Notes from Faster

Training, honestly.

On readiness, recovery, and why a plan has to bend. Written by the people building Faster — no miracle workouts, no ten-weird-tricks.

20 July 2026 HRV for runners, without the mysticism What heart-rate variability actually measures, why single readings mislead, what lowers it, and what a low HRV morning should change about your run. Read → 20 July 2026 Should I run today? The checklist a coach actually uses Bad sleep, sore legs, a plan that says intervals. How to decide whether to run today — keep it, trim it, swap it, or rest — using signals you already have. Read → 20 July 2026 Why training plans die in week three Most running plans don’t fail because they’re wrong. They fail because they’re rigid. What actually happens in week three, and how to keep a missed week from ending the whole block. Read → 18 July 2026 How long should your long run be? The long run is the backbone of endurance training — but longer isn’t always better. How far to go for a 10K, half, or marathon, how to build up safely, and when a long run should be cut short. Read → 17 July 2026 What a tempo run actually is (and how to pace one) Comfortably hard, sustainably uncomfortable — the tempo run explained without the jargon. What it does, how to find the right pace, and the mistake that turns a tempo into a race. Read → 15 July 2026 How to start running: the honest first month A beginner’s guide that doesn’t oversell it. Run-walk, how slow to go, what the first four weeks actually feel like, and the one habit that matters more than any plan. Read → 13 July 2026 How to get back into running after time off Injury, illness, life, or just a long gap — how to restart running without picking up an injury. Why you shouldn’t resume where you left off, and how fast fitness actually comes back. Read → 10 July 2026 Easy runs: slower is the point Most runners run their easy days too hard and their hard days too soft. Here’s what easy pace actually means, how slow is slow enough, and why the boring runs are where fitness is built. Read → 7 July 2026 How often should you run a week? Three, four, five days? The honest answer depends on your goal and your recovery — and for most runners it’s fewer hard days than they think. A simple way to decide. Read →