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Running Power

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Running Power

Monitor the external load of your runs

The world’s first wrist-based running power measurement helps you easily monitor the work your muscles do during your running workouts.

Get more insight into your runs

Running Power is a useful tool for any goal-oriented runner who wants to make the most of each training session.

Power tracking made easy

With Polar’s wrist-based Running Power measurement, you don’t need a separate foot pod or power meter – your Polar sports watch measures running power automatically during your runs.

Discover the world of training with power

Running Power is a versatile additional metric to complement heart rate.

Sprint to success

Use Running Power as a guiding metric in short intervals and sprint sessions.

Keep a steady effort

Follow Running Power to maintain a steady effort level on hilly roads and trails.

Why Running Power

The science

In physical sciences, power can be defined as rate of change of mechanical energy. Mechanical energy consists of kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy. When you run, both kinetic energy and gravitational energy are involved – running power is your rate of change of mechanical energy when you run.

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How Running Power works

The calculation is done with Polar’s proprietary algorithm, and it is based on your speed and altitude gradient.

Your Polar product uses Running Power to calculate your Muscle Load.

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Compatible products

Polar Grit X

$3,880.00

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Polar Vantage V2

$4,480.00

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How I Used Running Power to Run a Sub-3 Marathon

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Running power | What it is and why it matters

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Running power – the finishing touch to your running data mix?

Do you already track pace, heart rate, and distance? This is why running power can complete your running data mix.

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Hill Running: 5 Plyometric Exercises to Tackle Them

Taming hardcore hills is just a hop, skip, and a jump away – literally. These hill running exercises will get you all the way to the top.

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More insight from running data with Polar V800 and Stryd

Running power is not the only metric you need to look at if you want to get the full picture of your running performance.

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How to Measure Running Power From the Wrist

When you measure running power (from your wrist), it can help you understand how hard you’re truly working and reach your full potential.

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Training with Running Power

Running power is a great complement to heart rate – heart rate indicates your internal load or work rate, whereas power measures your external work rate. Polar’s wrist-based Running Power makes the benefits of power measurement easily available to your running sessions.

Rethink your sprints

Power responds to intensity changes almost instantly, which makes it an excellent guiding metric for sprints and short intervals. Instead of a certain pace or heart rate zone, aim for a specific power zone.

Power also has a wide dynamic range, which means it can measure your effort even on very high intensities (anaerobic work).

Keep a steady effort no matter where you run

When you run in hilly terrain and want to keep your effort level steady, pace alone isn’t the ideal guiding metric. Running Power takes into account the changes in your pace and altitude, so you can use it to maintain a steady effort level when running uphill.