Saving time with audiobooks while running!

Day 8 of the 300 Miles or Die race, I am down to 279.94 miles left to run!  I have been able to log in 11.66 miles so far this week.  I use an app on my iPhone called Map My Fitness. (available on iTunes for $2.99)  This app gives me distance via GPS, time, pace, and elevation.  Then it saves your workout for you.  This app allows you to track walking, jogging, interval training, and biking.  My favorite part of this app, there is a setting for voice notifications.  I have mine set for every 10 minutes to tell me the time, pace, and distance.  This helps me stay focused during my runs and allows me to have a tracking place to see my progress week over week.

Another thing I have fallen in love with while running is audiobooks and podcasts.  I download a book or podcast and then can listen as I run!  This is AWESOME!!  I just finished "Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It" by Gary Taubes AGAIN.  I am hoping that it sinks in a little more the second time around.  This is the book I read before I started following the Paleo diet.  It has a ton of research and information on why the Paleo or Primal lifestyle works and the health benefits of cutting the out sugar and grains.  If you are thinking about Paleo/Primal I recommend reading or listening to this book!  You will not be sorry.  Here's the link to the site I use for my audiobooks-http://www.audible.com/  

Here's a picture of the trails that I have been running lately.  I have been trying the different trailheads of the Ohio Erie Canal Tow Path.  The majority of the trails are crushed stone and easier for me than road running.  I get nervous with all the traffic.