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Tag: Gear
March 22, 2013
Habemus Garmin
With all the Pope Francis media recently, the title for this post seems particularly appropriate and ironic. I had a really lousy run on Sunday: I’ve been having a lot of trouble all season getting the pace and intensity I’m used to. I’ll comment on my performance issues in a different post. But, the real tipping point of the run was that my trusty Garmin 405 died after about 10km. I was very sad that my Garmin died, but not surprised. It was having trouble holding charge for a few weeks. I’ve worn it almost every day for almost[…continue reading]
September 19, 2012
Yellow is my colour this fall
I guess yellow is my colour this fall. Or maybe gold? It’s nice that I get these shirts long before race day so that I can train in them before my respective races. There is a superstition that you shouldn’t wear a race shirt until the race because they’re technically finishers shirts and you haven’t finished yet. But these are almost uniforms, so I want to train in them to know how they feel and get used to them. On the left is my Team LiveSTRONG shirt that I’ll be wearing for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on October[…continue reading]
June 25, 2012
Nipples! ReSkin Product Review
I imagine that title got your attention! Most runners are well aware of the damage chafing can do to our bodies while we run. When a shirt, shorts, undergarment, belt or shoe rubs us the wrong way, our skin can become very irritated, even to the point of bleeding. I sometimes say “BodyGlide saves lives.” And it’s mostly true. BodyGlide is a product that you can apply to areas of skin as a lubricant to reduce uncomfortable rubbing and chafing. I use it between my legs, in the small of my back (to reduce belt chafing) and on the edges of[…continue reading]
