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NavRun Blog

Running tips, training insights, and race-day strategies from your AI coach.

Training
How to Periodize Your Ultra Season

Racing 50Ks, 50-milers, and 100s in one year? Learn how to structure your ultra season with A/B/C race tiers, recovery blocks, and smart periodization.

NavRun Team · Mar 12, 2026
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Race Prep
How to Run a Faster 5K: PR Workouts

Break your 5K PR with proven workouts, race-day execution tips, and a data-driven approach to finding your realistic goal pace.

NavRun Team · Mar 11, 2026
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Race Prep
Race Day Pacing: Negative vs. Even Splits

Negative splits, even splits, or positive splits — which pacing strategy leads to a faster race? The science, the tradeoffs, and when to trust the plan.

NavRun Team · Mar 10, 2026
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Training
Trail vs Road: Why Your PR Won't Map

Your road PR means nothing on trails. Learn why pace drops 10-20%, how to set realistic trail goals, and why effort matters more than splits.

NavRun Team · Mar 10, 2026
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Race Prep
Marathon Taper: Rest Without Losing Fitness

Master the marathon taper: cut mileage correctly, keep intensity, and arrive at the start line fit, fresh, and ready to PR. Week-by-week guide.

NavRun Team · Mar 9, 2026
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Gear & Tech
Your Strava Data Is Missing the Big Picture

Strava tracks your runs, but it won't warn you about injury risk, predict your race time, or build your next training plan. Here's what's missing.

NavRun Team · Mar 8, 2026
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Running Science
How AI Training Plans Actually Work

What really happens when AI builds your running plan. The data, the logic, the limits -- and what to look for in a good one.

NavRun Team · Mar 8, 2026
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