𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 & 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 – 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬
If you’re like I was (before power), your race target is a goal time: “I’d love to break 1 hour for the 10k”, or “… 2 hours for a half”.
You may have used online calculators to put in a 5k time (or an 800m time) to see what your equivalent 10k or half time would be.
And then when you ran the event, you struggled to achieve the predicted time … because it was more ‘hopeful’ than a prediction, based on using a single data point with data averaged across thousands of runners, many of whom are nothing like you.
𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭
Event targets when running with power are based on:
✅ your current running fitness
✅ your measured fatigue resistance (or stamina)
✅ your proven ability to convert effort into forward motion
All three (metrics) are based on your completed workouts and are individual to you.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝?
If you use a Stryd footpod, you have access to the Stryd Race Power Calculator. The calculator will prompt you for the information needed for the calculation.
If you don’t use a Stryd footpod (or even if you do), you also have access to SuperPower Calculator for Sheets (SPCs). Steve Palladino has recorded several videos showing how to use SPCs to calculate race scenarios.
𝐍𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 ‘𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥’ 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬
Race power targets represent the effort you should be able to maintain for the entire event. The calculators can also provide an estimated finish time, but this is an estimation – instead, run to effort … and let the time take care of itself.
𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒆 𝑹𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓?
More about the Race Calculators can be found at:
🔹 Stryd: Race Power Calculator in PowerCenter
🔹 SuperPower Calculator for Sheets (click to download a copy)
Steve Palladino’s videos are on YouTube
