By Cool J in Minneapolis
Hi friends! How is your week going so far?
My week is going swimmingly. It’s a cutback week for marathon training, which is definitely a welcome reprieve for my tired legs. Last night was our only workout of the week: Yasso 800’s.
What are Yasso 800’s? Read all about them HERE. Basically, you run a 1/2 mile in your goal marathon time. So if I want to run a 3:45 marathon, I should run 1/2 mile in 3 min/45 seconds. It’s actually not a very tough workout, so our coach told us to go ahead and push it faster than our goals. I ended up doing most of my repeats between 3:30-3:35. We did six repeats (about 6.5 miles total with warmup/cooldown), and then we were done with workouts for the week!
Tonight was just an easy run. I was stuck at the office a little late, so I was on my own; even Matilda had already gone for a run. No running friends for Jess. That’s okay- I’m still smiling!
But you know what doesn’t make me smile? Wearing gloves, an ear band, long tights, and a thick Brooks top in April does not make me smile. Boo on this cold windy weather! And now there’s snow in the forecast. Thumbs down.
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Definitely not smiling about this weather!
Even though the weather was not cooperating, I did have an opportunity to test out my Nathan wrist runner. I bought it on Amazon for about $7. The zippered pocket was definitely secure- no losing my key on this run!
 I’m guessing most people wear their wrist runner UNDER the sleeve, but how would the reflective band do its job that way? I wore it outside the sleeve with pride: everyone knew my key was secure!
The wrist runner may be secure, but it’s also a little large. With warm running clothes on, it wasn’t so bad, but I could definitely see it being pretty annoying in the summer. It might cause quite an obnoxious tan line too!
 The inside of the wrist runner is lined with a towel-like material, which is probably decent for sweat absorption, but it might not hold up that well in the heat of the summer.
Overall, I think the Nathan wrist runner is a decent fit for your key during a run for the cooler weather, but won’t cross over very well into the summer. I think I will buy one of the shoe key holders like this one:
 *Have you found any other ideas for your key during a run?
**Have you tried Yasso 800’s? Do you think they are a good workout?
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