Running Gear Review: Halo II Headband, Camelbak Dart Hydration Backpack, and Garmin Forerunner 220, or: “Maybe I’ll be fast as you…”

Howdy friends. So it’s mid July and summer training is moving along in earnest. And man oh man, is it STEAMING out there. Look, I get it, complaining about the scorching heat and oppressive humidity in the summertime — in JULY — in SOUTH FLORIDA!! — is a pointless exercise in Classic Nuh-DOYity. Still, I…

Running update: My 18-mile splits, or: “You can bend me, you can break me, but you better stand clear…”

So I completed my first 18-mile run over the weekend. Unfortunately I had to do it solo, as we hit a friend’s wedding in Bokeelia from Friday through Sunday, so I was without the support of my awesome running compadres in FIT. Now that I train with a group, I have no idea how I…