amey-
What happened to your hed's?
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Yeah I know; I am/was just excited by all the data ;)
That's how I use my PowerTap. I'm in the 'getting fit again' stage and gathering data whilst I do that. I'm a long way off specific training targeting my weaknesses, especially as I have ~15kg to lose. Small increases in the numbers (especially as weight goes down) helps keep me motivated. Most of my data comes from commuting or laps of Richmond Park.
As others have said, don't compare raw Watts, only compare W/kg. The chart in Coggan is good, it's also here: http://cyclingtips.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/powerprofiling.jpg
I was scraping into mid/high Cat 4 back in 2009 when I was doing lots of Audaxing and I was just starting to make improvements using interval training (5x5 mainly) as I had access to a gym bike at work with consistent power measurement.
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dan
Greenbank
Based on that your ftp is in the lower realms of 'moderate' (cat IV) but your 1 min power is worse than 'untrained'.
Are you sure 332 is your 1 min power and not your 5 min?
But either way, basing a profile on one evening ride is retarded. You've read half the book so you should have a pretty decent idea how to collect it and analyse it by now.