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Run clubs have always been one of my favorite ways to meet new people, and they’re finally getting the attention they deserve. Aside from the proven mental and physical benefits of running, the exercise has always appealed to me because it’s something you can do alone or with a huge group of people.
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As a seasoned marathon runner who tests products for a living, I’ve tried 20+ pairs of running shoes. I’ve even had my feet and stride analyzed for personalized sneakers—and yet it”s rare for a sneaker to impress me as much as the Brooks Ghost 15 did straight out of the box.
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Dion Thompson-Davoli has seen every sidewalk, row house and neighborhood in D.C., after he finished running down each of the 1,838 streets in the city Friday.
One runner has seen every sidewalk, row house and neighborhood in D.C., after he finished running down each of the 1,838 streets in the city Friday.
Dion Thompson-Davoli finished his final street in the early morning hours when the heat and humidity were brutal.
“By the time I was done with my last one, it must have been almost 90 degrees,” Thompson-Davoli told WTOP. “I was soaked through my shoes, which is just the worst when you’re jogging and your feet are squelching against the ground.”
He started the challenge two years ago after downloading an app called CityStrides, which tracks your running paths in your city, and quickly ran every street in Takoma Park, Maryland, the city where he lived.
He then crossed into D.C.
It took until my very last day here, but as of this morning I have run every single street of the nation’s capital. All 1,838 of them pic.twitter.com/rmVH507loc
— Dion (@2024dion) July 5, 2024
“It was a lot of fun. It was a great way to see the city,” Thompson-Davoli said.
In a typical week, he would log 10 to 12 miles of new road. The only roads he did not complete were interstates and the street where former President Barack Obama resides, which was blocked off by Secret Service.
Over his 2-year-long challenge, he had a few takeaways of the District.
“D.C. is a beautiful city. It’s just a city of neighborhoods, really more than anywhere else I’ve ever lived. There is nothing to Washington more than downtown, and then a succession of really gorgeous neighborhoods,” said Thompson-Davoli, suggesting that he may be one of the only people to have ever gone down every street on foot.
He also said the city had more hills than he was expecting, which were not a pleasant feature for someone planning to run the nearly 2,000 miles of road.
But he admitted it does provide some beautiful scenic overlooks, such as Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast, where “you can look down the hill and see the monuments from a distance,” or upper Connecticut Avenue in Northwest.
“(It’s) just a city full of friendly people. People are sitting out on their porches, they’ll wave at you as you go by, kids will say ‘hi’ to you, or want to jog with you for a little bit, which was always fun,” he said.
Some of his favorite neighborhoods to run were Northwest D.C.’s Palisades and Spring Valley.
“There’s some gorgeous historic home architecture on the far west side of the city that is really worth your time,” he said.
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Mia Agostinelli loves snapping pictures of her friends. And because those friends just so happen to be runners, her subjects are often on the move. “In college, I bought a Sony Alpha with the intention of taking street photos around New York,” says the 23-year-old. “When I joined a run club in the city and started getting into races I noticed that there were lots of people taking content, especially videos, but my favorite form was always the still photography.”
Now, Agostinelli brings her camera with her to every race she watches. Her goal when taking race-day photos: capture the joy on the runners’ faces – an emotion she relates to deeply, as a devoted runner herself.
That said, this joy doesn’t always show up in traditional race-day photos. While race photographers do their best to capture the hundreds or thousands of participants, the images tend to range from funny to downright embarrassing. As one Reddit commenter remarked about their race photos, “I look like a rat that’s been waterboarded.”
For many runners, including Agostinelli, there’s an answer to this conundrum: ask the people who know you and love you to play photographer. Nora and Noah* – another pair of runners who live in NYC – go as far as making a game plan before their races. Since Noah usually finishes his race first, he often circles back around to snap a few shots of Nora along the race course and at the finish line. “The conversation always goes, ‘Hey, can you please meet me at the finish line?’ I want to make sure that I have good pictures so I have something to post!” says Nora.
Something about seeing a friendly face – in this case, her boyfriend’s – allows Nora to pose and interact with the camera in a natural way. “Whenever I’m running races, I’ve tried really hard to pose for the [photographers], but the photos just never turn out the way I want them to,” she says. “It’s nice having Noah there because I can interact and he can try to take good pictures of me. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn’t.”
