What’s the best way to calculate Threshold Power?

Multiple runners sprinting - above Threshold Power
Multiple runners sprinting - above Threshold Power

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ’๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ?

This is a common question for runners new to power and wanting to ensure an accurate Threshold Power.

You can use any of the three most commonly used models.

Why?

Your threshold is a โ€˜phase transitionโ€™ over a narrow range of intensities, with lots of metabolic changes occurring at different rates and in parallel. And your Threshold Power is an intensity thatโ€™s within (or close to) the phase transition.

In this context, any of the three most commonly used models can produce a usable Threshold Power.

๐–๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž?

The answer typically depends on the app youโ€™re using to review your power metrics:
๐Ÿ”น Using WKO? Youโ€™ll most likely use auto-calculated FTP.
๐Ÿ”น Using Stryd PowerCenter? Youโ€™ll most likely use Auto-CP.
๐Ÿ”น Using another app? Youโ€™ll most likely use CP tests.

๐ƒ๐จ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ?

No.

Itโ€™s likely that each will give a slightly different result, although the Threshold Power numbers are usually within 2-3% of each other.

And if you have multiple Threshold Power numbers to choose from, choose the lowest.

This means your training targets will err on the side of under-training, rather than the side of over-training (and an increased risk of injury).

๐‘บ๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’’๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐‘น๐’–๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ท๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“?

โ“ Questions?
๐Ÿ“– Getting Started

๐“๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ: ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ
โฉ What is Threshold Power?
โฉ Identifying your Threshold Power
โฉ Using Threshold Power
โฉ Threshold Power vs VO2max
โฉ What’s the best way to calculate Threshold Power?

Threshold Power vs VO2Max

Multiple runners sprinting - above Threshold Power
Multiple runners sprinting - above Threshold Power

๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐•๐Ž๐Ÿ๐ฆ๐š๐ฑ

Threshold Power is different than VO2max.

VO2max is a measure of your bodyโ€™s maximum aerobic capacity.

Threshold power is the highest intensity you can maintain without rapidly fatiguing and needing to slow down or stop.

Think of VO2max as โ€˜the size of your engineโ€™, and Threshold Power as โ€˜your highest cruising speedโ€™. A bigger VO2max means you could go further and faster, but it doesn’t mean you’ll use that capacity effectively; a higher cruising speed means you can travel faster for a sustained period of time.

Both are important, but of the two, threshold power is more actionable, and a more direct and practical predictor of performance.

๐‘๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ

Threshold Power is a sport-specific metric.

Your running threshold power is unrelated to your cycling or swimming (or rowing) threshold power, even if the numbers appear similar and even though theyโ€™re based on your physiology.

This is because different sports use different muscles and limb movements, have different elastic energy contributions (from your tendons being tensioned and released) and use different power meters.

You should calculate and track threshold power separately for each sport โ€“ don’t mix and match.

๐‘บ๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’’๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐‘น๐’–๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ท๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“?

โ“ Questions?
๐Ÿ“– Getting Started

๐“๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ: ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ
โฉ What is Threshold Power?
โฉ Identifying your Threshold Power
โฉ Using Threshold Power
โฉ Threshold Power vs VO2max
โฉ What’s the best way to calculate Threshold Power?

Using Threshold Power

Multiple runners sprinting - above Threshold Power
Multiple runners sprinting - above Threshold Power

๐”๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ

Your Threshold Power is an important measure of your running fitness. It’s used to โ€ฆ

โ€ฆ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ

Training targets are a percentage of threshold for all types of workouts (long runs, intervals etc.)

The percentages depend on the purpose of the workout and the ability of the runner. But they all have one thing in common โ€“ they are based on your threshold, which means:
๐Ÿ”น they are based on your current running fitness โ€“ what you can achieve right now (without over- or under-training).
๐Ÿ”น your workout targets self-adjust if your threshold changes

โ€ฆ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฅ๐จ๐š๐

Training stresses your body and, if done correctly, encourages it to adapt.

Running with Power uses Training Load Scores to monitor your training load. Training load scores represent the physical and metabolic impact of each workout.

