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132 runninginsight.com © 2017 Formula4media LLC. at the 2014 USA Indoor Championships, earning a trip to the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Sopot, Poland. Leer at- tended Pomona College, a small Division III school in Claremont, Calif. Leer excelled as a mid-distance runner during his four years there, winning four Division III titles overall and becoming the only male Division III runner ever to win both the 1500m and 5000m title in the same meet. "I've been using the Polar watches for about a year. I started using the M200, but the M430 is my go-to on a daily basis. I like that I can change the readings with a wrist slap while I am running. I am a mathematician by training, so I'm very data driven. Hear rate is always my best indicator of effort. Pace is irrelevant on an easy. So, the Heart Rate monitor keeps you from over training and allows you to work smarter." Molly Huddle is an American long- distance runner who competes in track and cross country running events. Huddle set the American record in the 5,000 meters at the 2014 Herculis Diamond League meet in Fontvieille, Monaco (14:42.64), which has since been broken by Shannon Rowbury. She also set the American record in the 10,000 meters at the 2016 Olympics, with a time of 30:13.17. "I've been training with Polar watches for the past year and a half. I like the M430. The wrist heart rate monitor is great for marathon training be- cause when you're on the road by yourself you can't look down. One of the main benefits is that it prevents over- training. It allows me to be precise with what my heart rate is as opposed to what I perceive it to be. I also like it as a recovery tool. Monitoring your heart rate lets you know how re- covered you are and that lets you know whether you need to back off on your training. I use the app to look at my splits. Sometimes I like to zone out on a run and then look afterwards at the data. It allows me to track my progress. I also compare data on long runs sepa- rately from temp runs." n Polar (continued) Molly Huddle chamoisbuttr.com