Durability: The Metric That Predicts Real-World Performance

Описание: You feel fine for hours. Pace is sensible. Fuel is good. Then somewhere near the end, everything falls apart.

The same power suddenly feels like threshold. The group lifts and you're hanging on. A climb you'd normally handle becomes survival. You haven't done anything wrong. So what's changed?

Durability isn't whether you can finish a long ride. It's what capacity you still have when you get there.

Two riders can complete the same sportive, the same club run, the same event - with completely different outcomes. One finishes strong. The other limps home. The difference isn't fitness. It's how quickly performance decays under fatigue.
This is Part 1 of a series on durability in endurance cycling:

Why fresh-state testing misses this entirely
What's actually changing inside you over long efforts
Why durability is distinct from endurance, pacing, and mental toughness
And why your FTP doesn't predict what happens in the final hour

Part 2: What Actually Breaks Down Over Long Rides →    • Видео  
Part 3: How To Train Durability → Coming soon
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