Many runners rely on their gadgets to determine training zones. Worse, they stick with whatever their watch spits out, which is often based on the outdated and wildly inaccurate formula of Max HR = 220 – age. Because the formula is relying on statistical averages, it’s imprecise and worthless for individualized training; it can send […]
I first encountered this idea while reading Fast After 50 by coach Joe Friel. In that book, he described how aging athletes don’t necessarily lose the capacity for hard training, but instead they lose the capacity to recover quickly from it. For some time I was in denial about my capacity to recover. I maintained […]
Still running. Still learning. Now writing more. If you’ve followed me on Facebook, you already know a bit of my story — the running tips and advice, the reflections and occasional rants (especially about toxic run groups), and the thoughts I share after each race, whether it’s a PR or a learning or a personal […]
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