𝐌𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠
Your training begins with a goal.
Your goal should translate into a plan for the workouts you’ll run, including target intensities and durations for each.
And then while executing your plan, you should:
🔹 monitor your fitness – to confirm improvements
🔹 monitor your training load – to ensure you maximise training benefits and minimise injury risk
How does power support this approach?
𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
Which means:
✅ power targets are clearer than pace or HR targets – just ‘run to the numbers’
✅ you’re more likely to target the adaptations needed for your goal race
✅ as your fitness improves, your targets automatically adjust to match your increased capability
𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬
This is as simple as monitoring:
✅ your Power-Duration Curve – improvements should move your PDC up, to the right, or both
✅ your Threshold Power – which, for many runners, will increase as you get fitter
𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝
Power provides three key metrics (based on completed or planned workouts) to monitor your training load:
✅ Stress Balance – indicating whether your training is productive.
✅ Ramp Rate – to avoid adding training load too quickly.
✅ Training Intensity Distribution – to check that your training intensity mix matches your goal race.
Power provides a complete system for maximising your training.
𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒆 𝑹𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓?
