074: Effort-Based Running, Updated

Today, we update our effort levels a bit, transitioning from a 1-5 scale to a 1-10 scale.  Here's a little breakdown of what the numbers mean.

Effort Levels (adapted from 80/20 running and RPE): 

1.  Extremely Easy - "I could run/walk forever at this pace"
2. Very Easy - "I feel like I'm really holding myself back" - full conversations, singing, yodeling
3. Easy - "I feel like I'm holding back a little" - able to sing at this pace
4. Comfortable - This pace feels natural, not holding back or pushing - can still talk pretty easily in sentences
5. Fairly Comfortable - I feel like I'm pushing every so slightly
6. Slightly Hard - Less fit runners (able to run for one hour or less): can sustain for 20-30 min; More fit runners (able to run for 2 hours or more) - pace able to sustain for about an hour 
7. Somewhat hard - Less fit: I'm going to blow up in 10-15 min, More fit: I'm going to blow up in 15-20 min (around 5k effort)
8. Hard - I can keep this pace for a mile, no more
9. Very Hard - Pace sustainable for a couple of minutes
10. Extremely Hard - pace able to sustain for 1 minute max 

Resources: 

• Our Favorite Products to Make Healthy Living Easier
• Our Coaching Programs
• We have SHIRTS! Show your Real Life Runner Pride!
• 80/20 Running by Matt Fitzgerald 
• Borg Scale Rating of Perceived Exertion
• Modified Borg Scale

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