Training load scores are relative to your threshold, so that if your threshold power changes, your scores stay aligned to your threshold and to your ability to cope with the training.

โ€ฆ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ž/๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ

Your threshold is a key measure of your running fitness. On race day, your finish time will depend to a large extent on your running fitness.

To plan your race-day target power based on your race-day fitness, itโ€™s essential to know your current fitness โ€“ your threshold power.

๐‘บ๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’’๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐‘น๐’–๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ท๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“?

โ“ Questions?
๐Ÿ“– Getting Started

๐“๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ: ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ
โฉ What is Threshold Power?
โฉ Identifying your Threshold Power
โฉ Using Threshold Power
โฉ Threshold Power vs VO2max
โฉ What’s the best way to calculate Threshold Power?

Identifying your Threshold Power

Multiple runners sprinting - above Threshold Power
Multiple runners sprinting - above Threshold Power

๐ˆ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ

Threshold Power is an important representation of your running fitness.

You can use it to track improvements as you train for an event.

Identifying Threshold Power uses specific models and test protocols. These rely on regular maximum effort runs, which you should include as part of your training.

๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ

The three most commonly used models are a Critical Power test (CP), modelled Functional Threshold Power (FTP) and Automatically calculated Critical Power (Auto-CP).

The models differ but are similar in their approach and purpose โ€“ they:
๐Ÿ”น use the results from two or more maximum effort runs at differing durations
๐Ÿ”น identify a power level thatโ€™s close to (or within) your threshold
๐Ÿ”น do not rely on lab tests – instead, they are field-based

๐Œ๐š๐ฑ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ

The models rely on maximum effort runs. These are runs at the highest average effort you can achieve over a specific duration.

For example, your 3-minute maximum effort is the highest average power you can achieve over 3 minutes (elapsed).

๐„๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ

There may be times when maximum effort runs wonโ€™t be possible, for example if youโ€™re new to running or youโ€™re recovering from injury.

In which case, you can estimate your threshold power using easy runs, but you should only do this until you can complete maximum effort runs.

๐‘บ๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’’๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐‘น๐’–๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ท๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“?

โ“ Questions?
๐Ÿ“– Getting Started

For more information on the CP, modelled FTP and Auto-CP protocols, please see A Compendium of CP and FTP Resources, part of the Palladino Article Library.

๐“๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ: ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ
โฉ What is Threshold Power?
โฉ Identifying your Threshold Power
โฉ Using Threshold Power
โฉ Threshold Power vs VO2max
โฉ What’s the best way to calculate Threshold Power?

What is Threshold Power?

Multiple runners sprinting - above Threshold Power
Multiple runners sprinting - above Threshold Power

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ?

Running power provides numbers that represent your effort – your running intensity.

The intensity domains (Moderate, Heavy, Severe, Extreme) showing Threshold between the Heavy and Severe domains

At lower intensity levels, your body achieves a metabolic steady(ish) state and you can sustain your effort for an extended period. Researchers call these domains โ€˜moderate to heavy.โ€™

At higher intensity levels, you canโ€™t achieve a metabolic steady(ish) state. Youโ€™ll fatigue much more rapidly and need to slow down or stop. Researchers call these โ€˜severe to extremeโ€™ domains.

The change from heavy to severe doesnโ€™t happen at a precise point โ€“ itโ€™s a โ€˜phase transitionโ€™ over a narrow range of intensities, with lots of metabolic changes occurring at different rates and in parallel.

There are many names for this phase transition โ€“ Anaerobic Threshold, LT2, VT2, Critical Power and more.

๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ

Threshold Power is an intensity thatโ€™s within (or close to) the phase transition from heavy to severe.

It’s a foundation metric – one that’s used by many other power metrics.

Threshold Power:
โœ… is highly correlated with speed in endurance events โ€“ from 5k through marathon and beyond
โœ… can be identified using field-based tests โ€“ no need for lab-based testing
โœ… can be improved with training โ€“ improve your threshold, and youโ€™ll improve your performance
โœ… is an important representation of your running fitness โ€“ you should track it as part of your training

๐‘บ๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’’๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐‘น๐’–๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ท๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“?

