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Back in 2006 before I created LogYourRun I was training for the Saint Louis half marathon and using an excel spreadsheet that I got from one of my friends to keep track of my mileage and running times. The spreadsheet worked great but I quickly found that when training it is also very useful to keep track of pains and aches so you can correlate pain with the amount of effort put in. I also found that I often wanted to enter my data when I was not near the computer that had my spreadsheet on it.
So I created a very simple online running log to keep track of my mileage, time, and injuries. This way I could see my data from any computer and I could visualize the data any way I wanted. Since 2006 I have continuously been adding new features to LogYourRun, largely based on great suggestions that have come from the users of the site.
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Pedometer running watch with lots of great features.
I recently got my hands on one of the Tech4O Trail Leader 1 running watches and I have been very impressed with the features. The watch has a built in accelerometer which allows you to measure your running and walking distance once you have calculated your average stride distance (easily done at the Tech4O website). In my tests, once calibrated, the watch was accurate to within 10% on my runs. The accuracy was greatly increased (within 2%) if I used the watch on the treadmill and kept my pace at the exact same pace as what I used when I calibrated the watch. I think this is due to the fact that as my pace changes so does my stride length.
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Looks like Garmin figured out how to pack a full GPS unit into a regular sized watch. Check out the video review at Amazon.
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New to running - or just new to running long distances? Don't fret - running a half or a full marathon is not impossible - all you need is to practice and to stick with a training program. If you are completely new to long distance running - I would not recommend starting out with a full marathon (26.2 miles) - go for a half marathon (13.1 miles) and see how you like it and then maybe next year train for a full. Almost everyone who is healthy and in good shape will be able to complete a half marathon. You may not run the whole distance - but 13.1 miles is doable for most people if they train.
If you are just starting up on running I would recommend that you use the following guide "beginning to run", and sign up for our first 5K race program.
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