The muse isn’t the only one who reaps the benefits of these photographs, however. Noah, who has photography experience, says that the act of capturing Nora in motion feels satisfying and serendipitous. “Pre-pandemic, I was a photographer, and I was mainly shooting live music and concerts. Once the pandemic hit, that all stopped,” says Noah.
Like many others, he took up running during the pandemic. Perhaps it was natural that his background in photography bled into his newfound passion for running. He started bringing his camera to races, and carries a film camera even on casual runs with Nora.
For Agostinelli, the fulfillment comes from offering her friends moral support as they run by. “When I’m taking photos I’m almost incessantly watching out for my friends and keeping track of where they are,” she tells PS. “When you pass people you know during a race, it’s a huge energy boost, so I just try to get them as excited and enthusiastic as I can while they’re running by.”
If you’ve tried to photograph your own friends during a 5K only to see a blurry image appear on screen, you’re not alone. According to photographer and videographer Rob Schanz, capturing movement can be a tall order. “For someone who’s just getting into photography it’s obviously challenging because you have a lot going on between the subject moving and trying to figure out how to work your camera properly,” he says. “However, when you capture it correctly, movement is such a beautiful thing.”
Here, his top tips for getting a race-day photo your running friend will want to frame.
Schanz advises learning from your mistakes – but also recognizing when those mistakes are actually a happy accident. “I find that a lot of these mistakes’ can be the best images,” he says. “Maybe the image is blurry, the subject is half out of the frame, or the horizon line isn’t straight because you were struggling to get into position. These are all things that might make the picture more interesting or help push the theme of ‘movement.’”
Schanz recommends planning ahead of race day to guarantee the best photos of your friends. “You’ll need to pick some good spots along the course that you can pop in and out of easily,” he says. If you don’t have time to scout out some viewing sites before the race, on the big day look for scenic spots with thinner crowds. For example, if you’re spectating a race in a coastal town, maybe you want an ocean backdrop or spot in the middle of the race where the pack will have thinned out.
Even if you don’t scout out your photography spots ahead of time, Schanz strongly advises getting familiar with your camera before the big day. Facial recognition, continuous focus, and burst mode are all amazing settings for taking awesome photos of your friends. But you only have a few seconds of picture taking each time your loved one runs past, so you want to know what those settings are and how to use them before you spot them bounding toward you.
One smart photography hack: before you click the shutter (or that circular button on your smartphone), make sure your subject isn’t on the downstep. This angle tends to be unflattering, so wait for them to bound forward before you finally snap that pic.
Finally, don’t forget why you showed up in the first place. “Always remember to cheer while you’re shooting,” says Schanz. “For the longest time, I would focus so much on the picture – no pun intended – and forget to cheer for my partner when she went by. Having a nice photo of your race is great but getting the motivation to achieve your goal is more important.”
*Names have been changed to protect sources’ identities.
Kells McPhillips is a health and wellness writer living in Los Angeles. In addition to PS, her journalism has appeared in The New York Times, Well+Good, Fortune, Runner’s World, Outside, Yoga Journal, and others. On the brand side, she regularly works with Peloton, Calm, and Equinox.
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When it comes to fitness, we all want to get the most bang for our buck. In an effort to get fitter and stronger, many people combine strength and cardio exercises into one gym session. However, it turns out that this popular training style might not be bringing you any closer to your goals.
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It was 2 am at Denver International Airport, and Jared Murphy was only a few hours into a planned 17-hour layover. His options at this quiet hour, in the expansive halls of the concourse, were pretty much nil. There would be no nibbling on ahi tartare at the Crú Food & Wine Bar for at least another seven hours, and the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory’s signature caramel apples had long since been cached for the night.
Some may have looked upon this overnight interval as a welter of halogen-lit misery. But Murphy, a competitive runner since high school, was an avid user of the exercise app Strava, and frequently checked the app while traveling to see where locals liked to run. In particular, he looked for segments: user-generated pathways, often with notable features—a particularly hairy climb, for instance—where you can compete to have the best time and be crowned king or queen of the mountain.
Sitting in Terminal B, Murphy opened up Strava on his phone and searched for a segment at the airport. “Sure enough,” he recalls, the map showed a few of the telltale orange icons.
Even better: He was stoked to find a segment right where he was. It was called “Gate Change Gnar,” a straightaway sprint of nearly 500 feet past the aforementioned fine-dining options and eight gates. Murphy could see the current record holder had a time of 22 seconds. Respectable, but not blindingly fast. Of course, the nation’s third-busiest airport is normally full of shuffling travelers; sprinting carries a significant risk of a high-speed pileup with some frazzled traveler towing a rollaboard the size of an Airstream.
