{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Run Long Run Healthy","title":"Bringing the Cycling Data Revolution to Running: Wahoo on Data, Speed & the Future of Indoor Running","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0a531b1e\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3608,"description":"Wahoo Fitness spent 15–20 years becoming the data leader in indoor cycling and now they're bringing that same obsession with precision to running. In this episode of Run Long Run Healthy, Thomas Watson and Brady Holmer sit down with Joe Justice and Mac Cassin of Wahoo Fitness to break down the KICKR RUN treadmill, a machine they rebuilt from the ground up instead of just copying what already existed.\nWe get into why cycling data (power, cadence, FTP) doesn't translate cleanly to running, how Wahoo is tackling grade-adjusted pace, vertical oscillation, and ground contact time, and why \"durability\" and physiological resilience are the next frontier in runner data. Joe and Mac also walk through the three non-negotiable design principles behind KICKR RUN (run feel, speed/acceleration control, and simplified controls), the treadmill's 4-minute-mile top speed, Run-Free adaptive pacing mode, terrain mode, and the Bluetooth headwind fan. Plus, how thermoregulation changes when you take a run indoors.\nChapters:\n0:00 Introduction: Wahoo enters the treadmill game\n1:04 Why Wahoo built a treadmill from scratch\n2:03 The cycling-to-running data gap\n4:00 GPS accuracy & grade-adjusted pace\n6:20 Individualized metrics vs. population averages\n7:55 Physiological durability & resilience scoring\n10:24 Sponsored by Kila custom insoles\n12:37 Turning treadmill data into actionable feedback\n14:43 Inside KICKR RUN's 6–7 year development story\n16:39 The 3 non-negotiable design principles\n19:35 Why treadmill speed limits held runners back\n21:24 Run-Free mode, terrain mode & the headwind fan\n26:16 The case for precision in indoor training\n27:33 Reframing the treadmill as a tool, not a fallback\n29:58 Thermoregulation, sweat & heat adaptation indoors\n33:57 Reducing mental load to stay motivated\n38:13 The next 10 years: AI, wearables & training data\n44:07 Explaining Wahoo's 3DP/4DP performance models\n50:09 Will AI ever replace a running coach?\n55:42 Integrating cycling into your run training...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8fUU_VfFm1rVMYCleQIEFpNA8wk9y9iZfkijmQZBTqU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hOGJi/NWMxMTMzOGEzZGZh/YzQyODQ5MDQ5NWY4/NGQ1OC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}