{"id":137,"date":"2012-05-25T12:40:27","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T03:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/laurelraab.com\/?p=137"},"modified":"2012-05-25T12:40:27","modified_gmt":"2012-05-25T03:40:27","slug":"running-and-calibrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/penniestoyennies.com\/?p=137","title":{"rendered":"Running and Calibrations"},"content":{"rendered":"

I realized I’ve fallen very behind in my running\/ dieting\/ fitness updates! <\/p>\n

I’ve had a setback that’s been getting me down. I use Nike+ on my iPod, and have always questioned its accuracy a bit. So I decided to download a cell phone app my college friend uses. It’s called Endomondo, and it uses GPS to track you as you run, communicating w satellites for a pretty accurate readout.<\/p>\n

I had my first big run with the new tracking app the other night. I decided to track my run with both the new app on my phone and still my Nike+, to see how accurate it was. I set out for an 11 mile run, and needless to say I wasn’t pleased with the results…<\/p>\n

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What I thought was 11 miles ended up only being 10! Which means what I thought was an 11:58\/ mile pace ended up being 13.09. While it’s absolutely possible and likely the satellite connection glitched for a second, it’s still depressing to think I’ve been running for almost half a year now and I feel like I’m having this set back.<\/p>\n

But enough complaining! Disneyland half marathon is only 97 days away! Dan and I have started looking into flights and hotels which is always exciting. <\/p>\n

I’ve also been riding my bike much more lately. I learned if I bike to the next train station over, I can get to work quicker, so I’ve been doing that this week. I’m getting better every time I go for a ride! Also, Dan and I found a new park to run it, with fewer tall building surrounding it, so our running app will have fewer glitches. It’s about a mile from the apartment so it’s nice to bike out to the park to run.<\/p>\n

Busy weekend coming up! Disneyland tonight and hiking in Hakone Sunday! Be ready for pictures \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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