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At the time of writing, its just over nine weeks until the London Marathon, which Im running.
But to train and race effectively, you need a little bit of technology these days, too.
However, it is too much watch for me, with many advanced topography and navigation features going unused.
Its a bit slimmer, too, so you could feasibly wear it under a dress shirt.
This year, Ive scaled back a bit.
They’re tailor-made for long training runs.
Theyre nice and squishy and very comfortable, even during the 20-kilometer long runs Ive done so far.
For race day, Ill be wearing their successor, the well-reviewed ASICS Gel-Nimbus 26.
The headphones
Wearing headphones is slightly controversial among marathon runners.
Others eschew headphones entirely.
Some events even ban them, with only bone-conduction or open-ear headsets permitted.
I like running with headphones.
With that in mind, Ive gone for theShokz OpenRun, a set of thebest bone-conduction headphones.
Shokz OpenRun are great and fairly cheap now.
