Stryd Power Podcast

Stryd Ambassador Monica Shares a Training Update!

Stryd Ambassador Monica joined us on the Stryd Power Podcast to share a training update! Tune in to hear all about how her training has been going and what races she has up next on her calendar!

Kenneth's Training Update!

We check in with Stryd Ambassador Kenneth during his last week of training for the Copenhagen Marathon!

How Ron Ran Boston 2022!

Long time Stryd user Ron Romano joined us on the Stryd Power Podcast to go over his 10th Boston Marathon!

How Alex Set a 26 Minute Marathon PR

Stryder Alex set a 26 Minute Marathon PR over the span of two years at the 2022 Houston Marathon. Listen to her training journey and helpful race day tips she has upon reflecting on her fantastic improvement!

Ian's Training Update | STRYD Ambassador

Ian shares his experience training with power and explains how Stryd not only helps him spice up his running routine, but also helps him better quantify his running performances.

Bela's Training Journey | STRYD Ambassador

While only a few weeks into her 10K training plan, Bela shares how Stryd has not only added purpose to her running but has kept her out of training trouble to stay injury free!

STRYD Ambassador - Kenneth Part 1

How To Set A Sixteen Minute Half Marathon Personal Best!

Stryder Lorri shares with us how she recently set a 16 minute personal best in the half marathon, winning her age group in the process with the help of Stryd!

STRYD Analysis of a 2:39 Marathon

Coach Steve Palladino joins Evan Schwartz from Stryd to review training and racing data for 2:39 Marathoner Nicole Lane. You can find more info about the Palladino Power Project here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PalladinoPowerProject/files

Meet John Trainor, CTO of Wahoo + STRYD and Wahoo ELEMT RIVAL launch!

We recorded a podcast episode with John Trainor, the CTO at Wahoo, to discuss this new integration and how he uses Stryd with his Wahoo ELEMNT Rival. This episode is a great way to discover the incredible benefits of this integration! The running power revolution is taking a big step forward today thanks to a new integration between Stryd and Wahoo! Wahoo ELEMNT RIVAL now provides one of the best running with power experiences with full native Stryd compatibility. Here is why this in...

The Fastest Way to Your Next Personal Best | Full Audiobook

Your Next Marathon PR | Audiobook Part 6

This final chapter highlights how runners from all over are setting new personal bests with Stryd and explains how you too can achieve your dream half & full marathon performances by Running With Power.  You will learn how you can set a new half & full marathon personal best by… - running at the right intensity to maximize your time spent training… - standing on the starting line with the confidence to race at your capability... - and, incorporating power into your race plan to evenl...

Your Next 5k and 10k PR | Audiobook Part 5

How Do You Run Faster? | Audiobook Part 4

With this chapter, you will learn how to improve your personal bests by... - running slower on your easy days to improve utilization of your energy sources… - introducing variation to your sessions by training in different zones... - and, incorporating interval training into your weekly routine to improve your ability to clear lactic acid!

What is Critical Power Anyway? | Audiobook Part 3

Here is the next chapter of the audiobook version of The Fastest Way To Your Next Personal Best: Running Power, a free eBook that contains over 65+ pages of easy-to-apply running power strategies. Within this chapter, you will learn how Critical power will help you… - execute every workout with more precision… - quickly identify & measure your progress after every run... - and, even measure those improvements across training cycles! Enjoy the book content and head to https://buy.st...

Audiobook (Part 2) | The Fastest Way 
To Your Next Personal Best

The Fastest Way 
To Your Next Personal Best | Audiobook (Part 1)

This is the audiobook version of ‘The Fastest Way To Your New Personal Best: Running Power’ New chapters will be released each week so be sure to subscribe to the Stryd Power Podcast to be alerted when new episodes are available. This book contains easy-to-apply running power strategies to help Stryders get the most out of running power & teach the incredible benefits of running with power. Authors of The Secret of Running, Ron van Megen & Hans van Dijk, teamed up with seasoned writer K...

The Step Up Workout: New Stryd Workout of the Week

If you are looking for a progression run that leaves you feeling more confident with every step, then look no further than The Step Up Workout. This workout starts with a progressive warm up followed by three, three-step repeats where you will slowly ramp up your effort.  The goal is to feel like you are continuously “stepping up" the intensity and progressing throughout. You can incorporate The Step Up Workout into your schedule whenever you are in need of adding some variation to ...

Greg's Descending Intervals New Workout of the Week

Another week, another workout! This time we talk all about Greg's Descending Intervals as part of our weekly series called Stryd's Workout of the Week!

