Product Review: ifitness belt and hydration add-on.

[caption id="attachment_1431" align="alignleft" width="300"] Obviously not me wearing it. Picture is from ifitnessinc.com[/caption]

So last August, Detroit Runner did a giveaway for an ifitness belt (edited on 8/15/2013 - the company name has changed to fitletic) which I was fortunate enough to win.  I have worn it several times on runs and in races, although I haven't said much about it. Well, today - that changes!

This is a running item I didn't even know that I needed.  I always found a place to stash my car-keys at races, and then just hoped they would still be there.  Now I was fortunate and they always were, but it never stopped crossing my mind that it might not remain that way.  I was able to pick from any of the colors of the single pouch neoprene running belts, and went with black/grey (it goes with anything after all.)  I have found it to be

Mid Week Catch-up!

So yesterday was crazy, and I didn't pre-write my blog (I often write them the night before to auto-post on the correct day,) so there was no update yesterday!  To the three or four of you reading, I apologize for that - I can only imagine the immense levels of disappointment you must have gone through as you patiently waited!  Never Fear - here is your weekly catch up!  As a bonus, I'll even include some weekend information!

So, lets start off with Friday!!! I didn't run. (ok, that day didn't take long)  Just kidding!  I have found a nice 5 mile loop in Binghamton that I find I prefer much more than an "out and back."  I did the whole loop in 43:37, with the splits looking quite good:

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Mile 1: 10:00
Mile 2: 8:29
Mile 3: 8:02
Mile 4: 8:33
Mile 5: 8:17

Now looking at the splits, you might wonder what happened at mile 1.  The answer is simple - LITTLE JAMES!!!  He is a family friend that my children nick-named "Little James."  We knew far to many James' at the time - and this separated him from the others.   It seems that James has started running, and has already reached the