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”
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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”
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”