Fitbit’s new sleep tracker is pretty darn cool (and foreshadows the coming health revolution)

Fitbit just upgraded its sleep tracker. Using data from your heart rate, breathing and movements, it calculates when you’re in light, deep and REM sleep. Given the massive impact that sleep stages and quality have on learning, mood, weight, memory, Alzheimer’s and sanity, the implications of Fitbit’s new feature are huge. Here’s …

Use hashtags to track your runs, swims, rides (and whatever else!)

I’ve been enjoying watching the hashtags that runners are using in our March virtual race across Ireland, things like #sidewalk and #carolinanorth. Now, our newest code update means each of us will be able use hashtags to track our own habits. For example, the hashtags I use in any virtual challenge …

Ten ways to get the most out of your virtual race on Racery

So, maybe you’ve been using Racery for a while. Maybe you’re a total newb. Either way we bet there are some Racery features that you have no idea exist….and this means you are missing some FUN! NO WORRIES, we’re here to enlighten you…. 1. We have an app!!! Actually…we have …

Happiness on the layaway plan: running versus Adderall

A lot of runners I know say they came to running for the weight loss, then stayed for the sanity. This morning, trying to keep my legs turning over as I ran up a half-mile hill, I plugged into thinking (for the hundredth time?) about how important running is for …

Hey runners, Racery introduces an Android app for virtual racing!

“But Racery,  what about an Android app?!” Ah, yes…the age old question. When we launched our iPhone app in mid 2016 we quickly realized we weren’t off the hook with app building yet. Well, GUESS WHAT!!!?!?! For all of you loyal Android users, we can now say YES!!! We DO …