But given the hour—and that it was June 2020—Murphy was literally the only person in all of Terminal B. “I can’t resist a good segment when it’s there,” he says. Even though he was taking some time off with a lingering calf injury, he headed to the starting line.
Strava serves as a communal hub for more than 100 million users. About 250 of them have run Gate Change Gnar. It started as part of someone’s “airport walk” on October 10, 2012, a leisurely 86-second stroll. The leaderboard has gotten faster since then. Now someone gives the segment a go every few days. The chance to win king of the mountain makes Strava a handy conduit for an athlete’s amphetaminic energy output—even in the unlikeliest circumstances.
That night in the dark Denver terminal, Murphy, who happened to be wearing a pair of Hokas at the time, claimed the course record in 19 seconds. Then he bagged a couple of others before heading to the couches in Terminal A for some sleep.
Tyler Swartz is another Strava user who tackled the gnar. He’s the founder of Endorphins Running, a startup that organizes group runs in a handful of American cities. During a March snowstorm, at about 9:30 in the evening, he sprinted the segment half a dozen times after he missed a connecting flight. It was impromptu entertainment for an otherwise grumpy crowd. “I was high-fiving people,” he says. “There were little kids running with me. Some people recognized me from TikTok.” He has more than 43,000 followers. An Instagram reel of his sprints has 380,000 views.
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Gohil says in most cases recovery shoes can be worn all day—but it’s essential to ensure they provide the necessary support and fit for prolonged wear. “Some recovery shoes may lack the structure needed for all-day use, so it’s advisable to alternate with other supportive footwear if necessary,” she adds.
Podiatrist Anne Sharkey, DPM, agrees adding that for walking, exercise, and activity, her recommendation is to wear “activity appropriate shoes.”
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At the age of 27, New Balance athlete Gabby Thomas has racked up a lifetime’s worth of accomplishments. She’s a Harvard University graduate, a two-time Olympic medalist (in the 200 meter and the 4 x 100 meter relay), a World Champion (in the same track and field events), and an NCAA Champion.
Any one of these feats would be considered impressive; taken together, they’re almost unbelievable. To go the extra mile: as an undergrad at Harvard, Thomas studied neurobiology and global health. During those same years, she set the school and Ivy League records in the 100 meters, 200 meters and the indoor 60 meters. Thomas won 22 conference titles in six different events during just three years of college track and field, before she ultimately forwent her last year of college eligibility to go pro with New Balance.
Not to mention, she went on to get a master’s degree in epidemiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Austin).
To say that Thomas’s schedule must have been busy during her college years would be an understatement. But the truth is, in 2014, after her sophomore collegiate track season, Thomas found herself on the cusp of burnout and struggling with the idea of powering through her junior year track season.
“I had gotten to a place in my college career where I felt like I had given so much to track. I was feeling a little bit less whole in other areas of my life,” Thomas tells PS, acknowledging that being a college athlete “can be very intense . . . It requires so much from you in terms of discipline, energy, and mindset,” she says.
This was all happening in the mid-2010s, when high-profile athletes weren’t having the types of conversations about mental health that they are today. It was still years away from Naomi Osaka skipping a press conference to protect her mental health; Simone Biles withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics while battling “the twisties;” Michael Phelps opening up about his experience with depression.
Without the examples of other athletes to follow, Thomas ended up following her own instincts. And they were telling her to make a bold choice: to say yes to studying abroad in Dakar, Senegal for a semester, even though that meant missing summer regionals, NCAA national championships, and the USA Championships – the track and field competitions that had, until that point, defined her college experience.
While many student athletes may hesitate to study abroad for an entire semester – and risk missing out on competitions and events and falling behind on training – Thomas says Harvard was uniquely encouraging.
“Thankfully I was at Harvard, which is a place that kind of encourages self-discovery in other avenues, and so I didn’t have to worry about losing and sacrificing scholarship money, or my coach holding a grudge forever, or people wondering what I was doing,” she tells PS. “That said, my coach was not excited about it! But he accepted it and he understood where I was coming from.”
Thomas still felt apprehensive about the choice she was making. She took an entire summer off training, one of her longest breaks ever. What if she lost her fitness? Would she come back and lag way behind her training partners? Or more pressingly: What if she lost her emotional edge? What if she loved not being a track athlete so much that she couldn’t recommit when it was time to come home?