โ“ Questions?
๐Ÿ“– Getting Started

For more information on intensity domains and the phase transition, see Burnley, M., (2020) Exercise intensity domains and phase transitions: the power-duration relationship

๐“๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ: ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ
โฉ What is Threshold Power?
โฉ Identifying your Threshold Power
โฉ Using Threshold Power
โฉ Threshold Power vs VO2max
โฉ What’s the best way to calculate Threshold Power?

How do I start Running with Power?

A runner 'Running with Power'
A runner 'Running with Power'

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ˆ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ?

Iโ€™m glad you asked!

Running power provides numbers that represent your effort.

To use those numbers, youโ€™ll need equipment & apps, and to learn about power concepts.

๐„๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ

Power numbers come from a power meter.

If you have an Apple Watch or a recent running watch, your watch may include a power meter.

If not, the Stryd footpod is compatible with a wide number of watches.

๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฌ

Apps work with your power numbers to:
๐Ÿ”น Plan your runs โ€“ to build workouts with power targets
๐Ÿ”น Execute your runs โ€“ to run within your planned targets
๐Ÿ”น Review your runs โ€“ to review individual runs vs. targets, and to calculate multi-run metrics (like your training load)

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฌ

Youโ€™ll need to learn about power concepts like: Threshold Power; Training Load; Training Balance; Running Effectiveness.

๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ˆ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž?

You have a few choices:
๐Ÿ”ธ Books. โ€˜Running with Power โ€“ Getting Startedโ€™ contains all the above (and more)
๐Ÿ”ธ Facebook groups. โ€˜Palladino Power Projectโ€™, โ€˜Stryd Communityโ€™ and โ€˜from1runner2anotherโ€™ are great places to learn and ask questions
๐Ÿ”ธ Research. Try the Palladino Article Library

๐‘บ๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’’๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐‘น๐’–๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ท๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“?

โ“ Questions?
๐Ÿ“— Get Started

๐“๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ=๐„๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ
โฉ What is power?
โฉ Does Power measure effort?
โฉ Is Power better than Pace, or HR?
โฉ Is Power just for elite runners?
โฉ How do I start Running with Power?

Is power just for elite runners?

A runner 'Running with Power'
A runner 'Running with Power'

๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ?

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 theyโ€™ve developed a very good feel for how hard theyโ€™re working when they run, and how long they can maintain race-winning efforts.

They have a well-developed ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘๐‘—๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’ feel for their effort.

Power provides an ๐‘œ๐‘๐‘—๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’ measurement of effort that, while useful for elite runners wanting to fine-tune their running, may not provide an enormous benefit.

๐’๐จ, ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ง๐จ๐ง-๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ?

โšก Any runner can use power, but non-elite runners may get the biggest benefits.

Benefits like:
โœ… maintaining a consistent effort over hills or in windy conditions
โœ… using the instant feedback from power for precise interval training
โœ… minimising injury risk by monitoring accumulated training load from completed workouts
โœ… assessing whether drills or form adjustments are improving their ability to convert effort into speed
โœ… 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. Itโ€™s like having a coach in a pod!”

๐‘บ๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’’๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐‘น๐’–๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ท๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“?

โ“ Questions?
๐Ÿ“— Get Started

๐“๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ=๐„๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ
โฉ What is power?
โฉ Does Power measure effort?
โฉ Is Power better than Pace, or HR?
โฉ Is Power just for elite runners?
โฉ How do I start Running with Power?

Is Power better than Pace or Heart Rate?

A runner 'Running with Power'
A runner 'Running with Power'

๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž?

It dependsโ€ฆ

Running power provides second-by-second numbers that ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก your effort – your running intensity.

