tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333220961486122274.post1276095765437533022..comments2023-04-13T04:48:49.080-05:00Comments on ChemE Runner: The Gear I Run WithAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05191690737876687147noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333220961486122274.post-34581075815463197932010-10-30T12:41:49.154-05:002010-10-30T12:41:49.154-05:00I think it's kind of funny that "mapping ...I think it's kind of funny that "mapping out my routes with Google maps" is old school! That technology moves pretty fast...<br /><br />We all seem to be running with variations of the same thing - instead a nano, I use a Sansa Clip (similar to an iPod shuffle, but cheaper and you get to have a screen). <br /><br />I also have the watch/HRM combo, but unlike you the HRM seems to be pretty consistent - it's a Timex Ironman (don't know the model number). Like you, I've shied away from the Garmin due to price (grad school - what are you going to do?), but wouldn't say no if one popped up underneath my Christmas tree... just saying.<br /><br />Other gear? Aside from the requisite running clothes, having a hand-held water bottle has also been nice for the marathon training. Now that it's cooler (up here in Illinois, anyway) it's not as necessary, but certainly a nice thing to have! (the one I got was from Target - inexpensive and does the job!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00549559153059700099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333220961486122274.post-27824980608989428232010-10-30T05:13:57.875-05:002010-10-30T05:13:57.875-05:00Good post. I run - religiously - with an iPod Nano...Good post. I run - religiously - with an iPod Nano too. Love it for my ability to access a mix of my favorite music with spoken content, i.e. audiobooks from Audible.com and of running-oriented podcasts (Phedippidations, The Extra Mile, Runners Round Table, Dumprunner, Podrunner) and some science ones (Scientific American & prior Brain Science.) <br /><br />I used to use my Nike system but like you grew dissatisfied with its accuracy, so instead use my Garmin Forerunner 405, which I like a lot (I too don't bother with the HRM though, as it similarly bounces around a lot in its supposed measurement of my heart rate).Mark U.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04792726660751354015noreply@blogger.com