Angus Nelson

One of the greatest running backs in the history of football, Walter Payton, was famous for his hill workouts. He ran one hill so many times that locals named the hill after him.

I read a quote about fear today from one of the daily newsletters I subscribe to. "Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer

How often are you leaving your regular running routes to try new paths? If you are a creature of habit...like just about any other runner, the answer is not very frequently. And,

Stryd can help you consistently conquer hills of all different inclines and declines. But, what if you are doing something more extreme? I know that even the most demanding rolling hills are pretty

Slow That is the one word I would use to describe running. We are instructed to run slow for most of our training sessions. It is a slow process involving hours and hours

As I lavish praise on the breakthrough of a power meter for runners, many are forced to ask: How can runners survive without Stryd? Some existing Stryd owners ask this question with 100%

I have been preaching a simple, but invaluable tip the last few weeks. You must emulate the conditions you expect to see on race day in your training if you don't want to

Does a "one-size-fits-all" training plan work for runners? Well, let's take a look. If you are slaving away trying to customize a training plan to meet your exact training needs... ...and you are

This comment nearly caused me to fall out of my seat yesterday. "Bring on the hills! I've got all my PR's on hilly courses." This is impossible given any common sense around hill

If you dream of crossing the marathon finishing line in 2:59:59 to beat your 3 hour goal... or, crossing the 10K finishing line in 39:59 to beat your 40 minutes

I have been receiving a particular question a lot. We all know it is important to slow down on uphills and speed up on downhills. But, what is the exact pace you need

Runners find pride in pain. We will bang our chest about grueling track workouts and all-day long runs. All that is fine. I do the same. But, there is one pain we would

Downhill running is easy, right? Just coast and enjoy the ride! Eh, that is a perfectly acceptable strategy if you just want a "reward" for the difficult uphill effort. But, if you are

There are runners out there that are spreading a contagious & dangerous mindset on race day. They purposely plan to push the hills. That is their entire game plan for the race. One

Here is a book that most runners would scoff at. It is nearly useless if you don't race often. In fact, reading this book would probably sour your running if you don't like

"A hill is just another opportunity to leave your competition behind" - Unknown This is a pretty good tip, actually. However, the real wisdom in buried in the words here. Most runners would

"Stryder" Nathan, a total running fanatic who has suffered a few injury setbacks, told me how he keeps his running painless: === Accumulated injuries have turned me into a treadmill addict this year. My

There is a workout warping mistake I (and many others) are guilty of. I most commonly see this mistake committed on hills since it is more difficult to gauge your effort here, but

One of my favorite topics I talk about is hill repeats. Not only is it one of the most powerful types of runs that endurance runners can do... but it is also one

I am guilty of cutting hard workouts short. I rarely did it when I ran with a team or a friend. But, it was a near sure-fire occurrence when I ran alone. There

Here is a question that I received from a reader recently... === "Hi Angus, I have enough data from my watch. I am not even using half the features here already. If I went

Everyone knows the story of the tortoise and the hare. But not everyone knows the story of the tortoise and the tortoise. One tortoise (let's call him Speedy) would always beat the other

I couldn't sleep the night before race day. I would lay as stiff as a board in bed and stare at the ceiling. Instead of counting sheep, I was counting minutes. 41...42.

"Look at THIS workout!" I peeked over my friend's shoulder as he pulled a sheet of paper out of his pocket and showed off his track workout for the day. It had 20+

Yesterday, I talked about how you can establish an estimate for your VO2 Max by completing a 10 minute run. (You can find that here, in case you missed it: https://blog.stryd.