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Inner GPS Training by Greg McMillan

When I started running way back in the 20th century, I wanted longer legs. Long, lean legs for a flowing stride that would simply eat up the ground. As a runner in the 21st century, I find that I need longer arms. I'm up to my elbows in watches, GPS units, heart-rate monitors, and iPods. And I'm not alone. Some runners look like they are straight out of a science fiction movie-water bottles in holsters circling the hips, gadgets running up and down the arms relaying detailed information on location, position, elevation, temperature, speed, heart rate, and distance from the target. A pre-dawn encounter with a 21st-century runner in full gear can be quite scary!