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Running Index is calculated during every exercise when heart rate and the s3 stride/G3 GPS sensor*
signal is recorded, and when the following requirements apply:
• speed should be 6km/h / 3,75 mi/h or faster and duration 12 minutes minimum.
• heart rate should be above 40% HR
max
.
Make sure that the stride sensor is calibrated. Calculation begins when you start recording the session.
During the session, you may stop once at traffic lights, for example, without interrupting the
calculation.
In the end, your training computer displays a Running Index value and stores the result in the File
section. Compare your result to the table below. Using the software, you can monitor and analyze your
progress in Running Index values against time and different running speeds. Or compare values from
different exercise sessions and analyze them in the short and long term.
Short-term analysis
Running Index
Performance Level
< 30 - 30
Very poor
31-37
Poor
38-44
Fair
45-51
Average
52-58
Good
59-65
Very good
> 65
Excellent
There may be some daily variation in the Running Indexes due to running circumstances e.g. surface,
hills, wind, temperature.
Long-term analysis
The single Running Index values form a trend that predicts your success in running certain distances.
The following chart estimates the duration that a runner can achieve in certain distances when
performing maximally. Use your long-term Running Index average in the interpretation of the chart.
The prediction is best for those Running Index values that have been received at speed and running
circumstances similar to the target performance.
Running
Index
Cooper test
(m)
5 km (h:mm:ss) 10 km (h:mm:ss) 21.098 km
(h:mm:ss)
42.195 km
(h:mm:ss)
36
1900 0:37:30 1:16:00 2:45:00 5:45:00
38
2000 0:35:00 1:11:30 2:34:00 5:20:00
40
2100 0:32:30 1:06:30 2:24:00 5:00:00
42
2200 0:30:45 1:03:00 2:16:00 4:45:00
44
2300 0:29:00 0:59:30 2:09:00 4:30:00
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