Have you heard? It’s Startup Week here in San Diego, and we’ve got a lot going on! The team at Rock My World is psyched to be a part of San Diego Startup week , especially the San Diego Venture Group (SDVG)’s 2014 Cool Company List and the SDVG 2014 Venture Summit. We’re honored to have been included in the…
Over at RockMyRun we’re celebrating National Running Day in a big way! At first, we were thinking it’d be rad if every day were National Running Day? Okay, okay—that’s a little extreme, how about National Running Month? To celebrate National Running Day (err Month?) RockMyRun has teamed up with RUNKEEPER, Stridebox and yurbuds for the first ever RockMyRun “Battle of…
A few months ago I put together an article listing my Top 10 Rules of the Road. Well, wouldn’t you know it, running season is here and I’ve got some more running knowledge to drop on you all. Believe it or not, there are running etiquette rules, and if you’re like me, unfortunately you’ve been on the receiving end of…
Are you ready for Springsteen to sing to your stride? How about Lil Wayne rapping perfectly to your pace? Or maybe, you’d prefer to have Lorde serenade to your step count? Here at RockMyRun, we have been making strides and setting PRs in our quest to thrill our users with a stellar app. Case in point, today we officially launched…
Growing up as a basketball and baseball player, I never considered myself a runner. I always considered myself simply an athlete. If I was running at all, it was because I had to, and I was sprinting. I loathed the idea of running for any set period of time. I viewed running like most young athletes: It was a form…
When training for an upcoming race or competition I try to follow one rule above all else. That rule is to always “leave a little something in the tank” at the end of my workouts. This does not mean that I am not training hard for whatever is coming up, rather I am training smart. I am very meticulous when…
Today, we are thrilled to announce a new genre being added to the mix collection available at RockMyRun: Ambient Sounds. The genre will include mixes that comprise solely of classic ambient sounds, such as jungle rainfall, as well as more unique ambient sounds including, farm cowbells. This signifies our ongoing commitment to RockMyRun members to broaden our music, mix and…
One of the only concrete things about running is the surface that you’re on. Some people are distance runners, while others prefer sprinting. Treadmills are great for certain people, yet some of us prefer the outdoor run. Everybody is unique in their own way. With that being said, there are many things that can hold true for almost all runners,…
Does this sound familiar? You are about to start a marathon, Ironman race, tennis match or basketball league game, and all you keep thinking about is that you “must be the best.” By the time you get to the start of your competition you are so filled with anxiety and pressure, that you feel frozen and have to force your…
This year RockMyRun is proud to partner with the Massey Cancer Center for the annual Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k. Below, the group takes to our blog to talk about the fundraising race and to encourage you to accept the challenge. In February, the World Health Organization issued a report detailing how the globe is facing a “tidal wave” of cancer….
From the 6-minute miler to the recreational runner who is doing good to break a 10-minute pace, one thing that seems to be neglected by many runners is weight training. Some runners can’t, or simply don’t want to, make time for it. Others believe that resistance training will cause them to bulk and thus slow their running time. In reality…