These Apple Watch features can help you prepare for running marathons – Times of India

The Apple Watch is quite a powerful device for workouts and fitness drills. With watchOS 10, Apple introduced several features inspired by high-performance athlete. The Workout app includes all new running form metrics like vertical oscillation, stride length, and ground contact time. Furthermore, there are new ways to visualise them with Workout Views including Activity rings, Elevation and Running Power, and Splits.
The Mumbai marathon is just around the corner and if you are an Apple Watch user, then here are a few features to look at. Apple Watch offers a number of metrics to help you get the most out of your running workout.

Vertical Oscillation

Apple Watch can log your vertical oscillation automatically during outdoor running workouts.You can tap to add an estimate of how much your body travels vertically as you run in centimetres. This measurement, along with stride length, can give you a sense of how much energy you’re using to drive upwards versus forwards.

Running Stride Length:

Apple Watch can log your running stride length automatically during outdoor running workouts. For the best Stride Length estimates, run for approximately 200 metres to calibrate your Apple Watch. Along with cadence, stride length determines your overall running speed.

The ground contact time is a great feature that logs your ground contact during outdoor running workouts. Just tap to add an estimate of the time each foot spends touching the ground while running in milliseconds

Running Power

Running Power reflects the intensity of your run and can give a sense of your effort as your speed or incline changes. Apple Watch can log your Running Power automatically during outdoor running workouts. Running Power is only reported during running workouts and cannot capture any extra load, such as a weighted rucksack.
Other tips for marathon runners
Reeti Sahai, a Delhi-based marathon runner, and founder of Run with Reeti uses an Apple Watch 2 and has some tips for marathon runners. “Your mindset is a big part of your success. Visualize the finish line. Visualise success and before you know it, you’ll be crossing the finish line,” she says. Don’t try anything new and relax and stick to what you know, she says.“From what you choose to wear to your preferred running pace, go to race day mentally prepared and just stick to what you know,” she adds. “The Apple Watch Ultra 2 helps me hugely with a couple of things: my recovery, I’m able to figure my quality of sleep – which is paramount when I’m in training — and it helps me with the time I spent in each stage of sleep.”