The weather app says 95°F. At 5 am. Same as yesterday. Same as last week. Until October. Here’s what’s actually happening, and what to do about it. Why cycling in the heat feels so hard If you’re riding in high temperatures, the power drop is real. Once temps push into the 90s, power can drop…
The weather app says 95°F. At 5 am. Same as yesterday. Same as last week. Until October. Here’s what’s actually happening, and what to do about it. Why running in the heat feels so hard If you’re running in high temperatures, the pacing math is real: for every 10 degrees above 70°F, you might slow…
Your 5K is around the corner. And there’s this voice: “You’re not a runner. You don’t do these things.” And it gets louder the week before. Even louder the night before. And loudest at the race when you see those runners who look like they’ve been running for a lifetime. Here’s what to do anyway….
A 5K is 5 kilometers, which is 3.1 miles (or 5,000 meters). Walking, that’s about 45-60 minutes. Running, somewhere between 25 and 40 minutes. How many miles is a 5K? (The hard facts) How long does it take to finish a 5k? How it feels Finish time Pace per mile Walking 45:00 – 60:00 14:30…
But set a goal too high, and you unintentionally set yourself up to drown in frustration and disappointment. Set a running goal too low, and you sink into boredom because it’s too easy. How do you choose a running goal that strikes the right balance? We’ll narrow it down to the 4 best running goals…
You traded spontaneous plans for scheduled miles. Lazy Sunday mornings for alarm clocks. Twenty weeks of becoming the friend, the partner, the parent who always had to check their training calendar first. You did it. You’ve checked the weather app at least 7 times today. The forecast hasn’t changed. Three days out and the nerves…
You don’t feel old…but you don’t feel 25 either. You’re still motivated to run. It’s still the thing that makes you feel like you again. You don’t want to quit. But you also don’t want running to break you. So you’re wondering: Why do I need more time to really get into the run? Am…
Running goals? Maybe later. It’s easy to set big running goals…until your alarm goes off at 4:15 a.m. for your morning run. Automatic snooze. Not quite the morning runner you thought you were last night. What if progress isn’t about running more? What if it’s about finding what fits into your week—and figuring out the…
Long run time. But first, breakfast. What’s going to agree with me once I’m running? Some days it’s oatmeal. Other days it’s fried rice and eggs. But…not everyone grew up on oatmeal, and not every stomach wants it before a long run. The tricky part isn’t picking the ‘right’ food — it’s choosing something that’ll…
Cool, crisp mornings. Leaves turning into a rust colored rainbow. Everything should click because everything else is so perfect. Finally, the perfect day for a run. But it isn’t. You push harder, expecting to fly, but you’re stuck in slow motion. Everything that worked so perfectly in July is out the window now. If you’re…