goodboyr wrote:
I think for me, the key point that Dr. Coggan makes is that what "actionable intelligence" is there with a running power meter that pace cannot give you? I totally understand why a cycling power meter does provide this actionable intelligence. As of yet in this discussion, no one has demonstrated how that works for running. It seems there is conjecture and hypothesis, but no actual data and analysis to support its use.You're putting the cart before the horse. Until there is a truly accurate running powermeter, people won't spend a ton of time trying to devise useful metrics for it other than using rough cycling analogies.
I 100% guarantee that if someone indeed developed a running powermeter that was every bit as accurate and precise as cycling powermeters, it would be a complete game changer at all levels for training and racing, just as it was for cycling. And you'd surely see some new and very useful metrics be developed.
It's true that running is somewhat less affected by conditions such as hills and wind, but the notion that you can use GPS/HR calculations to get performance data with the same robustness as a cycling powermeter is a joke. It's literally as bad (if not worse) than using an ibike and saying it's really robust (it's not.)