tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post7815716194122162611..comments2023-04-12T08:26:56.602-06:00Comments on The Triathlon Book: SwimmingPeaks 2.0Paulo Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01661280271310309495noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-20089353083543633552008-09-11T10:39:00.000-06:002008-09-11T10:39:00.000-06:00Neil,This is what I wrote:"A powermeter is nothing...Neil,<BR/><BR/>This is what I wrote:<BR/>"A powermeter is nothing more than a device that accurately measures cycling training intensity, and just that makes it a useful training tool for any athlete. Just the same way a stopwatch is useful when swimming laps in a pool or running in a track."<BR/><BR/>Like I said, I think it's useful for any athlete to have a device that accurately measures Paulo Sousahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01661280271310309495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-13859311087471839062008-09-10T15:46:00.000-06:002008-09-10T15:46:00.000-06:00OK, so be a good chap and tell us if a power meter...OK, so be a good chap and tell us if a power meter has any value for a triathlete and how?<BR/><BR/>understanding/reducing variability?<BR/>not going too hard or too hard too early on the bike in a race?<BR/>understanding your profile type?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05072601335121816120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-17095755348844397462008-09-06T09:19:00.000-06:002008-09-06T09:19:00.000-06:00Like I mentioned on this blog, focusing on one dis...Like I mentioned on this blog, focusing on one discipline is admissible for a short period of time and I use that often. But I also feel that coherence of methods across the three disciplines is extremely important, and that is what I see lacking from most of bike-oriented crowd.Paulo Sousahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01661280271310309495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-76251664272956741002008-09-06T09:10:00.000-06:002008-09-06T09:10:00.000-06:00I'm glad you tied up your previous blog with this ...I'm glad you tied up your previous blog with this one because, frankly, I didn't get the point of the previous blog other than to take a jab at Cycling Peaks. With this blog, now I understand your point even though I'm not completely convinced. For example, I have focussed on the bike for the past 10 months and the dividend has been huge for me. So much so that I intend to do a similar extended richard westwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322130733351072204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-27314352085594878692008-09-05T23:32:00.000-06:002008-09-05T23:32:00.000-06:00Crap. I was waiting for the "Running Peaks" Beta....Crap. I was waiting for the "Running Peaks" Beta...khaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375509575883260433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-27297900690222919642008-09-05T14:12:00.000-06:002008-09-05T14:12:00.000-06:00I appreciate this insight...in my own profession (...I appreciate this insight...in my own profession (Anesthesiology) an isolated data point is just that (data !). To be useful, it needs to be interpreted with all of the other parameters that are available, and be reasonably integrated into one's view of the situation.Tony Verow, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676139986470243493noreply@blogger.com