In the first installment of the RockMyRun ‘Ask The Fitness Psych’ blog series, fitness, sports and health behavior science coach Dr. Michael Mantell answers questions from RunRockers! Have your own question? Email Dr. Mantell at askthepsych@rockmyrun.com with your question. Is it better to run in the morning or at night? – RunRocker Bree Here’s the simple answer: whenever you can…
Have a fitness question? Wondering how you should mentally prepare for a race? Looking for a way to make yourself want to work out? Not sure if you should have a fitness mantra or not? Well, today is your lucky day! RockMyRun is teaming up with our resident fitness and sports psychologist, Dr. Michael Mantell, to answer all of your…
Welcome to the first installment of RockMyRun’s Q&A series with thought leaders from our favorite publications. Senior web editor of Fitness Magazine, Colleen Travers, shares some personal tips on how she stays motivated to work out as well as inspiring (and romantic) running stories. We’re so excited that she’s taken the time to share her thoughts with us and you,…
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,…