To celebrate the release of the Spanish version of ‘Getting Started’, I’m planning to update the cover of the English version too. The text above (on the green background) will be on the back cover of the books (in the appropriate language) and in the book blurb on reseller websites.
๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ = ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ
Power measures how hard youโre running โ itโs a measure of intensity, like pace, heart rate (HR), or perceived effort.
But itโs measuring something different from pace, which measures how fast youโre running, or HR, which measures how hard your heart is working.
Itโs most like perceived effort.
โก Power measures how hard youโre working when you run โ your effort.
๐๐จ ๐ข๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ?
Yes.
But itโs not โjust another wayโ.
โ Unlike HR, power numbers donโt โlagโ when you run harder or run easier; they donโt โdriftโ so that you end up almost walking to โstay in Zone 2โ on a long run; and thereโs no maximum that limits the numbers.
โ Unlike pace, you donโt need to โgrade adjustโ when running hills; and thereโs no temptation to aim for a โhopeful goal timeโ that you may or may not be able to achieve.
โ Unlike perceived effort, youโre working with numbers rather than โfeelingsโ; and you can work with those numbers from day 1, rather than spending years to develop your feel.
โก Power provides numbers that, second-by-second, measure your effort.
๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ?
No.
Itโs using lots of different sensors to calculate numbers that represent your effort.
But as long as those numbers are repeatable and valid โฆ
โ
repeatable: same effort + same conditions = same power
โ
valid: they produce similar results as a โgold standardโ like oxygen consumption
โฆ they represent your effort.
โก Power makes your effort measurable.
And once you can measure your effort, all sorts of things become possible.
๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐’๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐?
โ Questions?
๐ Getting Started