Best training analysis apps compared
Strava keeps your activities; the analysis happens somewhere else. These are the tools that compete on that ground, what each one costs and what it is actually good at.
Read the guide →Training and analysis guides
Practical explanations of the metrics you use every day: zones, VO2max, paces and training load, with tables and converters.
Training zones: how to calculate and use them
Zones split your training into five intensities. Set properly, they tell you how much time you spend in each; set badly, they make you believe an easy run is a tempo run.
Read the guide →VO2max: how to estimate it and improve it
VO2max is your aerobic ceiling: how much oxygen your body can use per minute and per kilogram. It is not everything, but it sets how much room you have.
Read the guide →Pace converter: min/km, km/h, min/mi and mph
Pace and speed are the same thing said backwards: min/km is time per unit of distance and km/h is distance per unit of time. Here they are, converted live.
Read the guide →Target pace for marathon, half and 10K
Choosing your target pace is the decision that most affects your marathon. Here is the exact pace each goal demands and the equivalent times at shorter distances.
Read the guide →How to analyse a running activity
An activity is not analysed by its average pace. Five readings turn a pile of data into decisions for the next session.
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