Last week I raced my third annual Four on the Fourth 4-mile road race, the first event of the three-event Tour de Carrboro. Because I now have a full half year of training by power (and power data from a previous four-mile road race), I was comfortable running this race by power instead of paceContinue reading “Four on the Fourth Race Report”
Category Archives: Health & Sports
Book Review: Run With Power
Run With Power: The Complete Guide to Power Meters for Running This is a really good first effort in the nascent world of running by power. There are three potential audiences for this book: Triathletes who are already accustomed to cycling by power – this book “translates” cycling power principles and training guidelines to the worldContinue reading “Book Review: Run With Power”
Training Results with Power
One of the key metrics when training with power is known as Critical Power (CP) or Functional Threshold Power (FTP). It is analogous to your Lactate Threshold (LT) and, like LT, your training zones are calculated as various percentages of it. CP is effectively the amount of power you can sustain during an all-out, 1-hourContinue reading “Training Results with Power”
Training With Power
Last year I moved from running just about every day to a lower-volume methodology that had me running just two key training runs a week plus running for fun in between. The results for me were: super simple program to administer increased race performance reduced injury rate time and energy for all of the otherContinue reading “Training With Power”
Tar Heel 4 Miler 2016 Race Report – This Time With Power!
Last month I competed in my third Tar Heel 4 Miler, the biggest race each year in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where I live. They offer a 10-mile version, too, but I lose interest once I hit double digit mileage, so the 4 Miler has become one of my key races each year since weContinue reading “Tar Heel 4 Miler 2016 Race Report – This Time With Power!”
Stryd Blog: My Background
My first post as a Stryd Ambassador was meant to introduce myself to the rest of the early adopters: Hello, follow Stryders! I’m Bryan Guido Hassin, a 37-year-old green tech startup entrepreneur based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. I played [American] football through university (Go Rice Owls!), but now I run and play beachContinue reading “Stryd Blog: My Background”
Running With Power
For the last six months, I have been trying out a new gadget for running. It’s called Stryd and it’s a power meter for runners. Cyclists have been using power meters for decades to optimize their training and racing, so I was intrigued by the prospect of applying the same advantage to running. Why Power?Continue reading “Running With Power”
Beach Volleyball – Training with a Pro
Last weekend I had the opportunity to train with a pro beach volleyball player. It was a fun experience and I learned a lot! As most of you will know, I’m not built for volleyball at all – but I’ve been playing it for years and really love it. My college girlfriend was a volleyballContinue reading “Beach Volleyball – Training with a Pro”
Redskins Playoff Magic
Blogger’s note: I no longer use the term “Redskins” but am leaving my prior references intact in the spirit of learning. Early in the morning of January 4th, 1992, I was roused from my slumber by the sound of the phone ringing. It was a Saturday and school hadn’t started back up yet, so IContinue reading “Redskins Playoff Magic”
First Obstacle Race in the books!
Saturday I competed in the Legend Race obstacle course race, a 5-mile trail run with obstacles just outside of RTP. With ropes to climb, walls to scale, poles to traverse, logs to carry, etc. every quarter mile or so, it was a lot more interesting (and a lot more tiring!) than just going for aContinue reading “First Obstacle Race in the books!”