๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐๐?
Your PDC is individual to you, your fitness, and your abilities.
It changes as you train (or detrain).
If youโre training for an event, it should move up (higher power for same duration), to the right (longer duration for same power), or both.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง?
You can use your PDC to:
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identify the power you should be able to maintain for every duration modelled on your PDC โ your current capability
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estimate how well you might perform for a shorter event, where youโll be running at an effort where the fast component dominates
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estimate how well you might perform for a longer event, where youโll be running at an effort where the slow component dominates
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estimate your threshold, although your PDC isnโt usually used for that. Your threshold lies approximately where the two curves meet โ the vertical blue line in the image
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐?
A good question, and one thatโs the topic of the final post in this series.
๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐’๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐?
โ Questions?
๐ Getting Started
๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ-๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐
โฉ What are you capable of?
โฉ You fatigue faster at higher intensities
โฉ You fatigue more slowly at lower intensities
โฉ How do I use my PDC?
โฉ Is my PDC accurate?