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”
Tag Archives: running
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”
November Whirlwind
November was a whirlwind! We were barely back from Dubai when we hopped on a plane to Austin, Texas, for a dear friend’s wedding. It was a grand affair and, although we were only in town briefly, it was long enough for us to get our fix of Tex-Mex, BBQ, etc. Shortly thereafter I wasContinue reading “November Whirlwind”
Running Smarter Not Longer
This year I’ve adopted a new running training methodology and so far I’ve been very pleased with the results. Last year I was running a training plan prescribed by triathlete coach Joe Friel. It had me running four days a week, cycling through tens of different workouts. I made decent progress and set a fewContinue reading “Running Smarter Not Longer”
Summer Track 2015 PRs
Another summer track season has come and gone so it’s time to look at how I did. Below are my PRs from this year’s events with last year’s PRs in parentheses: 100m: 13.1s (12.7s) 200m: 28.54s (27.69s) 400m: 1:03 (1:04) 800m: 2:31 (2:37) 1,500m: 5:23 (5:21) 1 Mile: 5:51 (5:52) 3,000m: 11:39 (11:57) 5,000m: 20:19Continue reading “Summer Track 2015 PRs”
Tarheel 4 Miler Race Report
Last weekend I took second in my age group on a very hilly Tarheel 4 Miler course. This was my second year running this race and I was pleased with the improvement in performance. Last year unfortunately my GPS watch wasn’t working so, while I had a baseline time (29:03), I didn’t have any moreContinue reading “Tarheel 4 Miler Race Report”
First Trip to Oregon
This weekend I took a quick, but very active, trip to Oregon – my first time to visit that state. I arrived Thursday and was met with exactly what I expected from the Pacific Northwest: gray and rainy weather. One thing I didn’t expect, though, was that the drivers would not be very good atContinue reading “First Trip to Oregon”
Chestnut Ridge Trail Race 2014
Yesterday I ran the Chestnut Ridge 4-mile Trail Race for the second time and did pretty well, placing sixth overall and second in my age group. Chestnut Ridge was the first trail race I ran in North Carolina last year and was it ever a shock to my system. Having been used to flat roadContinue reading “Chestnut Ridge Trail Race 2014”
Paris and Buffett v6.0 – Day 2
We woke up [very late] Saturday morning and seized the day. Katie met her friend for some touring about and I decided to go for a run. Once again the weather was absolutely perfect and I figured I could see more of Paris running than walking. Instead of following a predetermined route, I decided justContinue reading “Paris and Buffett v6.0 – Day 2”
Running for a Reason
This weekend I had a phenomenal experience that has changed running for me forever. I ran my first race as a volunteer for Ainsley’s Angels. It is an organization that promotes inclusion for and awareness of the special needs community by pairing up runners (“angels”) with those who can’t run the races by themselves (“captains”).Continue reading “Running for a Reason”