Matt Fitzgerald

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

Zone 3 (Z3): Moderate. This is an effort level you could sustain for 40 to 50 minutes if you’re a beginner or 50 to 60 minutes if you’re already reasonably fit.  Zone 4 (Z4): Hard. Tailor these efforts to the distance or duration of the intervals you’re running. A very short (20-second) Zone 4 effort should be run as a relaxed sprint, whereas a somewhat longer one (300 meters) should be run at the highest speed you could sustain for a mile or so. RELATED: 5 Brain Tricks for a Better Race

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

On the way to Buffalo Park the other day I realized I’d forgotten my watch. I was less than a mile from home when I made the discovery, and I briefly considered turning around to fetch the device before deciding against it. Having made my decision, I found myself quite looking forward to running around the park unshackled by technology. Garmin and TrainingPeaks and Strava would never know I jogged 5 miles, and I didn’t give a shit. What would you have done in this situation?

3 weeks ago | 10xtravel.com | Matt Fitzgerald

Whether you’re in town for Mardi Gras, a po’boy or world-class jazz clubs, New Orleans has something for everyone. Solo travelers, couples and families alike can all find a wide range of activities to keep them entertained. Here at 10xTravel, we don’t like paying for our vacations with cash. Instead, we prefer to use credit card points to fund our flights and hotels.

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

If you’ve been an endurance athlete longer than 5 minutes (or if you’ve ever used a commercial cardio machine), you’re familiar with intensity zones, which divide the spectrum of exercise intensities into separate bands (Zone 1, Zone 2, etc.) that are used to regulate exertion in workouts. Zones are so familiar to us, in fact, that we forget exercise intensity zones don’t actually exist—at least not in the sense that hearts and lungs and muscles exist.

1 month ago | 10xtravel.com | Matt Fitzgerald

As if using miles to reduce the cost of air travel wasn’t enough, United Airlines offers special discounts on its award flights, subject to availability. United saver awards offer the opportunity to make your miles go further, giving you increased redemption value. They also offer the opportunity to save thousands of miles, which you can keep for your next vacation or award flight.