What is Rate of Perceived Exertion and How to Use it | EP 163 🎙️ @runningchannel
What is Rate of Perceived Exertion and How to Use it | EP 163 🎙️  @runningchannel
Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Andy, Sarah and Rick are reunited to discuss what is Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) and how to use it to structure your training week.

It's no surprise that Rick has been hammering his marathon training if he's never run under a 6/10 on the RPE scale. Stick around for the usual running banter!

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00:00 - Introduction
01:26 - Subscribe to our new channel
02:12 - Rotterdam Marathon
05:00 - Rick's training update
09:37 - Sarah's training update
12:03 - Andy's training update
14:17 - What is Rate of Perceived Exertion?
27:11 - How to structure your training week
32:20 - What is your RPE at the end of a marathon?
35:49 - News
36:40 - Listener questions

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