Isn’t power just for elite runners?
No.
In fact, non-elites may benefit more from power than elite runners.
Why?
Running power provides numbers that represent your effort – how hard you’re working when you’re running.
Elite runners have usually spent years training and competing.
Which means they’ve developed a very good feel for how hard they’re working when they run, and how long they can maintain race-winning efforts.
They have a well-developed subjective feel for their effort.
Power provides an objective measurement of effort that, while useful for elite runners wanting to fine-tune their running, may not provide enormous benefit.
So, power is for non-elite runners?
⚡ Any runner can use power, but non-elite runners may get the biggest benefits.
Benefits like:
✅ maintaining a consistent effort on hills or in windy conditions
✅ using the instant feedback from power, and it’s ability to identify threshold, to execute precise interval training
✅ minimising injury risk by monitoring training load using completed workouts
✅ assessing whether drills or form adjustments are improving their ability to convert effort into speed
✅ using power to train their feel for when they’re running too hard or too easy
👉 As one runner commented, “I honestly think it helps weaker/slower/newer runners even more than experienced fast runners. It’s like having a coach in a pod!”