HI.
I'd like to start doing some power-based workouts and sadly my Garmin FR935 + RD Pod doesn't seem to support this. I can see Average Running Power in Garmin Connect, but creating structured workouts with alerts when I get out of the defined power range is not available. I tried using Final Surge but it doesn't warn me when I'm out of scope.
Which watch would you recommend for power-based workouts?
Thanks in advance.
Best regards,
Pedro Rodrigues
Just curious, what is the perceived benefit of power-based sessions? How do they compare to HR based sessions?
HR-based tend to react later to changes in your workout while power reacts very quickly to speed increases. Gains vs Pace-based workouts come when the course you run has several ups and downs.
A guy in my running club swears by his strut pod saying that it helps him gauge effort during workouts as he lives in a hilly area.
That said, running is nowhere near as controlled as cycling and the pods are doing mathematical trickery to estimate what’s actually going on. None will be as good for running as they are for cycling.
Besides, nothing will replace listening to your body. The guy who won the Tour de France this year stripped his bike of all computers for the hardest days in the mountains. Just trusted his body.
Well, you're absolutely right. For running, power is no way near the accuracy as for cycling. Nevertheless, it's still an upgrade from HR or pace (small upgrade, I agree).
But I don't know which watch supports this the best way. Not for power measuring, but for power-based structured workouts.
Garmin does not support "native" power. The only way to get it, either with Stryd or with Garmin's own pod, is by installing the Connect IQ data field, and you can't use Connect IQ data for preprogrammed workouts. It has long been speculated that Garmin will add native power support at some point.
One option is to do a structured workout without specifying the power targets. In that case, you'd just have to remember your target and glance at your watch periodically.
Otherwise, you have to switch to something other than Garmin. The new Coros Pace 2 does structured running power workouts, and it doesn't even require a pod, though you can use Stryd if you want to. Suunto and Polar also support native running power.
One thing to keep in mind is that your power numbers will be different if you switch hardware. Everyone calculates running power a bit differently. I won't go down the rabbit hole of what running power really is right now, but suffice it to say that all of the options on the market now are pretty good. They correlate with oxygen consumption, which is what matters. You will just have to recalibrate what your numbers mean if you switch to different tech.
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