But she knew “if I was going to have longevity in the sport, I needed that breathing room. I needed to be able to let things go,” she tells PS. “We sacrificed a lot for track – whatever you love, you sacrificed a lot for it. And so I needed that [time] for me.”
Ultimately, she credits the time abroad as providing the mental reset she needed to continue dominating in track and field, eventually setting the table for her entry into professional track and field.
“I think that trip really helped me with my track career at the end of the day, because I came back from it feeling very refreshed. By the time I came back, I was really happy with my life and what I was doing, so I was really excited to get back to Harvard, go to school, and go back to the track and get to training. And I don’t think it was a coincidence that literally that next season I ended up winning NCAAs and breaking the collegiate record,” Thomas says.
“I just think I needed that time to really reflect on what I wanted in my life and what I wanted to do. And that’s why I feel like having that balance is so important. You need to really be enjoying the entirety of your life and really have the sense of purpose to have success in what you’re doing. And I really found that just by taking that break and going abroad,” she adds.
Years later and with even more accolades and degrees under her belt, Thomas is able to look back at the choice that felt so monumental and potentially disastrous at the time with fondness. She can also see she’s continued to choose “balance” over and over again, throughout her career.
She talks about living between two worlds that she tries to integrate as much as possible. “I have my track world, and those are my teammates, my coaches, and people who are in that elite sports world and understand what it takes. Those are people you can confide in, hang out with, and do things that are appropriate for your lifestyle. And it’s really helpful to have that sense of community,” she says.
The other world includes everyone else. And while her non-athlete friends may not understand her lifestyle as well, they’re just as crucial for her mental health. “You need those types of people that remind you to not take life too seriously, and are a refreshing reset from that world. So having both and being able to split my time with them is just really helpful,” she says.
Make no mistake, Thomas’s schedule as a Team USA track and field athlete during an Olympics year is about as jam-packed as you can imagine. Her training is intense, and the mental pressure is on. But she remains committed to truly listening to herself on what balance looks like for her. “You need to really be enjoying the entirety of your life and really have the sense of purpose to have success in what you’re doing,” Thomas says. “As long as you are happy and loving what you’re doing and passionate about it, then you will find success.”
Sierra Chanell Patrick is a former dual-sport Division I collegiate athlete turned writer, producer, and digital strategist. You may also recognize Sierra from hosting a variety of content for POPSUGAR, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” the Los Angeles Dodgers, Hearst Media, and more.
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Runners head down 17th Avenue in the annual Colfax Marathon’s final leg, May 20, 2018.
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If you’re running this weekend: close this tab and start stretching, carbo-loading and getting ready for bed.
For everyone else: Here’s what you should know about the traffic disruptions this weekend, as thousands of runners prepare to race throughout the city.
On Saturday, York Street will be partially closed from 21st Avenue to 17th Avenue from 9-11:30 a.m. for the 5k.
Sunday will have longer citywide closures for the 10-mile, half marathon and marathon.
Here’s what will be closed and when:
That’s a lot of the city. To travel north-south, I-25 will be open on the west side of the route, and Colorado Boulevard will be open on the east side. To travel east-west, roads south of Colfax and north of 26th Avenue will be open.
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On Saturday, the 20 and 24 buses will have a detour around the 5k from 9 a.m. to noon.
Here’s how the race will affect RTD on Sunday:
Good luck getting around, and good luck to everyone racing this weekend. I suggest Moe’s bagels as a great post-run meal.
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In 1682, William Penn commissioned General Surveyor Thomas Holme to design his new city. The construction of this new metropolis in Pennsylvania—a gift from British King Charles II as repayment for a loan owed to Penn’s father—is still evident today.
Penn and Holme’s design for Philadelphia — which would be perfectly situated at the coming together of the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers — would follow a grid system around the main thoroughfares, Broad and High Streets, with five squares for its residents. Today, those are City Hall, Franklin, Rittenhouse, Washington, and Logan.)
Last week, we told you about the historic Penn Relays. This week, we have the other Philadelphia running tradition since 1980, the Broad Street Run.
This year has special meaning for the Broad Street Run, which will once again terminate at the Navy Yard.
Over its nearly forty-five-year history, Philadelphia’s Broad Street Run has been won by talent from Russia, Morocco, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya, and, of course, the United States. Unfortunately, it has also included four deaths.
