very helpful. Jonathan: see you in Boston.

kirbyt wrote:A couple of months ago, I was obsessed with breaking 6:40.

And by the looks of your signature you achieved that goal! Congratulations

Thanks, WingedFoot, I did. By the looks of your sig., you are very fast.

Kirby

Thanks for the watts charts. Very helpful.