I just read your post on power 10s and it clarifies a lot – but a quick question. I know a power 10 means a burst of pressure. So does that mean usually, but not always, bringing up the stroke rating a few beats? Or what?
No, power tens don’t typically coincide with bringing the stroke rate up. They can but that usually only happens with 20s when you’ve got more strokes to work with. That’s rare though too. It’s not something I’d call for unless you’d specifically practiced it as part of your planned “big move” in the middle of the race. I think if you tried to bring the stroke rate up for just ten strokes you’d end up spinning your wheels. Trying to bring it up for anything less than that would be negligible anyways. If you’re just taking a normal 10 though, you wouldn’t do anything to the stroke rate. Speed doesn’t equal power – you can still pull hard and not increase how fast you’re moving.
