๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ?
A Power Meter provides numbers representing how hard youโre working โ your effort or running intensity.
Running power meters use readings from multiple sensors to calculate a power number.
Most recent running watches have a power meter built in.
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ?
Running intensity is important when training, so that you can target the adaptations that will give you the best chance of success at your upcoming event.
There are other measures of intensity runners can use, but running power overcomes some of the disadvantages of those other measures:
๐น Itโs objective, rather than subjective, providing a number that represents your effort โ unlike perceived effort.
๐น It matches changes in your effort, even when running hilly routes โ unlike pace.
๐น Changes in effort produce an immediate change in power and thereโs no upward drifting towards the end of longer runs โ unlike heart rate.
๐๐จ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ?
No.
Running power meters provide numbers that ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก your effort.
๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ?
No, as long as the numbers are repeatable and valid (more on that in the next post), you can use them to measure your effort.
And once you can measure your effort, thatโs when the magic begins.
๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐’๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐?
โ Questions?
๐ Getting Started
๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ
โฉ What is a power meter?
โฉ Do running power meters provide meaningful numbers?
โฉ Can you use a Stryd footpod to Run with Power?
โฉ Can you use a running watch to Run with Power?
โฉ What else do you need (apart from a power meter and watch)?