By doing this, power solves issues associated with other measures of intensity:
๐Ÿ”ธ Heart Rate (HR) โ€˜lagsโ€™ when you change effort levels, and it can โ€˜driftโ€™ on longer runs.
๐Ÿ”ธ Pace is affected by hilly or windy conditions, and itโ€™s very easy to choose a goal time that isn’t based on your current fitness โ€“ leading to training injuries and bonking or ‘hitting the wall’.
๐Ÿ”ธ Perceived effort can take years to develop โ€“ a luxury most recreational runners donโ€™t have.

That said, there are a few things that are different about running with power:
๐Ÿ”น Itโ€™s individual โ€“ your targets are based on what you can do right now.
๐Ÿ”น It includes maximum effort runs โ€“ to track your current fitness.
๐Ÿ”น Youโ€™ll need apps โ€“ to calculate consolidated metrics.
๐Ÿ”น Itโ€™s new, and the concepts and supporting apps aren’t always easy to use.

๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ?

Like any new approach, there are some things that take some getting used to.

However …

โšก After running and coaching with power since 2018, I think itโ€™s the most effective way to train and race.

๐‘บ๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’’๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐‘น๐’–๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ท๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“?

โ“ Questions?
๐Ÿ“— Get Started

๐“๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ=๐„๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ
โฉ What is power?
โฉ Does Power measure effort?
โฉ Is Power better than Pace, or HR?
โฉ Is Power just for elite runners?
โฉ How do I start Running with Power?

Does running power really measure your effort?

A runner 'Running with Power'
A runner 'Running with Power'

๐ƒ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ?

No.

Running power provides numbers that ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก your effort.

๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ญ’๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ, ๐ข๐ญ’๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ – ๐ข๐ฌ๐ง’๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ?

No, as long as the numbers are repeatable and valid:
๐Ÿ”น Repeatable? The same effort under the same conditions gives the same result.
๐Ÿ”น Valid? The numbers correlate (align) with an existing ‘gold standard’.

The Stryd footpod has been independently validated (at least 10 times). It produces repeatable numbers that are highly correlated with oxygen consumption โ€“ a gold standard for measuring exercise energy consumption (effort).

Wrist-based power built into the latest running watches has not been independently validated (that I’m aware of). However, I ran my own (N=1) study during 2024/2025 comparing wrist-based power from Garmin, Coros and Apple to Stryd and found they produce repeatable numbers that, for most recreational runners, are correlated to the Stryd footpod.

๐’๐จ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ง’๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ?

Far from it.

โšก Running power numbers CAN be used as a measure of how hard you’re working when you run.

And once you can measure your effort, that’s when the real magic begins.

๐‘บ๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’’๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐‘น๐’–๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ท๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“?

โ“ Questions?
๐Ÿ“— Get Started

๐“๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ=๐„๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ
โฉ What is power?
โฉ Does Power measure effort?
โฉ Is Power better than Pace, or HR?
โฉ Is Power just for elite runners?
โฉ How do I start Running with Power?

What is Power?

A running 'Running with Power'
A running 'Running with Power'

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ?

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’ โ€“ at least, that’s the simplest way I’ve found to describe it.

โšก 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.

๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ข๐ญ?

If you can already feel your effort when you run, why use power?

Because power provides numbers … and there’s magic in the numbers.

Once you can measure your effort, all sorts of things become possible – you can:
โœ… assess your running fitness (and re-assess it) at any point in your training plan.
โœ… ensure your training stays productive by setting self-adjusting workout targets based on your improving fitness, rather than on a hopeful goal time.
โœ… reduce your risk of injury by using completed workouts to manage your training load.
โœ… personalise your race-day targets to achieve the best result you’re capable of on the day.

๐–๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ฌ?

Your training and racing are ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘‘.

They’re based on ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ fitness and capabilities.

The enable you to achieve your ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก.

โšก There really is magic in those numbers โšก

๐‘บ๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’’๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐‘น๐’–๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ท๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“?

โ“ Questions?
๐Ÿ“— Get Started

๐“๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ=๐„๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ
โฉ What is power?
โฉ Does Power measure effort?
โฉ Is Power better than Pace, or HR?
โฉ Is Power just for elite runners?
โฉ How do I start Running with Power?