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Practical articles for runners, cyclists and the people cheering for them: train smarter, run safer, set up your phone and let your people follow your route live.
Training 9 min read
Hardtail or full suspension, how much tire pressure, how to brake and corner on singletrack, what to carry and how to plan your first month. A practical start in MTB.
Training 10 min read
Your road pace stops making sense on the trail. Learn to run by effort, power hike the climbs, descend with control, pick the right shoes and move from road to trail in 6 weeks.
Training 9 min read
How fast brisk walking really is, how many minutes a week are worth collecting, and an 8-week plan that takes you from 20-minute walks to one-hour brisk walks with intervals.
Safety 9 min read
Realistic time estimates, a message for home with a clear call-for-help time, one live map link for family, a battery plan for a full day and what to expect when signal drops in a valley.
Training 9 min read
Correct nordic walking technique step by step, the pole length formula, tips for pavement and trails, the most common mistakes and a simple plan for your first six weeks.
How-to 8 min read
A live video stream from a run uses about 11 MB per minute at most, while GPS-only tracking uses just a few MB per hour. Here is the math, a table for common distances and how to make your data plan last.
How-to 8 min read
Phone mounts, wind noise, a battery that lasts five hours, data usage and patchy rural signal: a practical guide to live streaming road, gravel and MTB rides with a live map.
Training 10 min read
Three sessions a week, run/walk intervals instead of suffering, and a week-by-week table that takes you from one minute of running to your first 5K. No pace pressure, and a plan B for bad weeks.
Races and cheering 9 min read
Taper week, the day before, race morning and all 26.2 miles: a practical timeline for your first marathon, a printable checklist and a way for family to see where you are.
Training 8 min read
Your watch says 10.2 km, your phone says 9.9 km and the course was exactly 10. Here is where GPS distance differences come from and what you can do to get closer to the truth.
Safety 9 min read
From November to March most runs start in the dark. Here is how to be seen, stay upright on ice, layer for the temperature and keep your phone alive in the cold.
Gear 10 min read
What drains your phone on a long run or ride with GPS and a live stream, which settings actually help, and how to test your setup before race day.
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