First ever Half Marathon

Running Accessories

Camel Back on Amazon gave me a rash

waist belt only works with some shorts and still its rpetty annoying with the water bottle

Best way I have found to have water with you on a long run is the Nathan Water Bottle. I highly recommend this!

Things you might not have thought of

Tying your shoes. recently a friend mentioned that no matter what shoes she wears, she gets shin splints.

It made me think of recently on my trip to Florida. I threw my running shoes in the washer with the laces still in them because I was in a rush to pack. When I wore them on my first day in Florida, I felt discomfort and a slight shin splint pain coming on. I immediately stopped wearing them then realized my ankle was rolling in slightly, and it got me thinking, are the shoes really ‘shot’ or do I need them to hold my foot a different way? Because of the washer, the laces were pulled in many different directions.

I recommend anytime you are putting your shoes on for a long run that you completely un-tie them and place your foot inside, stand up to place it correctly and straight into the shoe, and take your SWEET ol time in lacing just to hug the inside of your foot the right way. Let me know if you try this and your results in the comments below.