How do I use threshold power?

How do I use threshold power?

Your Threshold Power is a foundation metric – one that’s used by many other power metrics.

It’s also an important measure of your running fitness.

It’s used to …

… set training targets

Training targets are a percentage of threshold for each type of workouts (long runs, intervals etc.)

The percentages depend on the purpose of the workout and your running ability.

But each workout target has one thing in common – they are based on your threshold.

Which means:
🔹 they are based on your current running fitness – what you can achieve right now (without over- or under-training).
🔹 your workout targets self-adjust if your threshold changes

… monitor training load

Training stresses your body and, if done correctly, encourages it to adapt.

Running with Power uses Training Load Scores to monitor your training load. Training load scores represent the physical and metabolic impact of each workout.

Training load scores are relative to your threshold, so that if your threshold power changes, your scores stay aligned to your threshold (your fitness) and to your ability to cope with the training.

… set race/event targets

Your threshold is a key measure of your running fitness.

On race day, your finish time will depend to a large extent on your running fitness.

To plan your race-day target power, it’s essential to know your current fitness – your threshold power.