On March 5th, 2023, Marcelo Avelar completed the Tokyo Marathon in a time of 2:31:40. This time resulted in Marcelo clocking the fastest time from any Brazilian runner! While Marcelo’s time is extremely impressive, there is a lot that goes into a performance far before an athlete ever toe’s the line. Sit back and enjoyContinue reading “More Than Splits: Fastest Brazilian at Tokyo Marathon”
Category Archives: Training
Avoiding Injury: How to Manage Training Load
While training can provide many positive changes for your physical and mental health, it also opens the possibility of injury when overdone. As the old saying goes, “too much of a good thing can be a bad thing”. This holds true for training as many athletes may overtrain when aiming to achieve an ambitious objective.Continue reading “Avoiding Injury: How to Manage Training Load”
More Than Splits: See the Data Behind Joe Klecker’s 12:54 5000m Performance
On January 27th, 2023, Joe Klecker ran 12:54.99 in the 5,000m (4:09/mi) at the Boston University Terrier Invite. His performance ranked him as the 4th fastest American ever and 7th fastest in the world on an indoor track. Although Klecker is no stranger to fast times on the track, having made an Olympic Team inContinue reading “More Than Splits: See the Data Behind Joe Klecker’s 12:54 5000m Performance”
COROS Coaches: Strength Workouts
As part of our COROS Coaches initiative, we received multiple questions regarding strength sessions and the best time to implement those. Let’s take a dive into our analysis so you can benefit from our coaching insight and improve your own training journey! The topic breakdown is followed by our full coaches’ analysis and feedback on the athlete’sContinue reading “COROS Coaches: Strength Workouts”
COROS Coaches: Effort Pace Workouts
As part of our COROS Coaches initiative, we received multiple questions regarding further clarification on structured workouts and intensity types, and how to best utilize them for during training. Let’s take a dive into our analysis so you can benefit from our coaching insight and improve your own training journey! The topic breakdown is followed by ourContinue reading “COROS Coaches: Effort Pace Workouts”
More Than Splits: 5 Concepts From Kilian Jornet’s Off-Season Training
Regarded as the best mountain runner of all time, Kilian Jornet is often in the spotlight for his performances at Hardrock, UTMB, and other world-renowned events. While the industry becomes laser-focused on storylines during race season, it’s often what athletes do during their “off-season” that makes the difference. As we dig into Kilian’s “off-season” data,Continue reading “More Than Splits: 5 Concepts From Kilian Jornet’s Off-Season Training”
COROS Coaches: Ultra Training
As part of our COROS Coaches initiative, we recently received a question on how to best schedule training for a first ultra. Let’s take a dive into our analysis so you can benefit from our coaching insight and improve your own training journey! The topic breakdown is followed by our full coaches’ analysis and feedback on theContinue reading “COROS Coaches: Ultra Training”
COROS Coaches: Marathon Intensity Zones
As part of our COROS Coaches initiative, we recently received a question about intensity zones and the best one to choose from when training for a marathon. Let’s take a dive into our analysis so you can benefit from our coaching insight and improve your own training journey! The topic breakdown is followed by ourContinue reading “COROS Coaches: Marathon Intensity Zones”
COROS Coaches: EvoLab 101
As part of our COROS Coaches initiative, we recently received a question about EvoLab and the best way to get the most out of it as a new COROS user. Let’s take a dive into our analysis so you can benefit from our coaching insight and improve your own training journey! The topic breakdown isContinue reading “COROS Coaches: EvoLab 101”
COROS Coaches: Fatigue Monitoring
As part of our COROS Coaches initiative, we recently received a question about Fatigue monitoring and its impact on training progression. Let’s take a dive into our analysis so you can benefit from our coaching insight and improve your own training journey! The topic breakdown is followed by our full coaches’ analysis and feedback onContinue reading “COROS Coaches: Fatigue Monitoring”