Category: Run Power
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Leveraging the Power Duration Curve to Evolve from an Ultramarathoner to a Track Beast
What do I mean by “running fast”? My ultimate dream goal is to run under 15min for 5km. While track running isn’t a new concept for me, focusing on a tack season without the background noise of building up for an ultramarathon is totally foreign.
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Are You Ready For the Future of Running? What is Running Power?
If you’re a moderately competitive cyclist, you HAVE to have a power meter. Power meters give you a more accurate representation of your work (energy) when you’re running. Think about running uphill. Can you look at your pace? Nope, it’ll be slow. Can you look at your heart rate, maybe, but if the hills <5min,…
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Wellington Half Marathon Race Report
1:13:18 – New Personal Best – 9th Overall Power = 384 Watts / 5.11 W/Kg (101%) Pace = 3:28 min/km (99%)HR = 172 Bpm (96%) Full TrainingPeaks data HERE I thought I would have been faster The race went perfectly. I hit all my numbers, didn’t slow down, had good legs, and was able to…
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Dr Will’s Running Power Training Zones
Here we go again, training zones! It feels like every scientist/coach wants their own personal training zone system, and I’m no different! “Ah Will, can’t you just use someone else’s training zones and make them work?” I’ve tried, but I’ve found it too frustrating and confusing for myself and the athletes I work with. Training…
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Lactate Testing To Set My Training Zones. Returning From Injury
Throughout my time in endurance sport and sports science, I’ve been a self-experimenter. I’m always keen to test out new methods of training and new ways to monitor training on myself to see whether there is any benefit to applying them to my athletes’ training plans. My latest interest is in lactate control training, an…
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Using Data to Run a Faster Marathon
This is Steve. Steve entered a marathon, aiming to run it in sub 3 hours but ended up with a time of 3:06:36. But did Steve go out too hard? After running the first half of his marathon in 1:29:04, Steve followed up with a second half of 1:37:22, a decrease in average pace…
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Reviewing Stryd’s New Features
“As far as I’m aware, no one is looking to purchase Stryd, but I could probably see an acquisition by Coros, Garmin, or even TrainingPeaks to try an acquire thier software or hardware tech.” https://youtu.be/bYglHuSwUTs Transcript Dr Will O’Connor 00:03 Stryd has recently released some major updates. One of them being the integration of training…
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Analysing A Marathon Training Session in TrainingPeaks
The five pillars of quick analysis was designed by myself by Dr Matt Miller in our Sports Science Masterclass. It provides a quick and effective way to analyse training sessions. 1. What was prescribed? 1 km warm-up power zone 1 19 km in power zone 2 5 km in power zone 3 (marathon power output)…
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What I Learnt from Running 100km with a Power Meter (yes running).
At the end of 2016, I ran the inaugural Taupo Ultramarathon 100km event along the stunning Great Lake Trail which runs from the western to the eastern side of Lake Taupo, New Zealand. This was to be my first ultramarathon and being a sports scientist I wanted to get as much data as possible. To…
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Analysing Your Training – Time in Zones
I’ve noticed that volume addicts tend to be carrying so much fatigue due to their “I MUST train” attitude that they end up slogging through most of their training below zone 2. It’s essential to assess whether you’re training appropriately for the goal or event you’re trying to target. A simple way to check your…