Basically, as others would say it, running is the cheapest sport that someone can indulge to. I agree with that. However, if someone really want to excel in this sport or make a career out of this sport, investing on gears and gadgets is necessary.
What are those gears? Items categorized as gears are: (1) running shoes, (2) appropriate running shorts, (3) running shirts, with or without sleeves, (4) support gears such as patella strap, knee support, ankle support, thigh support and other supports to reduce risk of injuries to parts of the legs. Item 4.0 is necessary if a runner has an injury or is prone to running injuries.
If you are to select the appropriate running shoes, it should fit depending on what type of foot imprint you have. Wearing inappropriate shoes while running would result to injuries in the long run. Believe me, I did it and I paid the price. Dri-fit fabrics are recommended for running shorts and shirts. Supports should be worn if someone is still on the recovery stage from injury to prevent aggravating the injured part and to prevent potential injuries.
Now, what are the gadgets? Items categorized as gadgets are: (1) running watches with heart rate monitor, (2) distance recorders, such as iphone/ipod with nike+ ipod or the latest nike+ gps, and others.
With the use of the heart rate monitor, you can control your run, whether there is a need to speed up or to slow down. There a several zones depending on someone's physical capability. The nike+ applications are handy since you can get real time data on your current workout. And the best of it is, you can sync your running data to the nikeplus website and you can share your activity to friends via the social networking sites such as Facebook & Twitter.
Once you've obtained the items listed above, in my own opinion, that's the only time we can say that running is the cheapest sport. We need to invest first before we can really feel the long term benefits of such activity.
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