Happy New Year 2024 and Welcome to Strides 'n' Miles

Welcome to 'Strides ‘n’ Miles,' a brand new monthly newsletter in the thrilling world of running! Gear up for an exhilarating journey through the miles, where every stride tells a unique story. In each newsletter, we'll be your running buddy, offering a blend of expert advice, motivational tales, and the latest trends in the running community. Join our tribe of passionate runners as we explore scenic routes, conquer personal bests, and celebrate the joy of every step. Whether you're a newbie lacing up for the first time or a seasoned racer aiming for new horizons, 'Strides n Miles' is your guide to a fulfilling and empowering running experience.

In this month’s email:

• January' 2024 marathons from across the world

• Messaging on Strava: what is it all about?

• Iten,Kenya: Why it’s called home of the champions?

• Parkrun turns 20 in 2024: a message from founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt

👇️ Listen: Catch up on some or all of the inspiring running journey’s as you brave the winter weather to train for your next race.

MEME CORNER

PLANNING CORNER

Welcome to 2024. At this point you are either planned all the races you want to run in 2024 or in the process of planning for them for 2024. If you are in the later category, here are the upcoming marathons across the world in January 2024:

Find the list of upcoming marathons near you on Abbott World Marathon Majors Race Directory.

Runner's World Calendar has been inspiring runners for 27+ years! Each month you’ll discover tons of useful running advice straight from the experts at Runner’s World. You can find and buy it on : 2024 Runner’s World Calendar

If you are chasing Abbott World Marathon Majors in 2024:

• 2024 Tokyo Marathon (March 3, 2024) is 63 days away

• 2024 Boston Marathon (April 15, 2024) is 106 days away

• 2024 London Marathon (April 21, 2024) is 112 days away

• 2024 Berlin Marathon (September 29, 2024) is 273 days away

• 2024 Chicago Marathon (October 8, 2024) is 282 days away

• 2024 New York Marathon (November 3, 2024) is 308 days away

TECH CORNER

How many tools have you used to coordinate going for a group run? If you are a Strava user, you can now plan a group run or contact your running buddy in the app itself. No more tracking runs on Strava and communicating on Facebook or WhatsApp or other messing services. Read the full feature here - Introducing: Strava Messaging

Wrist-based Running Power: Manage effort and fine-tune training based on the amount of power the body is applying during a run. If you use Garmin smartwatches for your runs, check out the full list of new features Garmin rolled out recently here: Garmin releases several feature updates on select smartwatches

TRAINING CORNER

2024 is here and you are inspired to run your first or n^th marathon. And the best part starts now - training. Runner’s World has some amazing resources for you if you are new to running or trying to get to your personal best. Check out this guide to help you find the right training plan and also answer all of your questions about running 26.2: Marathon Training Plans for All Skill Levels 

NUTRITION & DIET CORNER

Listen to your body is an age old advice for runners of skill level. But when it comes to nutrition for runners, we have a lot of questions as there is not a recommendation that fits all. So best thing we can do it educate ourselves and figure out what works best for us as individuals. Here is an excellent resource on Runner’s World: Everything you need to know about nutrition for runners

ELITE CORNER

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHTS:

ParkRun turns 20 years old in 2024: Parkrun is a collection of 5-kilometre events for walkers, runners and volunteers that take place every Saturday morning at more than 2,000 locations in 22 countries across five continents. Parkrun was founded by Paul Sinton-Hewitt on 2 October 2004 at Bushy Park in London, England. Wikipedia

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