Performance Benchmarks (Max)

Performance Benchmarks show how your fitness, power, and pace compare to similar athletes. This is a Max-exclusive feature.

What you see

Turn on the Benchmarks switch at the top of the Analytics page to add P50 (median) reference lines to your fitness (CTL), eFTP history, power curve, peak powers, power profile, weekly TSS, and critical speed charts. The critical speed chart also shades the peer percentile bands. Pick a sex and age bracket to compare against a relevant peer group. Benchmarks are computed nightly from thousands of active athletes.

Your choice is saved to your account, so the switch and the peer group are the same on the web, iPhone and Android.

On iPhone and Android

The apps work the same way as the web, in the latest versions: the Benchmarks switch and the peer group pickers sit at the top of Analytics, and the comparison is drawn inside the charts themselves rather than in a separate section. Look for the dashed P50 line on the eFTP chart and the P50 column in the peak powers table.

Peer groups

Athletes are grouped by sex (Male, Female, All) and age bracket (18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65+). Your default group matches your Intervals.icu profile; switch groups with the pickers. Cohorts under 50 athletes fall back to a broader group, and when no data is available yet the charts use published population norms and say so. All athletes contribute to the data regardless of tier.

Not seeing benchmarks?

Free and Pro users see a locked switch with an upgrade option. On Max, check that the switch is on. The power comparisons (eFTP, peak powers, power curve) need your body weight from your Intervals.icu profile, since peers are compared in watts per kilo: without a weight those lines stay off. Make sure your age and sex are set in your Intervals.icu profile for the best comparison. Data is computed nightly and may take a day to appear after subscribing.