๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ?
No.
In fact, non-elites may benefit more from power than elite runners.
Why?
Running power provides numbers that represent your effort – how hard you’re working when you’re running.
Elite runners have usually spent years training and competing.
Which means theyโve developed a very good feel for how hard theyโre working when they run, and how long they can maintain race-winning efforts.
They have a well-developed ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ feel for their effort.
Power provides an ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ measurement of effort that, while useful for elite runners wanting to fine-tune their running, may not provide an enormous benefit.
๐๐จ, ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ง๐จ๐ง-๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ?
โก Any runner can use power, but non-elite runners may get the biggest benefits.
Benefits like:
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maintaining a consistent effort over hills or in windy conditions
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using the instant feedback from power for precise interval training
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minimising injury risk by monitoring accumulated training load from completed workouts
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assessing whether drills or form adjustments are improving their ability to convert effort into speed
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using power to train your feel for when you’re running too hard or too easy
As one runner commented, “I honestly think it helps weaker/slower/newer runners even more than experienced fast runners. Itโs like having a coach in a pod!”
๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐’๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐?
โ Questions?
๐ Get Started
๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ=๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ
โฉ What is power?
โฉ Does Power measure effort?
โฉ Is Power better than Pace, or HR?
โฉ Is Power just for elite runners?
โฉ How do I start Running with Power?
