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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Posted in Gear
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
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…
Gear review: Spibelt
First things first: yes, the Spibelt is a fanny pack. As sleek and lightweight as it is, if you can’t get over the fact that you’ll be wearing a fanny pack, then this product is not for you. Before I…
Gear review: Garmin Forerunner 210
I debated for a long time about whether to get a GPS watch. On one hand, I liked running without a lot of stuff. On the other hand, I knew that GPS watches can be very useful training devices. When…