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I’ve always yearned to join the ranks of those who relish running. While I certainly appreciate the post-run endorphin rush (who doesn’t?), the idea of pounding pavement never really resonated with me—until I started wearing the New Balance Fresh Foam X 1080.
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On upper-body days, McKenna advises doing cardio either before or after your weight training session—whichever you prefer. Choose a form of cardio that primarily engages your legs (like running or using a stair stepper) rather than your arms.
On leg days, “I recommend a 10-minute walk beforehand to loosen your muscles and prepare your glutes, thighs, and hamstrings for strength training,” McKenna suggests. “The last thing you want is to go for a run after deadlifting 150 pounds.” If you opt for more intense cardio on these days, do it after your weight training session to avoid compromising your lifting performance.
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My fitness routine used to center solely around marathon training, but I’ve learned I thrive on exercise variety in the last few years. So when I was asked to test Apple Fitness+, I jumped at the chanced to review the platform’s robust library of workouts.
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Per Korneld, “It has great cushioning, plenty of room in the toe box, easily accommodates orthotics for those that need them. It’s generous cushioning makes it ideal for long distance running.” He adds that these are a good shoe for people with bunions because of the roomy toe box.
Plus, they’re extremely well-cushioned with ample arch support. In fact, we named these sneakers one of the best cushioned running shoes.
It’s worth noting, however, that Korneld says these shoes have “a bit of a rigid forefoot with a mid-arch rocker to assist with toe off and propulsion,” adding that “the rocker is not something that works for every runner.”
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Pre-race yoga sessions. Training guides and support from female Olympians. Chocolate milk toasts. Tampons stocked in every Porta-potty. You’ve never seen a race quite like this before—and it’s changing the face of running for rookies and elite athletes alike.
Every Woman’s Marathon, powered by Team Milk, is a U.S. marathon designed by women, for women. It was born of a clear need: the dire lack of female-centric marathon experiences available for distance runners. Though almost half of American marathon participants are women, 60 percent of female runners feel that endurance races cater more to men. Historically, women were excluded from marathons because of the (ridiculous) belief that they couldn’t handle the distance; it wasn’t until 1972 that the prestigious Boston Marathon allowed women to participate. That legacy of exclusion still persists across many distance races even today, with race design, gear, and training guides predominantly geared toward men.
The first-ever Every Woman’s Marathon seeks to change all that. Scheduled for November 16, 2024, in Savannah, Georgia, this race puts women front and center. These 26.2 miles have been designed to be a physically, psychologically, and emotionally safe space for all women, from first-timers to experienced runners. Organizers emphasize community above competition, making sure the event welcomes all running abilities and body types. After all, 88 percent of women in a recent survey expressed the need for race events that embrace more diverse participants, and nine out of ten female distance runners say being part of a community is what motivates them to run.
What makes Every Woman’s Marathon truly for every woman? Each participant gets access to training and nutrition plans, which include tips and tricks from the marathon’s advisory board, including two-time Olympian Des Linden, Harlem Run founder and trailblazer Alison Mariella Désir, eight-time national champion Deena Kastor, cancer survivor and world champion adaptive athlete Danielle McLaughlin, and the first woman to compete in the Boston Marathon in 1967 Katherine Switzer. These training guides are tailored for every kind of runner, from mothers to beginners to longtime racers. More than just a race, Every Woman’s Marathon features two days of community and wellness programming, complete with cooking and yoga classes, inspiring panels, and an epic post-race party. All events were designed with families in mind and feature amenities like nursing pods and a designated kids’ play area. And the marathon itself will have wheelchair-accessible lanes, spirit squads at every mile, and a nonstop empowering vibe. (Oh, and organizers truly mean the every part: this marathon welcomes all adults, including trans or nonbinary people and men.)
Team Milk and marathons are a natural match. Cow’s milk is a nutritional powerhouse for runners, providing fuel, hydration, and recovery benefits all in a single glass. “Milk is one great option for runners because it provides all of the important pre- and post-run nutrients in one drink,” says Stephanie Darby, a Colorado-based registered dietitian who focuses her practice on female runners. “It has protein and carbohydrates, a little bit of fat, electrolytes, and fluids.”
Let’s break that down: the high-quality protein found in cow’s milk supports lean muscle development. Women know the power of this strength-building nutrient, with 70 percent of female runners reporting that they seek out protein to support their training. Carbohydrates and fat provide crucial energy. Fluids help replace what runners lose through sweat during a training session or race, and electrolytes restore fluid balance and support muscle function. Specifically, milk contains three key electrolytes for athletes: magnesium, sodium, and potassium. Milk also packs B vitamins, which help convert food into energy; vitamin A, zinc, and selenium, all of which support immune system health; iodine, which helps regulate the metabolism; and calcium, vitamin D, and phosphorus, which are critical for bone health.
