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Nick's Training Manual

[Nick's Training Manual] Lesson 2: You need to simplify your training

I hope you were able to get a good workout in yesterday! I personally did a 40-minute moderate run (278 watts). What was your workout yesterday? Email me at nick@stryd.com and let me know if you had an awesome session. There are two ways I like to keep

Nick's Training Manual

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Howdy, Two weeks ago, I began sending emails to Stryd users all around the world telling them of my goals and how I am using running power to achieve them. Many Stryders requested I post these emails publically online so that they could be shared with friends, and here we

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How to Lead the Pack: Running Power Meters & Quality Data

Runners need quality training and guidance to succeed in their next race. Many runners struggle to find a repeatable and reliable way to attain high quality training and racing. Everyday there are questions that need correct answers: When should I run next? How hard should I run? Stryd answers these

Watts That Won: Massi Milani Wins NYC Marathon Age Group

Massi is not a full-time athlete, although with his fast times, you would think he was. He travels regularly for work and only has limited amount of training time each week. Massi uses Stryd to run at the exact intensity maxmimize the benefit he gets from his workouts.

Hitting Your Potential: Josh Emdur Conquers the Marine Corps Marathon

The week before the marathon my coach reviewed my data from the past few months and determined that a goal race pace for me would be 250 watts. By extrapolating, my Stryd said I would run a sub-3 hour marathon time.

Prepare with Purpose: Patrick McCrann Takes Kona

Patrick McCrann, an Endurance Nation [https://www.endurancenation.us] coach, is a 8-time Kona finisher. He's been around the block. Stryd helped maximize his training to qualify and conquer Kona again. Completing two full Ironmans in a year takes a toll on the body but is a reality

You Run. Your Doctor Should Too. Stay Healthy with SteadyMD.

One of the central guiding values here at Stryd is developing technology that reduces injuries. Running with Power prevents many training related injuries. However, injuries are sometimes inevitable. Stryd is excited to partner with SteadyMD to help runners understand the stress of training, and to help them reduce and prevent

Suunto Spartan & Stryd: Taking You to Battle

You toil in summer humidity. You bake under the searing sun. You harden in the freezing cold. It is a choice you make each and every day to head outside. Yet, it is an easy choice for you. You love the challenge because it comes with a badge of honor

Follow Your Dreams with Eduardo della Maggiora

Surrounded by my mosquito net in Africa, I received an email that would change my life. It was an announcement for an upcoming triathlon Ironman 70.3 race in Chile. Normally, I would not have given a message like that a passing thought. However, I had watched a 1 hour

Stryd Brings the Lab to the Road

Stryd brings the lab to the road The smartphone brought us a tremendous capability: take the phone out of your pocket and instantly have the world’s knowledge available to you. It brings the library to your pocket. Stryd strives to deliver the same experience to runners. Snap Stryd on

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Stryd vs the Competition: Get The Ultimate Racing Experience

> Stryd is the ultimate racing experience. There is a tried and true method to have the ultimate racing experience. The secret? Power. We have carefully designed and refined Stryd to give the best power available on the market. Your race experience will only be as good as your power.

Final Surge: Connecting With Coaches and Athletes Who #RunWithPower

Final Surge [https://www.finalsurge.com] is an online training suite designed for coaches and athletes to plan and log their workouts. Stryd is excited to partner [http://www.finalsurge.com/blog/article/jimvance-stryd-partnership] with Final Surge to connect runners of all abilities to coaches and other athletes using power

Watts That Won: Jake Suss Wins Age Group at Air Force Marathon

18 hours of travel back from a last-minute deployment to Africa couldn't stop Jake Suss, an Air Force officer, from winning his age group at the Air Force Marathon in Dayton, Ohio on September 16, 2017. Watts That Won = 295 Find Your Capability "Not a single thing

David vs Goliath: Coaching with David Tilbury-Davis

You may well find David at a race wearing his “Success rooted in knowledge” shirt. It is a motto and way of life for the coach. Success rooted in knowledge This idea is reflected in everything that he has ever done. From his early work and coaching days, David worked

Power Through: From a bike crash to racing Ironman again

It’s been a busy few months for Akhil Viz. Ironman Boulder, Proposing to his fiancé at the end of a race, A bike crash, and Finishing Santa Cruz 70.3. Perspectives from Ironman Boulder (June) Akhil came to Boulder with high expectations. He was coming off a solid couple

The World as His Stage: Rudy von Berg Tackles Chattanooga

The Race Plan Rudy Vonberg has competed on the big stage before (in multiple ITU World Triathlon and Duathlon Championships); however, in his words, the 70.3 Ironman World Championship in Chattanooga, TN was a big deal, and he wanted to finish in the top ten. Rudy’s plan was

Completing a Trail Marathon using a Wattage Plan

> I took the Stryd Power Meter for every run in the last several months. I had enough data to put together a race plan based solely on Wattage. I recently competed in the Glenbrook Trail Marathon in the Blue Mountains, just west of Sydney, Australia. I have been using

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Rise of the Machines: New Running Insights with strive.ai

strive.ai [http://strive.ai/authorize-strive-ai/] is a web-based tool that provides advanced analytics for Strava athletes. You can connect your Strava to strive.ai [http://strive.ai/authorize-strive-ai/] to take advantage of performance tools to maximize your insight into athletic performance data. We chatted with Mike Wood, the founder

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Triathlon Run Pacing with Coach Hague

How do you use Stryd in triathlon? I use power to pace brick workouts. When you get off the bike, you really need to dial in. What percentage of my critical power can I hold for the run? For example, strong runners can do 80% of their FTP and really

Using POWER to Personalize Training with Coach Steve Palladino

S: How did using power as a metric first appeal to you? What do you consider to be the benefits and drawbacks to power as a metric? SP: When I first learned about Stryd, I thought of it as an incredible opportunity to take running a major step forward, just

Measuring Results with Bobby McGee

> The group was on average six seconds faster in the second test than the first. The moment of truth arrived this week when we measured results of study participants as they ran their second 200-meter and 2k halfway through the study. This was a test performed at the midpoint

Amplify Running Performance with Coach Yoseph

> My best solutions and innovations come while running Coach and blog author Yaniv Yoseph [http://longthedistance.com/] kicked off his coaching career mid-2002 while completing his degree in physical education. He uses Stryd as a pure data field that amplifies performance without correlation to environmental issues such as weather,

Pacing to the Finish: Jason West's Quest for the Olympics

A lot of people think you’re joking when you say you want to be a professional triathlete. That’s how many people reacted when I announced my decision to go pro. It probably seemed even more ridiculous considering my lack of experience in racing. My background in wrestling hardly

Master Your Running Form with Coach Zambrano

> The road is a good listener. I do my best thinking when I run. Peaks Coaching Group coach Rachel “Ruby” Zambrano [http://www.peakscoachinggroup.com/rachel-zambrano] has always been a runner. After taking a running hiatus to start a career as a firefighter and a family, she returned to

Running to Conquer Life with Kev Redford

> “I appreciate every step of every run” Life threw me a major curveball after I left the army. In 2013, I received a grim diagnosis. I had stage four stomach cancer, and the outlook wasn’t good. Three months of chemotherapy, surgery to remove my stomach and lymph nodes,