𝐈𝐬 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 an 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 over hills or in windy conditions
✅ using the instant feedback from power for precise interval training
✅ minimising injury risk by monitoring accumulated training load from completed workouts
✅ assessing whether drills or form adjustments are improving their ability to convert effort into speed
✅ using power to train your feel for when you’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!”
𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒆 𝑹𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓?
𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫=𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭
⏩ What is power?
⏩ Does Power measure effort?
⏩ Is Power better than Pace, or HR?
⏩ Is Power just for elite runners?
⏩ How do I start Running with Power?
Repeatable? The same effort under the same conditions gives the same result.
Running power numbers CAN be used as a measure of how hard you’re working when you run.
assess your running fitness (and re-assess it) at any point in your training plan.
