Running Tips & Training
The Training Metrics Your Watch Can't Measure
The Training Metrics Your Watch Can't Measure
Your watch can track pace, heart rate, sleep, and estimated recovery, but it cannot understand everything affecting your training. Learn how perceived effort, hunger, mood, motivation, soreness, and life stress can add essential context to your device data.
By Lori Russell
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