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Running economy is how much energy it takes you to run. The better your economy, the faster and further you can run. To measure running economy you need to calculate the energy used, which normally requires wearing a mask linked to a system that works out the oxygen usage. This is cumbersome and awkward, so I use a simpler approach based on the number of heart beats per mile. The [[Running Efficiency Calculator]] covers the details of the calculation. The combination of running economy and [[VO2max|V̇O<sub>2</sub>max]] is [[VDOT]], which is a useful measure of a runners ability.