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The Talk Test: How to Run by Feel Without a Single Gadget
Can you talk while you run? The Talk Test is a science-backed way to find your easy and threshold paces without a heart rate monitor. Here’s how to use it.

Nick Klastava
Aug 9


Train Smarter, Not (Always) Harder: Understanding Training Intensity Distribution for Runners
You don't have to hammer every run to get faster. Here's what the research actually says about splitting easy, moderate, and hard effort, and why most runners get it backwards.

Nick Klastava
Jul 23


Sleep: The OG Performance Enhancer
You put in the work on your runs — but the adaptations happen while you sleep. Here's why rest is the most underrated tool in your training, and how to make your horizontal hours actually count.

Jaci Schuerholz
Jun 10


How Much Running Is Too Much? A Paradigm Shift in Running Injury Risks
How Much Running Is Too Much? What a 5,200-Runner Study Reveals About Injury Risk For decades, runners have been taught that overuse injuries are a slow burn. The body breaks down little by little, the story goes, until one day your Achilles flares or your IT band revolts. But what if that story is wrong? A study out of Aarhus University is poking a hole in the old narrative, and it's a big one. With over 5,200 runners and more than half a million logged runs, this is the lar

Nick Klastava
May 27


What is Norwegian Singles Training?
Norwegian Singles training has emerged as a new option for amateur runners who want to apply elite training principles to real-world schedules.

Johanna Gretschel
Mar 4
The Training Blog
Real talk. Nerdy facts. Occasional sass. Breaking down the science so you can run smarter, train stronger, and avoid learning everything the hard way.
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