That extensive list of nutrients makes milk an excellent training partner anytime, but it’s particularly powerful as a recovery drink, Darby says. “It’s ideal after training,” she notes, “because you need its 3:1 ratio of carbohydrates to protein to replenish your glycogen stores”—your muscles’ fuel supply. “It also has the fluids you need to replenish from sweating.” In fact, milk’s fluid-plus-electrolytes package rehydrates even better than water. Scientific studies have shown chocolate milk in particular excels as a recovery beverage, building better muscle glycogen concentrations than carbohydrate-only drinks do and extending running capacity for extra workouts.
Not only that, but drinking milk also helps prevent muscle soreness by quickly replacing fluids and nutrients, keeping runners on track with their training. Darby points out that runners often don’t feel hungry after exerting themselves, so “It can be hard to consume adequate nutrients for recovery.” Milk, an all-inclusive, easy-to-consume recovery drink, makes getting those critical nutrients much more palatable.
But the benefits aren’t confined to after a run. Milk provides sustained energy to fuel workouts, both short and long. Incorporating milk into the diet all day long—from morning smoothies, oatmeal, or lattes to afternoon protein shakes to golden milk in the evening—helps ensure runners have the oomph they need to tackle marathon training.
Registration is now open for Every Woman’s Marathon! Join the more than 4,000 women already committed to gathering in Savannah here. When you sign up, a portion of the registration fee goes to your choice of one of five incredible organizations dedicated to supporting women and girls: Girls on the Run, Black Girls Run, 261 Fearless, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia. The marathon world will never be the same.
The Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP), based in Washington, DC, is funded by the nation’s milk companies and is dedicated to educating consumers and increasing the consumption of fluid milk. For more information, visit MilkPEP.org.
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Even the most advanced fitness trackers can’t catch everything. While testing the Garmin Forerunner 165 Music, I got a severe case of food poisoning and spent two days in bed. There’s nothing more irritating than your cheery fitness tracker notifying you that you’ve gotten tons of sleep and your Body Battery is at 100 as you’re struggling not to throw up water. It’s almost as irritating as your children shouting to ask if you’re still trapped in the bathroom.
When I finally got back to working out, the watch counseled me to build up my base with long, slow runs. This pace is insanely slow, particularly since I live next to a college campus full of long-legged teenagers, humiliating me with their vigorous strides, youthfulness, and hope. Nevertheless, I persist. My legs feel great. The Forerunner has allowed me to graduate to tempo runs, and my heart rate is lower than ever. Amazing!
The Forerunner 165 is the latest entry in Garmin’s Forerunner series, but there are no duds in the Forerunner lineup. If you’re a beginner runner who can find the barebones Forerunner 55 for under $200, that one is perfectly fine! However, the Forerunner 165 has enough additional features that, to me, it justifies the extra cash.
The Forerunner 165 looks like your standard technical Garmin. It has the familiar five-button layout—three on the left and two on the right—with a chemically reinforced screen, a polymer bezel, and a silicone strap. Note: You will need to wash the strap every two to three days if you don’t want to get a wrist rash. It now also has a new, bright AMOLED display that I had no problem seeing in bright, direct sunlight.
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It’s also a touchscreen, so instances where I spectacularly fail at navigating the button system have decreased dramatically. Same with times where I accidentally call my emergency contacts from holding the wrong button down for too long. (It’s the Up button on the left side. Don’t hold that button unless you’re in trouble.)
The higher-end Forerunner models are aimed at multisport athletes, but the Forerunner 165 is pretty explicitly aimed at runners. In addition to personalized, adaptive training plans, you can also now see metrics like running power and cadence on the screen on your wrist, as well as some of Garmin’s more esoteric proprietary metrics, like Training Effect, which helps you determine how impactful each workout was on your overall performance.
The reason you get a Forerunner 165 over a Forerunner 55 is that in addition to a nicer display, you also get more sensors. In addition to the now-standard multiband GPS positioning systems—GPS, Glonass, and Galileo, which lets you position yourself precisely for accurate workout metrics—the Forerunner 165 has the pulse oximetry blood oxygen sensor, as well as a barometric altimeter, compass, and ambient light sensor.
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