What is Power?
Power is a relatively new metric for runners.
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.
I can already feel how hard I’m working – why do I need power?
Because power provides second-by-second numbers, rather than just ‘a feeling’.
Running with Power:
⌚ Your power numbers always match your effort, changing in real-time – no delays, no lags
🎯 You can set precise workout targets – no wide ‘zones’ and no adjusting to account for hills
📅 You don’t need to spend years developing your ‘feel’ – power can help you develop your feel; and in the meantime, it provides numbers
📊 Your power (effort) is recorded, second-by-second, into a workout file that can be used for post-run analysis and metrics
And, once you have second-by-second power numbers from each workout, 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 self-adjusting workout targets based on your improving fitness, rather than on a hopeful goal time
✅ reduce your risk of injury by using completed workouts to manage your training load
✅ personalise your race-day targets to achieve the best result you’re capable of on the day
What’s in it for me?
Your training and racing are personalised.
They’re based on your measured fitness and capabilities.
The enable you to achieve your personal best.
👉 There really is magic in the numbers