Posts that focus on concepts & definitions – the WHAT of running
To celebrate the upcoming release of the Spanish version of โGetting Startedโ, Iโm 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. ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ = ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ Power measures…
๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ โฆ ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐ 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 โฆ pictures! One infographic per day on the core concepts underpinning Running with Power. ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐๐ฌ? Iโm curious…
๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ โฆ ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐ 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 โฆ pictures! One infographic per day on the core concepts underpinning Running with Power. ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐๐ฌ? Iโm curious…
๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ-๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ โฆ ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐ 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 โฆ pictures! One infographic per day on the core concepts underpinning Running with Power. ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐๐ฌ? Iโm curious…
๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ โฆ ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐ 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 โฆ pictures! One infographic per day on the core concepts underpinning Running with Power. ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐๐ฌ? Iโm curious…
๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ=๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ โฆ ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐ 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 โฆ pictures! One infographic per day on the core concepts underpinning Running with Power. ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐๐ฌ? Iโm curious to…
๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ โ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฌ Iโve 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 theyโd be happy to recommend to their friends who were curious about power. But there are still thousands of runners…
๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ โ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ? Iโve written three books that cover running with power. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐๐ฌ ‘๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐’ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ? The key differences:โ It covers the Stryd footpod and wrist-based power โ wrist-based power is a recent development, and one that may be more budget-friendly for many runners.โ A heavy focus on choosing…
๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ โ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ The book wouldnโt be the book it is without contributions and feedback from the testing team โ some major, some less so. ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ Here are some major changes:๐๐ผ I re-wrote Chapter 10 โPower-Durationโ from the point of view of fatigue, which makes much…
๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ โ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ With the goal and structure in place, I realised I was going to need help, for a few different reasons:๐ธ Iโve been using power since 2018, but the audience would be new to power๐ธ I run road races; trail runners and track athletes can also use power๐ธ I use…
๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ โ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค โGetting Startedโ is my third book. Itโs the book I most enjoyed writing. After โThe Basicsโ and โWhy would you?โ 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…
๐๐๐๐๐ฌ & ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ โ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ Power can help you perform your personal best on the day. How? By:โก identifying a single target you can maintain throughout the eventโก helping you ๐๐๐ก go out too fastโก reducing anxiety associated with trying to achieve a goal time ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฌ Before the event, power race calculators use…
๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ โ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ, ๐ฌ๐๐ญ, ๐ ๐จ! Youโve trained, youโve tapered, and the event is just about here. Using power, whatโs important?โ Your watch setup, so that you donโt get distracted during the event๐ชซ Your equipment, so that itโs fully chargedโก Your warm-up, so that youโre primed for the event ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฉ Iโve arrived at…
๐๐๐๐๐ฌ & ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ โ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ Tapering aims to achieve a controlled reduction in your training so that your body has time to recover from training fatigue without losing too much fitness. It aims to deliver you to the start line with maximum fitness and ‘on fresh legs’. Itโs a balance. Start the taper too soon,…
๐๐๐๐๐ฌ & ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ โ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฌ If youโre like I was (before power), your race target is a goal time: โIโd love to break 1 hour for the 10kโ, or โโฆ 2 hours for a halfโ. You may have used online calculators to put in a 5k time (or an 800m time) to see what…
๐๐๐๐๐ฌ & ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ โ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ Races & Events are a little different when Running with Power. The next few posts will dig into the detail, but in summary (and as a taster):โก Your race-day power target is based on your fitness and capabilitiesโก Tapering uses power-based metrics to determine when and how to taperโก…
๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ Power is a complete system using effort as its fundamental metric. So how do you get started? ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ & ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ (๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฌ) At a minimum you’ll need a power meter, but there are a few other choices you’ll need to make and the options are not independent. Making a choice in one area almost…
๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ A truth: power isnโt a guarantee that youโll run a Personal Best (PB) at every race. So what does ‘racing your personal best’ mean? ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ Itโs a system of metrics based on you as you are right now โ your ability, your current fitness, your current form. Your power…
๐๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ Your training begins with a goal. Your goal should translate into a plan for the workouts youโll run, including target intensities and durations for each. And then while executing your plan, you should:๐น monitor your fitness โ to confirm improvements๐น monitor your training load โ to ensure you maximise training benefits and…
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