Of Mice and Marathons

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Location:

Lake Orion,MI,

Member Since:

Dec 28, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs

16:52 Phillies Charities 5k (2016)

35:52 Beach to Beacon 10k (2015)

58:10 Broad Street 10 Mile (2016)

1:16:02 Philadelphia Rock and Roll Half Marathon (2015)

2:46:54 Philadelphia Marathon (2015)

Personal:

I live in Michigan with my wife, Megan, and our boys, Charlie and Sawyer. I started running in September 2010.

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Miles:	This week:	20.20	Month:	20.20	Year:	1868.65
Miles With Megan Lifetime Miles:						613.75
Miles With The Boys Lifetime Miles:						99.90
Nike Zoom Streak LT4 Mr. Pinks Lifetime Miles:						21.60
Saucony ISO Freedom 3 #2 Lifetime Miles:						253.80
Altra Rivera Lifetime Miles:						353.35
Altra Rivera (Dark Blue) Lifetime Miles:						137.10
Saucony Kinvara 13 Lifetime Miles:						440.50
Saucony Endorphin Pro Lifetime Miles:						287.00
Saucony Freedom 5 Lifetime Miles:						304.80
Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Lifetime Miles:						270.65
Saucony Endorphin Pro White Lifetime Miles:						23.40
Kinvara 14 Blue/Grey Lifetime Miles:						40.50
Saucony Ride Teal Lifetime Miles:						23.40
Saucony KInvara 14 Yellow Lifetime Miles:						12.40
Nike XC Flats Lifetime Miles:						4.10

Mon, Aug 17, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.00

AM: Treadmill - 4 miles.

HR monitor wasn't reading correctly; it was all over the place. I likely will stop using it again. I hate paying good money for things that are absolute crap.

PM: Trails - 8 miles. Hot. Quite a bit of climbing and working around downed trees. Pretty tired.

+ Stretching and core (late)

Mizuno Musha Miles: 4.00	Inov-8 Roclite 295 Miles: 8.00

Weight: 173.50

Comments

From Bret on Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 09:08:45 from 216.234.133.229

I really disliked the old school chest strap HRM's because of incorrect readings - annoying/discomfort etc. Switched to an optical HRM that I wear on my arm. It is pretty spot-on - liking it very much. Connects to garmin watches and to multiple phone apps with bluetooth. In case you want to try something else instead. Less than $75.

From Jason D on Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 15:29:42 from 68.80.27.222

The Garmin 225 has a built in one I guess but it doesn't have the all the features I like, otherwise I would have traded it.

Which brand are you using?

From Bret on Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 15:40:49 from 216.234.133.229

Scosche rhythm - connects to my Garmin 620 and lots of bluetooth apps on the iphone.

There is another one I have that's in a hat - called Lifebeam - which works well, when it is functioning. Its really buggy - when taking it off the charger for some reason - it locks up sometimes and its tricky to get it to turn on and off. Anyway, I like the idea of it in my hat for running when its sunny and hot, but not so much if it am indoors or if its so cold outside that I want more than a running cap.

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