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Running and Racing Potpourri II

January 15, 2015 In October I wrote a Running and Racing Potpourri post.  As the name suggests, it was a hodge podge of running news and questions.  I thought it was fun to share some new articles/posts I’ve read the past couple of weeks: 1. The Mile High Run Club…..the Treadmill Class In November, the Huffington Post wrote an article, “6 Fitness Trends for 2015 that Have Experts Buzzing."  In it they referenced The Mile High Club - which is…

What Time is It?

Watches, watches everywhere! This year I trained/ran with the following: Garmin Forerunner 15 Timex Ironman 50 Lap Polar Heart Rate Monitor A few weeks ago I mentioned that I am starting to prefer my Timex over my Garmin.  Garmin Forerunner 15 Image: Garmin I started using the Garmin again during the spring 2014 season.  There was no real reason why I stopped using my old Forerunner….probably laziness (charging that watch is sooo much effort).  As a quant nerd I do…

Running and Racing Potpourri

October 21, 2014 A little over two months until 2015 - woah! Thanks to everyone who suggested Maryland, DC, and Virginia races - your comments were very useful!  Naturally I am planning my race schedule for next year (you can preview a little bit of it here, but I will have a writeup in December once I finalize it a bit). This is a potpourri post - a blend of news and questions. 1. Nike Half Marathon Headed to NYC?…