Economy
Economy
Economy focuses on speed, pacing, technique, and efficient energy use in running. It covers Running Economy, Cadence, and GCT.
Economy sits under Running in the Skill Life skill tree.
Canonical branch: Athletics > Running Family > Running > Economy.
Sub-skills of Economy
Cadence: Cadence is a trackable performance dimension within running. It reflects speed, pacing, technique, and efficient energy use.
GCT: GCT is a shorthand trackable performance dimension within running. It captures one trackable slice of execution and is best interpreted alongside nearby measures in the same branch.
Running Economy: Running Economy is a trackable performance dimension within running. It reflects speed, pacing, technique, and efficient energy use.
Stride Length: Stride Length is a trackable performance dimension within running. It reflects speed, pacing, technique, and efficient energy use.
Related skills in Running
Endurance: Endurance focuses on holding form, rhythm, and decision quality across longer efforts in running. It covers VO2 Max, Threshold, and Endurance Stamina.
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Speed: Speed focuses on accelerating well, covering ground efficiently, and separating at useful moments in running. It covers Max Speed, Speed Acceleration, and Top Consistency.
Strategy: Strategy focuses on making decisions that fit the opponent, conditions, and game state in running. It covers Plan Execution, Environmental Adapt, and Tactical Moves.
Strength: Strength focuses on producing force and staying stable through contact, resistance, or awkward positions in running. It covers Leg Power, Core, and Hill Power.
Technique: Technique focuses on repeating efficient mechanics even when precision and pressure are both high in running. It covers Technique Form, Footstrike, and Symmetry.