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Training with the magic predictor of your marathon time: Yasso 800s

Published at 17 january 2022
Training with the magic predictor of your marathon time: Yasso 800s
Our co-author of the book The Power to Run (expected March 2022) Koen de Jong uses the Yasso 800s method for his marathon training and asked us if we knew the method and could calculate the required power to run the Yasso intervals. We answered in the affirmative to both questions and in this article we explain the method. What is the Yasso 800s? The...

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Power-based interval training

Published at 12 december 2021
Power-based interval training
We regularly get practical questions from runners who run with the Stryd running power meter. Last week we answered the question about improving your critical power when training with Stryd training plans. Actually, that explanation is valid for most training plans. Typically, you run many miles at a slow pace. The purpose of such workouts is to train...

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How fast can cyclists run?

Published at 24 november 2021
How fast can cyclists run?
Dutch elite cyclist Tom Dumoulin surprised the running world on November 14, 2021 by participating in the 10K of the Groene Loper Run in Maastricht (The Netherlands) and immediately becoming second in the sharp time of 32:38. In an ordinary cotton shirt and without carbon shoes, he seemed to run at ease with the leading group. The winner Wouter Simons,...

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How fast can you run and cycle?

Published at 17 november 2021
How fast can you run and cycle?
Video recording of Alex Dowsett’s world record attempt at the Aguascalientes Velodrome (source UCI.org) On November 3, 2021, cyclist/time trialist Alex Dowsett attempted to improve the world hour record for the second time on the highland track of Aguascalientes Velodrome in Mexico. In 2015 he captured the record with 52,937 meters. After that,...

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