Your GPS watch has heart rate zones. Your training plan probably references them. But if you’ve ever finished a “Zone 2” run feeling like you just raced, or cruised through a threshold workout wondering if you even did anything — your zones are probably wrong. Most are. The default settings on watches and apps are
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Race morning has a way of making everything feel more complicated than it is. You’ve trained for months, you know the course, and your gear is ready. But now you’re standing in the kitchen at 5:30am wondering if you can eat, and if so, what. Get this wrong and you risk feeling sluggish on the
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Hydration advice is everywhere. Drink to thirst. Drink 500ml per hour. Drink before you’re thirsty. Most of it is vague, and none of it accounts for the fact that you might sweat twice as much as the person running next to you. The fix is simpler than most people think. Learning how to calculate your
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