Nicole's Time Crunch - New Stryd Workout of the Week

Short on time but not wanting to skip a day of training? Well then look no further than the two new Workouts of the Week Nicoles Time Crunch Workout and Lunch Break Run. Nicole is one of Stryds Front End Software Engineers and passionate about creating an exceptional A to Z user experience for our Stryders.  These workouts are some of Nicoles go to when she is short on time but still wants to get out the door running.  The mixture of aerobic work paired with a nice pickup at the end ensures...

Win a Free Month of Stryd Membership! Stryd Workout of The Week - Tim's Cutdown

The new workout of the week is Tim's Mile Down. Tim is a member of the Customer Success team at Stryd and is passionate about helping runners achieve their dream performance. Tim is a big believer in progressive workouts where he can start conservatively and progressively get faster with every rep. That is why he chose this mile down workout, which was inspired by running legend Joe Falcon who ran this workout leading up to his first sub 4-minute mile. This workout is a great benchmark t...

New Stryd Workout of the Week: Matt's Alternating 800's

The new workout of the week is Matt's Alternating 800's. Matt is the head of Coaching at Stryd and works to help others achieve their training and racing goals. Matt competed collegiately for Brown University, and once graduated, moved out to Boulder to take his triathlon training to new heights. In 2018, Matt earned his elite triathlete license and competed in the Boulder Ironman to celebrate.   

The Story of Seven Seasons Bests

Thanks for tuning in to the Stryd Power Podcast. In this episode, Evan and Angus review a progression of seven season's best perfomances. 

How To Run Your Best New York City Marathon With Stryd

Thanks for tuning in to the Stryd Power Podcast. In this episode, Evan and Angus go over how to perform your best at the New York City Marathon. 

Training As A Competitive Masters Athlete With Ian Berman

Thanks for listening to the Stryd Power Podcast! In this episode we are joined my competitive masters athlete, Ian Berman. 

A Tale of Two Time Trials

Thanks for listening to this episode of the Stryd Power Podcast! In this episode, Evan and Angus go over two separate time trials as well as the training in between. 

Keep Your Training Momentum With Dr. Sarah Ceschin

Thanks for listening to the Stryd Power Podcast! In this episode, Dr. Sarag Ceschin joins us and talks through what it is like being a Physical Therapist, and her best strategies to keep runners injury-free. 

The Stryd Metrics You Should Be Analyzing

Thanks for tuning in to the Stryd Power Podcast! You can go to stryd.com/ftlor to learn more about Stryd.

The Future of Running Research with Dr. Shawn Bearden

Thanks for tuning in to the Stryd Power Podcast! Dr. Shawn Bearden joined us on the show and shared great thoughts on running research, what the future of running looks like, and insights into how he coaches and teaches.    You can learn more about STRYD at stryd.com/ftlor

How To Run Your Best Boston Marathon

Angus and Evan from the Stryd team went in-depth on some data from the 2019 Boston Marathon to find the best strategies to lead to a successful race day performance!

How Elite Triathletes Prepare For Their Racing Seasons

We were joined by Justin and Jeanni Metzler! They are both professional triathletes and shared how they are using this time to prepare for an upcoming racing season.

How To Conquer Negative Self-Talk While Running With Will Murray

Will Murray is mental skills coach for D3 Multisport, a USA Triathlon licensed coach and training director for the R and R Project (https://thertmprotocol.com/), whose mission is to eliminate Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD) in our lifetimes. He is an age group triathlete and is co-author of The Four Pillars of Triathlon, Vital Mental Conditioning for Endurance Athletes.

How To Track Improvements In Your Running

Gus and Evan from the Stryd Team talk through ways to track your improvements while running with Stryd!

How To Fuel For Your Best Training And Racing Performance

Erin Skinner is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Certified Personal Training, and Certified LEAP Therapist. She has deep experience in athletics, from participation in triathlon to crossfit. She is also the founder and owner of Real Nutrition RX & Erin Skinner Nutrition. Topic List: - How to fuel for your best lactic, anaerobic, and aerobic performances? (i.e. what should your dietary focus be before a long run, track workout, or time trial performance?) - A lot of runners are stuck...

How To Enhance Your Mental Fortitude

Dr. Stephen Walker is an award-winning sport & performance consultant whose clients, in their chosen endeavors, have reached the Podium in world championships, the Olympics, and performed in the Kennedy Center Philharmonic. Topic List: - How to effectively run in solitude - How to manage frustration around cancelled races and new goal setting - How to manage increasing work stress (or managing new found free time)

How To Maintain Your Auto Critical Power With Angus Nelson and Evan Schwartz

Thanks for tuning in to the Stryd Power Podcast! Today Angus Nelson and Evan Schwartz from the Stryd team covered how to maintain your Auto Calculated Critical Power while not racing.

