Tag: Running with Power

𝐈𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞?

It depends…

Running power provides numbers that 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡 your effort.

By doing this, power solves issues associated with other measures of intensity:
🔸 Heart Rate (HR) ‘lags’ when you change effort levels, and it can ‘drift’ on longer runs.
🔸 Pace is affected by hilly or windy conditions, and it’s very easy to choose a goal time not based on your current fitness – leading to training injuries and bonking / hitting the wall.
🔸 Perceived effort can take years to develop – a luxury most runners don’t have.

That said, there are a few things that are different about running with power:
🔹 It’s individual – your targets are based on completed workouts.
🔹 It includes maximum effort runs – to track your current fitness.
🔹 You’ll need apps – to calculate consolidated metrics.
🔹 It’s new, the concepts and supporting apps are not always easy to work with.

𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫?

Like any new approach, there are some things that are better and some that take some getting used to.

But after using power since 2018, I think it’s the most effective way to train and race.

𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒆 𝑹𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓?

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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫?

Running power is still relatively new.
It’s not running with a powerful stride or looking powerful when you run.

Instead, power is just another name for ‘effort’ – at least, that’s the simplest way I’ve found to describe it.

⚡ Second-by-second as you run, power provides numbers representing your effort.

Run harder, and the numbers increase; run easier, and they decrease.
… whether you’re running on the flat, over hills, or on a windy day, power shows how hard you’re working.

𝐈𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭?

Because there’s magic in the numbers.

Once you can measure your effort, all sorts of things become possible – you can:
✅ assess your running fitness (and re-assess it) at any point in your training plan.
✅ ensure your training stays productive by setting workout targets based on your current fitness, rather than on a hopeful goal time.
✅ reduce your risk of injury using completed workouts to track your training load.
✅ personalise your race-day targets to achieve the best result you’re capable of on the day.

𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬?

⚡ Your training and racing is matched to 𝑦𝑜𝑢. It’s based on 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 fitness and capabilities. There really is magic in those numbers.

𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒆 𝑹𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓?

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