Hello,
On Sunday February 16, 2025 my TD training plan says 3 hours Z2/Z3 FREE-RIDE
However, the wattage values calculated by TD are in Z1/Z2.
Why?
Our titles are actually based on the long term focus/goal of the workout rather than the specific time in zone for any individual workout. This one specifically is recommend for outdoor when possible. Outdoor most people won’t do a 3 hour zone 1 workout so it naturally turns into zone2/3… Just ideally starting easier and slowly getting a bit faster by the end of the block.
Indoor is harder on your body for long duration efforts like this. Also this workout starts at lower intensity and slowly build it up so at the end of 12 weeks or so it should be mostly z2/z3 by the end. If you are using our training app and want to start with z2/z3 you can and just in the beginning press the up arrow at the bottom to get it to the right level.
Finally many people are obsessed with proper TSS management and so slightly adjusting intensity in addition to duration of this type of effort is the best way for us to align with peoples expectations.
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