Despite picking up a Garmin 920XT just a few months ago, it looks like I’m actually going to take the plunge on a completely different watch. Shortly after I picked up my Garmin 920XT, Garmin introduced the 735XT. This watch is based off of the Forerunner 230/235 form factor, including optical heart rate on the wrist. […]
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Product Review: Black Diamond Trail Pro Trekking Poles
Another new purchase for my 50 mile race was a set of trekking poles. I had never bought any before, but thanks to some friends, I had a chance to try some out during my training. I had a couple of criteria for what I was looking for. First, I wanted it to be lightweight, […]
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Product Review: Black Diamond Spot
As I packed for my 50 mile race last weekend I started thinking about my headlamp. I knew I would be running in the dark for many hours, and I had a slight concern with the battery life of my Petzl Tikka+ (review). It’s a decent headlamp, but battery technology has changed a lot in […]
Read moreWhy Garmin 920XT?
As promised, I wanted to spend a couple moments explaining why I chose the model of watch that I did. In my considerations I looked at the Garmin 920XT, the Garmin fenix3 and the Suunto Ambit 3. My wife has an Ambit 2, and really loves the watch. However, I ran into one issue that […]
Read moreQuick review: Garmin 920XT
I’ve had the opportunity to run with my new Garmin 920XT a couple of times, and wanted to share some of my thoughts on how the watch has held up so far in my runs. I did a 31 mile training race on Saturday, so the watch was put through its paces during a 7+ […]
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Quick Review: New Balance 870v4
Picked up a new pair of shoes this past weekend. My Saucony Guide 7s are getting up there in miles, so I wanted to have something to replace them with once they got too worn out. My main shoe right now is my Brooks Ravenna 5, but I don’t care for the Ravenna 6, so […]
Read moreRunning equipment
Had another day when I wasn’t sure what I was going to write about, but then my afternoon ended with a conversation with a good friend of mine about running watches. So I thought I’d talk about a couple of my favorite watches that I use for GPS tracking my runs. First and foremost, I’ve […]
Read morePetzl Tikka+ headlamp review
Many of my training runs are done very early in the morning. In the colder months of the year this means that I’m usually running in darkness. For many years I’ve relied on the light from a few streetlights on these dark cold runs (with blinkers and reflective gear of course). Last night I decided […]
Read moreNew Balance 1210 Leadville review
My 2015 training program kicked into high gear this morning with my first >10k run. Because we have a good half-inch of unplowed snow on the streets, I decided to give my recently purchased New Balance 1210 Leadville trail shoes their inaugural run. I also have a section of dirt trail about 0.8 of a […]
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