Running for Geeks

ptorrone writes "It's certainly possible to geek out while you run and there are in fact running geeks. I started a new resource for geeks who like to jog, or who like me, are training to run a marathon. This month's features: Getting the right shoes and socks using technology, the Garmin Forerunner 201 GPS watch (also using the XML files for mapping), using the iPod/iTunes, with audiobooks as a training aid and lastly videos and photos of the 'Geek Gym' as well as the portable version for checking email, RSS feeds and IRC on the go as well as at home while exercising." If you're having trouble getting motivated, there are people who can help.

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[Paulrothrock]

Let's see:
-Wake up early
-Go outside in the cold/heat
-Run in a big circle for an hour whilst being chased by dogs, run down by idiots in cars, getting stinky and sweaty, and ridding myself of any motivation to do anything had when I was dragged from sleep kicking and screaming by my fiance/alarm clock
-Go to work in an 80 degree office building (cause the goddamn secretaries are always cold) and expect to get anything done through the haze of exhaustion/sleep deprivation, not to mention my smell driving my coworkers away?

I don't think so.

I never got the point of running, and I don't think I ever will. Gimme a way to type while getting a cardio workout and I might lose a few pounds