Why Running Economy Matters More Than VO2 Max

Running economy is what sets great runners apart from good runners. In this video I go through what it is, how to improve it and its relation to threshold and VO2 max 🚨 This will be the last video where I can remind everyone of 2026 SOTA MERCH! Get yourself some shirts, singlets and socks in the same material as SOAR running: https://perene.com.au/collections/sot... ☕️ It would be an honour if you can support and Buy Me a Coffee! Link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sotamaehara 👉 Don't forget to watch last week's video:    • How ELITE RUNNERS Actually Hydrate to TRAI...   💬 My Socials Instagram -   / sotamaehara   Strava -   / strava   🥤 BIX Nutrition (use this link for 20% off): Website - https://www.bixvitamins.com/discount/... 🎽 Buy my merch here (code SOTA20 for 20% of): https://carapace.com.au/products/sota... 👟 Code SUBIACORC for 25% off 361 Degrees Running shoes. OR, there is currently a BUY ONE GET ONE FREE CAMPAIGN (the code does not work on top of it): Website - https://361australia.com/ 👉 My coaching service details: https://linktr.ee/sotamaehara 📞 Book a one hour 1 on 1 call with me: https://calendly.com/sotamaehara/60min 🏃‍♂️ Join my Run Club - Subiaco Run Club in WA, Australia Instagram:   / subiacorunclub   Strava:   / strava   🌊 WAVE RUNNING PODCAST Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2nIyUk7... YouTube -    / @waverunningpodcast   Instagram -   / waverunningpodcast   🚨 Join my STRAVA Run Club:   / strava   🎥 My Non-Running Vlog Channel Sota Maehara VIDEOS - https://bit.ly/2Cb4vCy ✉️ For business enquiries, feel free to reach out on my email in the 'about' section of this channel, or via Instagram @sotamaehara 🎧 All music I use is from Epidemic Sound, use this link for a 7 day free trial: https://share.epidemicsound.com/2bcfs2 🍿 Current subscriber count: 17,623