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How I Prescribe a Running Workout - Running Science

Therefore, the goal is a steady-state sub-anaerobic threshold session targeting Steve’s ability to buffer low lactate levels for sustained p

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Coros Vs Garmin - 13 Reasons Why I’m Sticking with Garmin

Dr Will O'Connor

Feb 4
5 min

Coros Vs Garmin - 13 Reasons Why I’m Sticking with Garmin

After a few months of using my Coros Apex, I noticed Coros has a lot of catching up to do to get on par with Garmin Forerunner and Fenix ser

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Getting Started with a Running Power Meter

Dr Will O'Connor

Jan 26
2 min

Getting Started with a Running Power Meter

The sooner you use running power, the more data you’ll have, and when you learn how to interpret the data, the better insight you’ll have.

Scientifically Explaining My 3000m Run. Critical Power, Anaerobic Work Capacity and Specificity.

Dr Will O'Connor

Jan 25
2 min

Scientifically Explaining My 3000m Run. Critical Power, Anaerobic Work Capacity and Specificity.

My plan was to target my biggest weakness; my ability to tolerate high lactic acid concentrations.

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Running Critical Power Calculator (rCP). Dr Will's 1 & 5 method

Dr Will O'Connor

Jan 19
1 min

Running Critical Power Calculator (rCP). Dr Will's 1 & 5 method

The problem with using time is you only get a snapshot of a larger effort.

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You’re Not Overtraining, You’re Under Recovering

Dr Will O'Connor

Jan 18
3 min

You’re Not Overtraining, You’re Under Recovering

Fundamentally, more is better. Greater stress means greater adaptation. However, I propose the formula should look more like...

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Running Power. Why you need to get on board with the future of running

Dr Will O'Connor

Dec 17, 2020
4 min

Running Power. Why you need to get on board with the future of running

Running power meters such as Stryd can remove the pitfalls of heart rate and pace (GPS).

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