Final Surge now has direct sync to Polar Flow, allowing athletes to automatically send their completed workout data from their Polar Flow account to their Final Surge calendar. Here is how you can set up the sync in both the Final Surge iOS & Android apps and through the web platform: Setup from Final Surge… [Read More]
Sync Workouts from Wahoo ELEMNT
With the latest release of Wahoo’s ELEMNT Companion App, you can now sync workouts captured on your ELEMNT, ELMENT Bolt and ELMENT Mini directly with Final Surge. If you have the latest version if their app installed, here is how you can set up the sync: 1. From the main icon menu across the bottom… [Read More]
New Final Surge iOS & Android App Updates: Language and Workout Builder
We’re excited to announce a couple of big app updates. The first update centers around our Workout Builder in the Beta Platform. If you or your coach have been creating structured workouts to execute on a fitness device like Garmin (using our Garmin Connect IQ™ app) or Zwift, you can now see the details of… [Read More]
Coach Feature: Building & Using Structured Workouts with Multiple Target Types
All athletes train differently. Some may prefer to use heart rate training while some may prefer power, while others prefer to train using pace. As a coach, it can often be time consuming to create multiple workouts for each type of training target (heart rate, power, pace). Our new Workout Builder feature for coaches makes… [Read More]
Final Surge to be the Official Training Platform of Tinman Elite
Final Surge has partnered with professional running team Tinman Elite to be their official training and coaching platform for the 2019 season. Coach Tom “Tinman” Schwartz formed the team in 2017 with the goal of becoming one of the top running teams in the world, competing for spots to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. … [Read More]
FAQ: Manually Uploading FIT and TCX Files to your Calendar, and how to Export these from Garmin Connect and Strava
A frequent question we get is how to manually upload a workout file to an athlete’s calendar or to an existing planned workout on that athlete’s calendar. This blog will detail out the steps to do this, and also show you how to manually export these files from Garmin Connect and from Strava (scroll to… [Read More]
HOKA ONE ONE Northern Arizona Elite Renews Partnership Deal With Final Surge
Partnership will continue to include sharing training logs and selling training plans FLAGSTAFF, (AZ) – January 10, 2019 – HOKA ONE ONE Northern Arizona Elite has announced the signing of an official sponsorship renewal with Final Surge. The deal runs through the end of 2019 and ensures Final Surge will remain the official training log… [Read More]
Final Surge Releases New Garmin® Connect IQ™ App
FinalSurge.com announces the launch of their new Garmin Connect IQ app, giving athletes the ability to build and download structured workouts on Connect IQ-enabled Garmin devices. The new Final Surge beta web platform allows athletes and their coaches to build running, cycling and swimming workouts using pace, heart rate and power values, targeted zones, and… [Read More]
Final Surge Announces Launch of New Web Platform Beta
FinalSurge.com introduces the first look at the next generation of their web-based training and coaching platform. With the success of their iOS & Android apps which recently won Triathlete Magazine’s Face Off for Best Online Training Log, Final Surge wanted to bring the same clean design and intuitive functionality to their web version, creating a… [Read More]
Brauny’s Chicago ’18 Training Blog: Chicago Marathon Recap
Chicago Marathon Recap I left off with my last blog just 2 weeks out from Chicago. That final big workout I did went really well, but it left my hamstring/glute in not the best shape. The hamstring felt tight the morning before, and then during the workout. It wasn’t all that bad, but with a… [Read More]
Knowledge Is Faster?
Knowledge is power. I’m sure you’ve heard that one a few times. Knowledge is important in our lives. It enables us to make a whole lot of A’s; assumptions, accusations, and when we have conflicting knowledge, arguments. Knowing creates conflict, comfort and security, nerves, and so many other things that I’m sure you’re all well… [Read More]
Achieving the Perfect Peak
It’s 5:30 in the morning and we’re driving through a thick fog that blankets the farm roads of southern Pennsylvania. We are on our way to the USA Cycling National Road Championships, where I will be competing in the U23 Time Trial later that day. I’m not nervous – being nervous means that you think… [Read More]
Brauny’s Chicago ’18 Training Blog: September 17th – September 23rd
A final “bigger” week of training in the books for me. The last 2 weeks before the race we will begin to taper with a cutback on weekly volume and length of workouts. For this week my focus was on keeping my energy levels as high as I could, and getting one more really tough… [Read More]
Brauny’s Chicago ’18 Training Blog: September 10th – September 16th
Another solid week of training in the books this past week. It started off on Monday and Tuesday being pretty normal 10 + 4 mile double days. I was definitely still feeling pretty tired on both days from my big 26 mile long run the past Sunday. Coach Ben asked if I felt recovered at… [Read More]
Training In An Imperfect World
It took me until the final two years of my 15-year racing career to really understand how to train perfectly in an imperfect world. And what I mean by “imperfect” is by no means a slam on life itself. It’s simply a word that dignifies the bigger picture and global importance of events in our… [Read More]
Brauny’s Chicago ’18 Training Blog: August 27th – September 9th
This week’s post will cover my last 2 weeks of training as I raced Monday September 3rd, so there weren’t as many workouts to recap in each week; but overall the last couple of weeks have been productive including that US 20k Championship race. On the week leading up to the race, I started with… [Read More]
