{"id":637,"date":"2012-08-29T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2012-08-29T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/?p=637"},"modified":"2012-08-22T14:41:38","modified_gmt":"2012-08-22T18:41:38","slug":"not-a-minimalist-runner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/29\/not-a-minimalist-runner\/","title":{"rendered":"Not a Minimalist Runner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, when I ran with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Betsy<\/a>, she commented that I run with a lot of stuff.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s not wrong.<\/p>\n<p>That particular day, I was out for an 11 mile run.\u00a0 I was wearing a t-shirt and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkleskirts.com\" target=\"_blank\">Sparkle Skirt<\/a> with all its amazing pockets.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t think Betsy realized just how much stuff I had on me.\u00a0 With me, I had:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My phone<\/li>\n<li>Headphones<\/li>\n<li>3 packets of Gu (only 2 of which were consumed)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amphipod.com\/products\/hydration\/bottle-waistpacks\/profile-lite-series\/profile-lite-32\" target=\"_blank\">A water belt holding 32 ounces of water<\/a><\/li>\n<li>House keys<\/li>\n<li>Garmin 305<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadid.com\/Common\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Road ID<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Inhaler<\/li>\n<li>Lip balm with SPF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It seems like a lot, but really, I&#8217;m not sure what I would leave at home if I were trying to minimize what I was carrying.\u00a0 The headphones?\u00a0 The items I was carrying fall into a few categories.<\/p>\n<p>Health &#8211; Gu (fuel), water (hydration), inhaler and Garmin 305.\u00a0 Since I have to watch my heartrate, I need some sort of HRM when I run.\u00a0 I suppose I could have something with less bells and whistles. But I like the data from the 305.<\/p>\n<p>Safety &#8211; Road ID and phone.\u00a0 Keys too, I suppose, because the other option is to leave the house unlocked or hide keys, neither of which sounds like a good idea.<\/p>\n<p>The lip balm?\u00a0 Not really a necessity, though the SPF sort of is.<\/p>\n<p>I plug the headphones into my phone and listen to podcasts while I run.\u00a0 I prefer podcasts to music because it&#8217;s much easier to hear what&#8217;s going on around me. 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