Matt Fitzgerald

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Creator of Dream Run Camp: Where dreamers come to run, and runners live the dream.

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Articles

Improve Your Back Strength and Mobility With the Jefferson Curl

1 week ago | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Maggie Fazeli Fard |Andrew Heffernan |Matt Fitzgerald

The Jefferson curl is a move that builds back-muscle mobility, strength, and resilience. It’s a great entry point for exploring the advantages of training with a deliberately rounded back (for more on round-back training, see “The Case for Rounding Your Back While Lifting.”)Anyone who’s picked up a weight has probably been warned to keep their back straight.
A Guide to Understanding Merchant Category Codes

3 weeks ago | 10xtravel.com | Matt Fitzgerald

Merchant Category Codes (MCCs) are the bridge between your credit cards and the rewards you receive. Without MCCs, our credit cards wouldn’t know when to give us 4X points on grocery shopping or 3X points on restaurants. Understanding how MMCs work is key to predicting the rewards you’ll receive on your spending. In turn, this knowledge helps when it comes to choosing new credit cards to add to your wallet. Let’s run through the ins and outs of Merchant Category Codes.
Run 10 Miles in 10 Weeks with this Training Plan

3 weeks ago | run.outsideonline.com | Matt Fitzgerald

New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you. Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! Subscribe today. I'll never forget the first time I ran 10 miles. It happened nearly 40 years ago, and I've since run much longer distances, but I still remember the feeling of accomplishment I experienced when I crossed the double-digit mileage threshold.
Stay in Your Comfort Zone

3 weeks ago | endurancemastery.substack.com | Matt Fitzgerald

Last Sunday I ran 22 miles on Lake Mary Road. My goal for was just that: to run 22 miles. My longest run of the year so far was 20 miles, and I wanted to raise the bar slightly as I prepared for my first 100-miler in October. The pace didn’t matter, or so I told myself. But, like most runners, I pay attention to pace even in Zone 2 runs, and my Zone 2 pace had been trending downward lately.
Road to Redemption

1 month ago | endurancemastery.substack.com | Matt Fitzgerald

I remember him as an emaciated man of indeterminate age who sat in a wheelchair, spoke in a hoarse whisper, and drank through a straw. His name was Alan Sherman, but everyone called him Smoky. He lived in central Maine, a couple of hours from where my family lived in Seacoast New Hampshire, and he was dying of ALS. My family drove there on a raw Saturday morning in March of 1985.
Wells Fargo Rewards Program: Everything You Need to Know

1 month ago | 10xtravel.com | Matt Fitzgerald

Share Articles Wells Fargo Rewards Program: Everything You Need to Know In This Article Loading table of contents … Wells Fargo Rewards is now a real contender—learn how to earn, transfer, and redeem points for maximum value. In This Article Loading table of contents … Wells Fargo is one of the newest players in the credit card points and miles world. It began adding its first transfer partners to its rewards program in 2024 and now boasts a total of eight, including airlines from all three...
Stronger, Faster, Older

1 month ago | endurancemastery.substack.com | Matt Fitzgerald

Last week I brought on a new athlete—new to me, I should say, but hardly new to running. At 58, Scott has been a runner for 47 years and is coming back from a long, pandemic-related slump. During our onboarding call, he asked me about my approach to training older runners. “I don’t have one,” I told him. “I treat every athlete the same, by which I mean I treat each athlete as an individual.
Which of These Popular Hotel Credit Cards Is Best? | 10xTravel

1 month ago | 10xtravel.com | Matt Fitzgerald

From the Ritz-Carlton to St. Regis, Marriott Bonvoy has a portfolio of more than 30 brands with almost 8,800 properties across 139 countries. Whether you’re a frequent or just an occasional traveler, it’s likely you’ll end up staying in a Marriott Bonvoy property sooner or later. If you have a Marriott Bonvoy credit card, you can enjoy a range of benefits, from free night rewards and bonus Elite Night credits to complimentary elite status. But which card is right for you?
It’s Not What You Think

1 month ago | endurancemastery.substack.com | Matt Fitzgerald

One of my favorite things to do as a coach is analyze race performances. A day or two after an athlete of mine competes, we get together online and talk about what went well and what didn’t, what stopped the athlete from doing even better, and how to address that limiter going forward. In many cases, however, I disagree with the athlete’s take on why they didn’t get from point A to point B a little quicker.
Do I Have Enough Miles for My First Redemption?

1 month ago | milevalue.com | Matt Fitzgerald

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