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.
✅ Improve your form. If you improve how you run, you should be able to run faster for the same effort, resulting in a quicker finish time.
✅ Improve both. Although it’s much easier to improve your fitness than to improve your form 😊
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬?
By training.
Ideally, using a training plan that includes both running and strength or other supplementary workouts, as well as recovery time.
Strength or other supplementary workouts will improve (or maintain) your whole-body fitness.
Recovery gives your body time to respond to the training – it’s when you become fitter.
You can measure fitness improvements using your Threshold Power.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦?
Using drills, plyometrics, hill runs and other activities that work on leg spring stiffness.
You might also try specific interventions (under the supervision of a running physio or specialist running coach), but these are much harder to embed.
You can measure form improvements using Running Effectiveness.
Power provides specific metrics you can use to track improvements in fitness and in form.
𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒆 𝑹𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓?