How runners can maintain a healthy immune system with Dr. Josh Emdur, D.O.

Today, Dr. Josh Emdur joined us to discuss how runners can maintain a healthy immune system. Running helps but running does not guarantee that you have a great immune system. It is important to have a balanced approach to your training during this time period. Moderate exercise has been proven to help your immune system. Your immune system may be at risk if you are sustaining excess training loads. Stress is stress. Stress can be physical or mental. You have to balance the physical stress...

How To Build Functional Strength With Kevin Purvis of KP Performance

Kevin Purvis is a Boulder, CO based strength coach with a focus on endurance athletes. He trains a handful of elite high profile runners and triathletes in Boulder and remotely. Recent results include Jake Riley’s 2nd place finish at the US Olympic Marathon Trials and 2021 Olympic Team Qualifier, Flora Duffy winning her 5th Xterra World Championship (record male or female) and winning her 70.3 debut at IM South Africa 70.3, Sam Long winning IM Chattanooga 140.6, IM Chattanooga 70.3, IM Vi...

Recover from nagging injuries & smart treadmill training with Physical Therapist Malcolm Macaulay

Physical Therapist & Founder of LightSpeed Lift Malcolm Macaulay joined us to discuss strategies for dealing with long term, nagging injuries and how to effectively train on the treadmill if you are forced to run indoors. Malcolm Macaulay is a physical therapist based out of Duluth, Minnesota with over 33 years of experience. He is the founder of the LightSpeed Lift, a bodyweight support system for rehab and recovery use on the treadmill. His patented system is used by many professiona...

How Elite Distance Runners Adapt to Postponing Races

Kaylee & Lindsay Flanagan are sisters and endurance runners training out of Boulder, CO. They both ran for the University of Washington in college. Kaylee is a Stryd employee and has logged a series of great road racing results over the last few years, including a win at the 2019 Chicago Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon. Lindsay is a professional runner sponsored by Asics. She recently ran the US Olympic Trials. She placed 9th at the Boston Marathon last year and 7th at the Chicago Marathon...

Establishing a Dietary Advantage with Marathoner and Dietitian Sakiko Minagawa

Sakiko Minagawa is discussed how runners can establish a dietary advantage during this time period with smart food choices, meal timing, and how to structure your diet to match your training goals.

Tom "Tinman" Schwartz Answers Listener Questions

A discussion on diminishing returns: How weekly mileage influences endurance and how speed work influences top-end speed. Why you should incorporate speed work into endurance work. What is top-end speed in endurance races? How injury ties into all of this and why it is important to run easy.

Building Elite Performance with Tom "Tinman" Schwartz

Coach Thomas 'Tinman' Schwartz presented a wealth of run training knowledge in regards to how he is 'making lemonade out of lemons' with his elite athletes, how he evaluates potential races with his athletes, how to profile individual runners, and how to balance speed/endurance when peaking for races. 

At-home exercises to decrease injury risk with Dr. Jinger Gottschall

Dr. Jinger Gottschall will discuss how to incorporate at-home exercises and supplemental training into your routine that will improve your running performance and reduce injury risk. Would you like to sign up for alerts on our next webinar? Please subscribe to our email list here: https://mailchi.mp/stryd/for-the-love-of-running-int

Planning, Executing, and Reflecting at the 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials

2:18 Marathon Runner and Stryd Employee Evan Schwartz talks about the 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials, as well as how to assess performance and improve.   Please subscribe to our email list here for alerts on our next webinar: https://mailchi.mp/stryd/for-the-love-of-running-int

Smart Training for Triathlon and Running in Tough Situations

Please subscribe to our email list here for alerts on our next webinar: https://mailchi.mp/stryd/for-the-love-of-running-int You can find Coach Bobby McGee's website here: http://www.bobbymcgee.com/ and his Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/bobbymcgeerunning/?hl=en

How To Train When Your Race Is Cancelled

Please enjoy this audio clip from our Webinar with Steve Palladino. Please find Coach Palladino's off season training plans here: https://www.finalsurge.com/coach/stevepalladino And, please find his article on the same subject matter here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQNctGIeTR2aJNcu-oRruK7HyeY6kA82QW-m-zoY9-eneKbLIfjjFdmLdCcRpMg6Vv3Vgt8vLYZwtii/pub

Using Running Power on the Treadmill

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How Should You Use Stryd on the Treadmill?

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How to use Stryd Power to find your VO2 Max and how much does wind slow you down during a 5k?

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