To celebrate the upcoming release of the Spanish version of ‘Getting Started’, I’m planning to update the cover of the English version too. This text (on the green background) will be on the back cover of the books (in the appropriate language) and in the book blurb on reseller websites. This week, I’m posting about…
To celebrate the upcoming release of the Spanish version of ‘Getting Started’, I’m planning to update the cover of the English version too. This text (on the green background) will be on the back cover of the books (in the appropriate language) and in the book blurb on reseller websites. This week, I’m posting about…
To celebrate the upcoming release of the Spanish version of ‘Getting Started’, I’m planning to update the cover of the English version too. This text (on the green background) will be on the back cover of the books (in the appropriate language) and in the book blurb on reseller websites. This week, I’m posting about…
To celebrate the upcoming release of the Spanish version of ‘Getting Started’, I’m planning to update the cover of the English version too. This text (on the green background) will be on the back cover of the books (in the appropriate language) and in the book blurb on reseller websites. This week, I’m posting about…
To celebrate the release of the Spanish version of ‘Getting Started’, I’m planning to update the cover of the English version too. The text above (on the green background) will be on the back cover of the books (in the appropriate language) and in the book blurb on reseller websites. 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 = 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 Power measures…
𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 … 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 Something different this week. My posts are usually quite short (200-300 words) and deliberately so. Bitesize, for easy consumption; each a sequence of 5 posts, building throughout the week. But this week … pictures! One infographic per day on the core concepts underpinning Running with Power. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬? I’m curious…
𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 … 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 Something different this week. My posts are usually quite short (200-300 words) and deliberately so. Bitesize, for easy consumption; each a sequence of 5 posts, building throughout the week. But this week … pictures! One infographic per day on the core concepts underpinning Running with Power. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬? I’m curious…
𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫-𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞 … 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 Something different this week. My posts are usually quite short (200-300 words) and deliberately so. Bitesize, for easy consumption; each a sequence of 5 posts, building throughout the week. But this week … pictures! One infographic per day on the core concepts underpinning Running with Power. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬? I’m curious…
𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 … 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 Something different this week. My posts are usually quite short (200-300 words) and deliberately so. Bitesize, for easy consumption; each a sequence of 5 posts, building throughout the week. But this week … pictures! One infographic per day on the core concepts underpinning Running with Power. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬? I’m curious…
𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫=𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 … 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 Something different this week. My posts are usually quite short (200-300 words) and deliberately so. Bitesize, for easy consumption; each a sequence of 5 posts, building throughout the week. But this week … pictures! One infographic per day on the core concepts underpinning Running with Power. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬? I’m curious to…
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡? This is a common question for runners new to power. There’s no correct answer – you should set up your watch to show the metrics you want to monitor while running. But personal experience and Facebook conversations suggest many runners work through something similar to the following. 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫…
𝐌𝐚𝐱 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 – 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞? This is a common experience for runners new to power. A Maximum Effort run is a run at the maximum (average) power you can maintain for a specific duration. For example, your 3-minute max is the highest average power you can maintain over a 3-minute…
How do I set a goal time? This is a common question that runners new to power ask. You can aim for a goal time – for example, “finish the half in under 2 hours”. But there are some good reasons why you shouldn’t. 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 Why not set a goal time?❌ Your goal…
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫? This is a common question that many runners ask, and not just runners using power. There are three ways that you can run faster:✅ Improve your fitness. If you’re fitter, you should be able to maintain a higher effort, which should mean a higher pace and a quicker finish time.✅…
𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬? This is a common question that runners new to power ask. It’s not only about the numbers. Training is more than actions driven by numbers. When planning, you should consider your training goals, your specifics (age, ability, injury history), supplemental training (strength, mobility, plyometrics, drills) and other exercise activities…
𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 – 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 I’ve written a book to help runners get started with Running with Power. And I wrote it with the help of a testing team, who made it into the book they’d be happy to recommend to their friends who were curious about power. But there are still thousands of runners…
𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 – 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭? I’ve written three books that cover running with power. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 ‘𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝’ 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭? The key differences:✅ It covers the Stryd footpod and wrist-based power – wrist-based power is a recent development, and one that may be more budget-friendly for many runners.✅ A heavy focus on choosing…
𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 – 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 The book wouldn’t be the book it is without contributions and feedback from the testing team – some major, some less so. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 Here are some major changes:👏🏼 I re-wrote Chapter 10 ‘Power-Duration’ from the point of view of fatigue, which makes much…
𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 With the goal and structure in place, I realised I was going to need help, for a few different reasons:🔸 I’ve been using power since 2018, but the audience would be new to power🔸 I run road races; trail runners and track athletes can also use power🔸 I use…
𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 – 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 ‘Getting Started’ is my third book. It’s the book I most enjoyed writing. After ‘The Basics’ and ‘Why would you?’ I thought I was done. But then I started to explore wrist-based power and realised that runners who wanted to try Running with Power using the power…
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