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Your Watch Isn’t Lying. But It’s Also Not Telling the Whole Truth
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Heart rate training isn’t broken, but it isn’t neutral. Learn why watches struggle with women, BIPOC, and masters athletes and how to train smarter.
The Season of I'm just Trying to Make it to January: The Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Reset Every Athlete Needs Right Now
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Feeling burned out at year’s end? Learn how to reset training with periodization, flexible strength work, and the Choose Your Own Adventure PDF to rebuild momentum.
A Deep Dive into Periodization (AKA: The Training Strategy Runners Keep Ignoring)
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Learn how periodization transforms marathon and ultra training. Understand performance vs experience races, recovery cycles, and how to build a stronger, injury-free year.
Where the Money: Runs Funding, Power, and the Future of Indigenous-Led Advocacy
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A candid look at how Indigenous-led nonprofits in the running world are funded, why Native communities remain drastically under-resourced, and how power, transparency, brand partnerships, and undervalued labor shape the future of advocacy. A bold, grounded exploration of what donors are really funding and why it matters.
SPECIFICITY ISN’T SUFFERING: Why Ultra Prep Still Needs Recovery (Even If You Think You’re Built Different)
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Learn how runners and ultra athletes misunderstand the Law of Specificity and why even long-course and multi-day endurance events still require structured recovery. A conversational deep dive into stress, adaptation, and why “built different” isn’t a training plan.