By Daddy Clay Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

6 Essentials for Marathon Training Dads

Nike+ Coach (free)
Since I rebooted my running career three years ago, I have logged almost every outing with the free Nike+ service. I started with the shoe pod, and have progressed to the Nike+ GPS app on my iPhone ($4.99). 3800 miles later, finally ready for a full marathon, I again turned to Nike+. Using the Coach feature on their website, I was able to access a detailed, customized and completely free training program that I then downloaded to my iCal and took with me everywhere I went. I followed the program religiously, and it helped me meet and surpass my goals. The program ramped my runs, but also included some interesting and challenging interval workouts. The Nike+ system has a reputation for being buggy and even losing data, but it has served me very well over the years. Friend me on the site — I’m DaddyClay there. Read the rest of this entry »

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