Death of an iPod

My original iPod shuffle suffered an untimely death on Friday. Running without musical inspiration is not really a viable option on long runs - so I went out and got the next generation of the iPod shuffle. It is hard to image that these tiny MP3 players can hold a gigabyte of data. In my first IT job, the companies main file server stored less than 5% of the capacity that I now wear on my sleeve.

I ran 12 miles today from my house through Wellesley center. The weather is starting to turn the corner and most of the snow and ice is off the sidewalk. This was the first time I ever used Gu Energy Gel during my run. The gel is consumed in an attempt to replace the glucose and other essentials that you lose during the run. Apparently these gels have a reputation for being nasty tasting but they have made taste improvements over the past few years. I had a delightful orange flavored Gu. In may be coincidence but I did feel better at the end of this run - than I did during the previous week without the Gu.

Got my official team running shirt in the mail on Friday. The race is just over a month away....