I had a Garmin Forerunner 210 for 4 years, and I was less than 2 years into the Forerunner 235 when I came upon extreme watch envy: the Garmin vivoactive 3. Technically, my friend HW was wearing the vivomove HR…
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Gear Review: Jaybird X3 In-Ear Wireless Headphones
Full disclosure: I was sent a complimentary set of headphones in exchange for an honest review on my blog. I almost always listen to podcasts when I run, so headphones are key. I’ve tried various styles in the past, but…
Gear Review: Garmin Forerunner 235
Seeing as REI is having a big sale right now ($80 off retail price!), and since I’ve had the Garmin Forerunner 235 for over 2 months, I decided now might be a good time to write up my thoughts on…
Gear review: Mio Link
If you’ve been reading my blog lately, you know that I’ve been doing MAF/low heart rate (HR) training. While this is a recent experiment, I’ve been curious about HR training for a while. I used a HR monitor (HRM) during…
Tagged with: gear review, heart rate, Heart Rate Monitor, low heart rate training, Mio Link, photos
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Posted in Gear
Gear Review: Hydration Nation
The longer your runs, the more likely you’ll need to hydrate on-the-run. Unless you always run on a route with water fountains (lucky you!), it’s a good idea to either carry your water or make water bottle drops along your…
Tagged with: Amphipod, gear review, handheld bottle, hydration, hydration vest, Nathan fuel belt, UltrAspire, water bottle
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To monitor or not to monitor, that is the question!
I’m pretty sure that heart rate monitors (HRM) didn’t exist back in Shakespeare’s day, but if they did, maybe he would’ve posed the question above. Before I begin, a quick disclaimer: I’m not an expert in exercise physiology. This post…
Gear review: Altra Superior
Welcome to my very first shoe review! Back in January, and after A LOT of internet research, I bought a pair of Altra Superiors. I was looking for a zero-drop trail shoe with better tread than my Merrell Trail Gloves…
Shopping Spreeeee
Sometimes I go months without buying anything, and then I go crazy on a shopping spree. I’ve bought so many running-related things in the last couple of weeks. In order to ease my guilt be informative, I’ve listed my purchases…
Tagged with: clothing, gear review, shoes, shopping, shorts, sports bra, water bottle
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Posted in Gear, random
When life gives you (Lulu)lemons..
So, some of you might remember that in my recent ramblings, I was in search of a good running tank top. I didn’t feel like I was being that picky; I just wanted a comfortable, nice fitting tank top in…
Rollin with my foamies
Yes, it’s true. I’ve actually written a non-CIM training post! Are you as excited as I am?? I knew nothing about the IT band before I started running. Even after running for many years (albeit, not that seriously), I never…
Running Tangents 