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Stryd is Ready for Kona Demos

Triathletes, runners, endurance fans and tech aficionados attending the upcoming Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii will be treated to the first public opportunity to test Stryd, the pioneering wearable power meter designed for running. Anyone attending the Ironman World Championship in Kona is invited to visit Stryd in the

Stryd Pioneer Pilot Testing Mini-Series: Interval Training

Stryd Pioneer Pilot Testing Mini-Series: Interval Training

This post covers how running power can help with interval training, which involves repetitive high- and low-intensity exercise. Interval training can be used to improve a runner’s anaerobic (and aerobic) fitness. Managing interval training is challenging, as it requires precise control of the training intensity of the repetitive high-

Power and Heart Rate with Stryd Pioneer

After our 2 July Kickstarter update, in which we announced that the first version of Stryd will support heart rate in addition to power, a few people asked whether the power number is based on heart rate. The answer is "no". Stryd determines power independently of heart rate,

First Encounter with Stryd Pioneer

First Encounter with Stryd Pioneer

Introduction We have been quiet for a while, keeping our noses to the grindstone at the production lines and in the testing lab. Now we have a lot to share! After years of work, we have finally started production of Stryd Pioneer, available only to our Kickstarter supporters. We designed

Building the Stryd hardware

Building the Stryd hardware

Dear Backers, It's getting hot and humid for our engineers – in Boulder? No. In Shenzhen, a city in southern China, where the Stryd hardware is being manufactured. Shenzhen is an amazing city: a global electronics manufacturing hub. Every day, millions of electronics products are made there and distributed

Stryd Kickstarter campaign closes, exceeding goals

Stryd Kickstarter campaign closes, exceeding goals

Dear Backers, Thank you for supporting the Stryd wearable power meter for runners. A week ago, our Kickstarter campaign closed. 1,000 runners and 200 coaches from over 40 countries backed the project. We are now focusing on production and making it practical for you to use power for run

Athlete Testing. And, a Call for Coaches

Athlete Testing. And, a Call for Coaches

We’re half way through our Kickstarter campaign, and we sold out of our 2015 allotment to individual runners in 12 days. It’s obviously tempting to offer up more Styrd devices and watch the number tick up further. But, that’s not why we chose Kickstarter. We turned to

Announcing the World’s First Wearable Power Meter for Runners — Get Yours on Kickstarter Today

Announcing the World’s First Wearable Power Meter for Runners — Get Yours on Kickstarter Today

The time has finally arrived! Starting at 8am eastern today, you can get your hands on Stryd, the first wearable device to measure running power, through our crowd funding campaign on Kickstarter [http://stryd.com/kickstarter]. We chose to use Kickstarter as a way to get more people involved and

New Year's resolution: How to PR this coming season by using power for perfect pacing

New Year's resolution: How to PR this coming season by using power for perfect pacing

Hi, this is Gus from Stryd. Every year we all make new years resolutions, and create goals for ourselves. The only problem is, we sometimes fall short or we derail our progress because we don't have the commitment or inspiration to continue. We all want to achieve that

Running power and heart rate

Running power and heart rate

This is Gus from Stryd. This blog is a way for me to share my experiences, daily routines, interviews, training programs, and ways of using power for running. Most of you will have questions on how to train with power. I hope the blog will give you some insight on