RUN WITH POWER is the groundbreaking guide you need to tap the true
potential of your running power meter. From 5K to ultramarathon, a
power meter can make you faster--but only if you know how to use it.
Just viewing your numbers is not enough; you can only become a faster,
stronger, more efficient runner when you know what your key numbers mean
for your workouts, races, and your season-long training. In Run with
Power, TrainingBible coach Jim Vance offers the comprehensive guide you
need to find the speed you want.
Run with Power demystifies the data and vocabulary so you can find and
understand your most important numbers. You'll set your Running Power
Zones so you can begin training using 8 power-based training plans for
5K, 10K, half-marathon, and marathon. Vance shows you how you can
compare wattage, heart rate, pace, and perceived exertion to gain the
maximum insight into your performances, how you respond to training, and
how you can train more effectively.
Run with Power will revolutionize how you train and race. Armed with
Vance's guidance, you can train more specifically for races, smooth your
running technique, accurately measure your fitness, predict a fitness
plateau, monitor injuries, know exactly how hard you're training, get
more fitness from every workout, recover fully, perfect your tapers,
warm up without wasting energy, pace your race on any terrain, know when
to open the throttle, and create an unprecedented picture of yourself as
an athlete.
If you're just glancing at the number on your wrist or computer monitor,
you've got a lot more speed potential. Knowledge is power and
understanding your power numbers can open the gate to new methods and
new PRs. Run with Power introduces the use of power meters to the
sport of running and will show you how to break through to all-new
levels of performance.
Key concepts explored in Run with Power: 3/9 Test, 30-minute Time
Trial Test, Running Functional Threshold Power (rFTPw), Running
Functional Threshold Pace (rFTPa), Averaged and Normalized Power (NP),
Intensity Factor (IF), Peak Power, Variability Index, Efficiency Index
(EI), speed per watt, Vance's Power Zones for Running, Training Stress
Score (TSS), and Periodization with Power. Includes 6 testing methods
and 8 power-based training schedules and workouts for 5K, 10K,
half-marathon, and marathon.
