We are happy to announce that Stryd has released a direct structured workout sync with Final Surge. This allows Stryd athletes and coaches to create power-based structured running workouts inside of the Final Surge platform, and have the workouts sync down to Stryd so that users can complete the workout using the Stryd Garmin Connect… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast 169: Scott Dickens of FORM
Welcome to episode 169 of the Final Surge Podcast. Today we welcome Olympic swimmer Scott Dickens to the podcast. Scott joins us to talk about FORM, a revolutionary swimming goggle that gives you real-time metrics. Last week Final Surge announced we are now syncing with FORM so we invited Scott on to discuss what FORM… [Read More]
Sync Swim Workouts Directly from FORM
Final Surge is happy to announce a direct sync integration from the FORM Swim app which allows athletes to sync swim workouts from FORM Smart Swim Goggles. FORM goggles allow you to see your performance metrics inside of the goggle lens while you are swimming. View metrics such as pace, heart rate, stroke rate, distance… [Read More]
Sync Structured Workouts to Garmin Connect Calendar
The Final Surge Garmin Connect IQ app has been discontinued and replaced with a direct integration of Final Surge structured workouts in the Garmin Connect calendar. Final Surge now has a direct integration with the Garmin Connect calendar and can sync your planned structured workouts to Garmin Connect, allowing you to execute these workouts on… [Read More]
August 2020 App Updates
We’re happy to announce some big updates to the Final Surge iOS & Android apps that both extend functionality and increase efficiency and ease-of-use. If you don’t have the latest update of the Final Surge app, you can get it below. This update includes the following features: New horizontal chart mode when viewing workout detail… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 164: “Nobby” Hashizume
Welcome to Episode 164 of the Final Surge Podcast where we welcome Coach Nobby of the “Lydiard Training & Academy” powered by “Five Circles”. Arthur Lydiard is a legendary coach and Nobby got to know Lydiard very well while he was still alive. We talk about the training system and he shares some personal stories… [Read More]
Ride Sync Integration with TrainerRoad
With the release of TrainerRoad’s Ride Sync integration, you can now create planned structured workouts using the Final Surge Workout Builder and automatically sync them to your TrainerRoad account. In addition, workouts done on TrainerRoad will now be automatically synced to your Final Surge calendar as a completed workout. View the TrainerRoad support article on… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 156: Drew Hunter
Welcome to episode 156 of the Final Surge Podcast. Today we welcome back Tinman Elite runner Drew Hunter. Drew is coming off the first real injury of his running career. We talk about the setback and what that was like for him. We then get into the current Covid-19 situation and how that has impacted… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 155: Doug Petrick
Welcome to episode 155 of the Final Surge Podcast. Today we welcome high school coach Doug Petrick to the podcast. Doug has built one of the most successful teams in western Pennsylvania. Doug does a presentation called the 5 principles that improved our distance program. We talk about those five things and how he is… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 154: Aliphine Tuliamuk
Welcome to episode 154 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome Olympian Aliphine Tuliamuk. Aliphine was a surprise to some, but she ran the Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta fully expecting to make the team. We talked to her about her amazing story of growing up in Kenya, moving to the United States… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast 153: Jacob Riley
Welcome to episode 153 of the Final Surge Podcast. Last week we had on a couple of experts to talk about the US Olympics Marathon Trial. On the men’s side, despite a strong Chicago Marathon, Jake Riley did not get much attention. Many casual marathon observers did not even know the name. Jake had to… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast 152: US Marathon Trials
Welcome to episode 152 of the Final Surge Podcast. This episode is all about the upcoming USA Men and Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials. In the first half of this episode, I have Mario Fraioli joining me to talk about the men’s race. Then in the second half, Erin Strout of Women’s Running joins me to… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast 151: Hollie Sick FueledbyLOLZ
Welcome to episode 151 of the Final Surge Podcast. We welcome in Hollie Sick who runs the popular blog Fueled By Lolz. Hollie is a collegiate swimmer turned runner and has worked in a running store for the last six years. We talk about several topics including the new World Athletic ruling on race shoes…. [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 150: Jonathan Marcus
Episode 150: Welcome to episode 150 of the Final Surge Podcast where coach and podcast host Jonathan Marcus joins us to talk about speed. In episode 145 we had Tony Holler on to talk about Feed The Cats and developing speed. Today Jonathan Marcus joins us to discuss how exactly to implement that for endurance… [Read More]
Episode 149: Marc Bloom
Welcome to episode 149 of the Final Surge Podcast. In this episode, we welcome Marc Bloom to the show to talk about his new book Amazing Racers. Anyone who follows high school running knows that Fayetteville-Manlius is an amazing story. Their girl’s team won the Nike National XC Championship 11 of the first 12 years… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 148: Steve Pallidino Running with Power
Episode 148: We welcome back 2:16 marathoner turned coach Steve Palladino. Steve coaches using the Stryd Power Meter. We talk to Steve about what power is when it comes to running, how it differs from other training guides and what has changed in the power world in the last two years. 1:37 What is running… [Read More]
