I was last truly serious about running early in 2005 when I ran in the Halifax Bluenose Half Marathon, which I completed in 2:12 in near hurricane conditions. I was pleased with the result considering the crazy winds, and impressed I lived through the experience. It was a terribly hard run, but also one of the greatest experiences of my life.
Since then I have been an on again, off again, kind of runner. Having just crossed over into adulthood at the ripe old age of 40, I've decided it's time to get serious again. My loving wife has been running all along and she is very fast. So she's been training me since October and for Christmas she got me the Adidas miCoach. We first saw it at one of her 10K races last year. I wanted it badly but didn't want to spend the money on myself. I generally only ever splurge on myself with computer or music gear.
I started training with the miCoach on January 4th. I set it up to train me with the goal of completing a 10K race in May in 60mins or less. The training program seemed too easy at first, but tonight I ran my 100th KM since the program started - and it's getting pretty challenging. I've also gotten much faster! On New Year's Eve I ran 5K in 28:16 - which isn't quick for a 40 y/o male. I'm now able to do that same run in 25 mins. That's a huge improvement for such a short time!
If you are a runner who wants to get better, or someone who wants to learn how to run I can truly recommend this inexpensive bit of gear.
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That's neat, Kev. If I were a runner I think I would be interested in that device. I have to do lower impact aerobics, though. Bad knees. I went running (if you could even call it that) a few years ago and my knees complained rudely for weeks afterward. :(
JanH
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