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Gear:
ASICS Men’s GT-2000 4 Running Shoe
– I have worn the same shoe for over 20 years. Every time I need a new pair of shoes I go to Sports basement or whatever shoe store. I try on at least 10 pairs of shoes from all brands and all types and I wind up choosing the Asics. They just fit and feel right. The problem is my size which is 12.5 narrow. I can usually find a pair but it is always in the ugliest possible color combination.
Tesla Men’s Trail Running Minimalist Barefoot Shoe BK31
Update: I have a new philosophy in running and part of it is a new attitude on shoes. I am now wearing this shoe. See my blog post here.
ASICS Men’s Thermal XP Slim Pants
Asics Running Pants – I have two pairs that are exactly right and a couple of lower end ones. It gets cold in San Francisco and a man needs sweat pants. I have to admit these are exactly the pants I run in. Those are very hard to find. These do share one key feature. That is the yoke across the back. Generic technical running shirt – I get one of these from every race. I have a drawer full of them.
Kirkland Signature Men’s Outdoor Trail Sock Merino Wool Blend Assorted Pack
Socks – Kirkland wool. A lot of people swear by all kinds of technical socks, but for me the cushioning and the water repellency of wool is the best.
TomTom Multi-Sport Cardio Watch
– Love it. It does everything I want and only has one button. Works running, biking, in the pool, open water swim, treadmill, everywhere. 7 day charge on standby. Doesn’t count steps.
Armband for iPhone SE, 5, 5s, 5c with a slim case
Swimming:
Ispeed Mirror Pro Optical Swim Goggle
Iphone – goes without saying
Kanu Surf Men’s Competition Jammers Swim Suit
Analytics
EatSmart Precision Digital Bathroom Scale with Extra Large Lighted Display
Scale – Straight forward. Calibrates quickly.
Care Touch Skinfold Body Fat Caliper Set, Care Touch Measure Tape Included
Calipers –
All the body fat measurements seem kind of rough. I can compare the result from the caliper test against the Omron and see what kind of concordance I get.
Omron Fat Loss Monitor
– The jury is still out on this. I haven’t had such a great change in body fat composition that I have been able to test how accurate this is. I am hoping that my current program will give me some data.
Software
Myfitnesspal
– I tried both Myfitnesspal and Loseit for over a year and decided that Myfitnesspal was better for me. It just does more.
Stronglifts5x5 –
A simple linear progression weight lifting program to get you from beginner to intermediate. Like Couch25k for weightlifting.
Strava –
The one feature that outdoes every other service out there is that it automatically tracks your run segments. If you happen to run a created segment it will keep a time for you and you can compare your performance on an on-going basis.
Zombiesrun –
this one is getting a little boring on season 3, but the fun of having a story interposed with your run music doesn’t really get old for me.
Excel –
No single fitness tracker gives me everything I want to analyze my healthand performance, so I download the data and open it in excel to get the graphs and averages I want.