It's been 10 years since I ran my first marathon — New York City — but after running three more, I fell out of distance running after moving to the suburbs and starting to raise a family. However, this year, I wanted to get back into shape, so I started training once again, and this Sunday, I'm going to run my first half marathon in more than five years.
In those intervening years, running watch and sneaker technology has come a long way. "Super shoes" — those with carbon fiber plates and advanced foam have come to market, and GPS watches from Garmin and others have added a bevy of new sensors and metrics for helping you train and run better.
