{"id":7885,"date":"2014-09-10T06:14:53","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T10:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/?p=7885"},"modified":"2014-09-10T22:37:46","modified_gmt":"2014-09-11T02:37:46","slug":"fave-running-gear-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/?p=7885","title":{"rendered":"Fave Running Gear – Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let’s talk running…again. \u00a0This time though, I wanted to mention\u00a0some of the items that have helped me along the way. And by help, I actually mean products that have made my training even possible. \u00a0If the conditions are not\u00a0perfect, it will annoy me and my run will suffer. \u00a0That means my earphones can’t fall out, socks can’t bunch, hair can’t bounce, shirt can’t flap, shorts can’t give me a wedgie. \u00a0And if they do, I can’t run.<\/p>\n

Here are some of tricks I use to make run far less annoying.\"run1. Yurbuds<\/a> – Speaking of earphones, these babies are MAGIC. \u00a0They fit snuggly in your ear and do not fall out or shift or move whatsoever. \u00a0They go for about $29 but are worth every penny. \u00a0Dan bought them for my birthday last year and I loved them so much that I bought him some for his birthday a few months later. \u00a0And then I stole them back from him because I lost mine.<\/p>\n

2. \u00a0Sports bra – You’d think this one was obvious, but poor planning can lead to a less than supportive bra and some very unhappy girls.<\/p>\n

3. \u00a0Good shoes<\/a> – I cannot stress this enough. \u00a0Do not buy whichever shoes that are on sale and cross your fingers that they’ll be right for you. \u00a0I learned the lesson the hard way and have had some severe knee pain as a result. \u00a0If there is ANYTHING to spend a bit of money on, it’s your shoes. \u00a0Go to one of those specialty shops like Running Room or Fleet Feet and have them watch you run and then suggest some shoes. \u00a0I have purchased my last 8-10 pairs this way and they have yet to make a mistake. \u00a0Good shoes are key.<\/p>\n

4. Kinesiology Tape – What was unheard of a few years ago, now is all the rage in preventing injury. \u00a0I was a non-believer myself, but after trying it, it makes running with patellofemoral syndrome possible. \u00a0Even last night, as I finished up my first 16 km run, my knee wasn’t screaming at me. \u00a0In fact, it actually felt…ok. \u00a0Placebo effect or not, I don’t run without taping my knee now and I’m actually coin it pain-free.<\/p>\n

5. \u00a0Run: Speed Shorts by LuluLemon<\/a> – I saved the best for last. \u00a0I cannot say enough good things about these shorts. \u00a0I have a tendency to run with my legs fairly close together. \u00a0So much so that wearing regular shorts while running any decent distance would be painful because the seams on the inner thighs would rub together and chafe my skin. \u00a0LuluLemon shorts offer a simple but completely brilliant solution. \u00a0They make their shorts with\u00a0“chafe-resistant flat seams designed to save sweaty, sensitive skin from irritation” and they aren’t kidding. \u00a0These shorts have been thigh savers from day one.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for part 2 of my list. \u00a0Until then, what running products can you not live without??<\/p>\n

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Let’s talk running…again. \u00a0This time though, I wanted to mention\u00a0some of the items that have helped me along the way. And by help, I actually mean products that have made my training even possible. \u00a0If the conditions are not\u00a0perfect, it will annoy me and my run will suffer. \u00a0That means my earphones can’t fall out, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[56,28,60],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7885"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7885"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7890,"href":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7885\/revisions\/7890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}