๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ?
This is a common question that many runners ask, and not just runners using power.
There are three ways that you can run faster:
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Improve your fitness. If youโre fitter, you should be able to maintain a higher effort, which should mean a higher pace and a quicker finish time.
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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.
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Improve both. Although itโs much easier to improve your fitness than to improve your form ๐
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ?
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 โ itโs when you become fitter.
You can measure fitness improvements using your Threshold Power.
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ?
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.
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