𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬

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

Why’s that important?

Once you can measure your effort, you can answer all sorts of questions.

Here’s a sample …

… 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐦 𝐈?

Your Threshold Power is a key measure of your current running fitness.

It’s used to set training targets, to monitor training load, and to set race/event goals.

… 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭?

Your training targets are based on your Threshold Power (your running fitness) – what you can achieve right now.

They ensure your targets are ‘just right’ for you, and they self-adjust when your Threshold Power changes.

… 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐨𝐮𝐭?

Stress Scores combine ‘how hard?’ and ‘how long?’ for each completed workout.

They represent the workout’s metabolic stress – its impact on your body.

… 𝐚𝐦 𝐈 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡? 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞?

Your Stress Balance, calculated from your Stress Scores, shows whether your training is ‘productive’ – not too much, not too little.

… 𝐚𝐦 𝐈 𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐲?

Your Ramp Rate, calculated from your Stress Scores, shows if you’re adding training load too quickly, replacing ‘the 10% rule’ with a metric based on ‘how hard?’ and ‘how long?’

… 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲?

Race-power planning identifies an effort level you can sustain from start to finish, one that will give you the best result you’re capable of.

… 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫?

By working on your form (how you run), you can improve your Running Effectiveness – how effectively you convert effort into speed.

Running Effectiveness provides an objective way to assess whether form changes are improvements.

All of these metrics are available when Running with Power.

𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒆 𝑹𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓?

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