PowerCenter Obeying the immutable law of stress with Running Stress Balance Have you ever felt like you are pushing your training too hard but you run anyway because your training plan demands it? Don't you hate it when you finish a run and regret
The Secret of Running The importance of power-driven interval training We regularly receive interesting practical questions from our readers. We are happy to answer them, so don’t hesitate to contact us at www.thesecretofrunning.com. Last week, Marcel van Boxtel e-mailed that
The Secret of Running An analysis of the Dubai Marathon The winning time of 20-year-old Ethiopian Olika Adugna Bikila was not a record for the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon. Usually the elite athletes run a lot faster than 2:06:15 here. Still,
PowerCenter It is time to brush up on your running history The next time you are perplexed by how you possibly achieved an unexpectedly great race result or suffered from an unanticipated setback, you will immediately be able think through your training history to
PowerCenter Are You Dreading Today's Run? Here Is How To Take The Edge Off... I nearly always schedule my runs for the afternoon after 4PM. It has been a habit of mine for years. This can lead to two things: 1) A day full of excitement as
PowerCenter Preventing sneaky stress accumulation There is an innocent mistake I see runners making that nearly doubles how stressful their easy runs are. It is important to avoid mistake this if you are doing any kind of structured
Newsletter Distance or duration? Here is a funny thing about running: Some of the best training plans are prescribed nearly entirely in terms of duration. But, we only race according to distances. (i.e. Hardly anyone does
Feature Release Robust runners are built with the "My Training" chart To run a faster endurance race, you need to become more robust to stress. The best endurance runners can finely tune their robustness to stress at a very specific running duration and running
Newsletter How I inject some excitement into that void between races Like many of you, I am on a quest for running excellence. My quest has been going on since I first started running over a decade ago. There has been moments that have
Feature Release Here are the features we took from the old PowerCenter and improved in the new PowerCenter The new PowerCenter introduces a lot of great new features, like the Running Stress Balance history and a faster, in-depth analysis view. However, we did not want to pull the plug on all
Newsletter Here is a better way to compare fitness, no race times required What is the best way to see how you stack up against other runners? The typical answer is to compare race times with other runners. That can be a pretty good solution, actually.
Feature Release Update your profile to see how your metrics stack up The new Training Distribution feature in the new PowerCenter compares your Fitness, Muscle Power, Stamina, and Endurance against similar Stryders, grouped by age, gender, and race goal. In order to accurately compare you
Feature Release Introducing the new PowerCenter - New Stryd Power Analysis Platform The new PowerCenter lets you extract more insight out of your pre-existing running power data in as few clicks as possible. You are going to love this update because you will be: -
Newsletter How much does wind impact your 5K time? | The Secret of Running How much does wind impact your 5K time? Hans and Ron, authors of The Secret of Running, had a quantitive look. They looked at how three headwind and tailwind speeds affect an 18-minute
Newsletter You only get half as much back as you put in Here is an important fact about the wind: The cost of overcoming air resistance increases at a non-linear rate. That means that every additional "mile per hour" of wind/air resistance costs more
Newsletter Can drafting be as beneficial as a tailwind? What is a tailwind, exactly? It seems like a tailwind is an aiding force that would push you along. It makes sense conceptually. However, this is rarely the case. Unless you are running
Newsletter You may even beg for windy weather If you are serious about wanting a real running advantage on race day, you may spend a lot of money have all the best running stuff. You can be stacked out with the
Newsletter A pacing lesson from a windy race in the windy city Let's turn the clock back about 30 years, to a time before Stryd, and teleport into Chicago, the windy city. An important race was taking place that day, the Chicago Marathon. The windy
Newsletter The one running tactic that let's you beat fitter competition There are only two methods I am aware of to beat your competition (or your past bests) on race day. One is a method that you will be familiar with. It is a
Newsletter Here is what structured training looks like in the wind "Stryder" Jens didn't let the winds disrupt his structured training: === Today I really got use of the wind sensor in my Stryd. I ran four intervals. Two of the intervals were into the
Newsletter How "workout warping" winds taught me to abandon stubbornness I have made my running coaches proud more times than I can count throughout my life. But, those moments of pride did not come without the educational moments of disappointment. Here is one
Newsletter Here is some motivation to run during the windiest time of the year We are coming into the windiest time of the year: February, March, and April Charles may not have been a runner, but he captures the difficulties of running in the late Winter / early
Newsletter How much do 25+ mph winds matter? | The Secret of Running How much do sustained wind speeds of 25+ mph matter on race day? Do you want to know? At the mention of 25 mph winds, I can already feel the substantial and chilling
Newsletter Fitness is fragile (or, how to make your few shots at a good race count) Fitness is fragile. It is something I have become acutely aware of lately. I spent most of 2019 getting in excellent shape. I clocked one of my best 400 meter times ever during
Newsletter "Stryder" Maria shows us how the winter is won with 4 PRs in the last 2 months "Stryder" Maria sounded off in the Stryd Community this week: === I am 4 for 4! 4 racing distance PRs using Stryd (5K, 10K, 13.1 and 26.2) in the last 2 months.