My Garmin watch inexplicably came out of hibernation this morning after a year or so of slumber. I gave up after a few months of fiddling with it after it went dark. You may think a Garmin with GPS and multiple workout tracking mechanisms would be a welcome tool for a long distance runner, but I have had a complicated relationship with my old friend. While I am geeky enough to love tracking time and miles to the hundredth of a second and mile, the specificity can be addicting, and it is always nice to just go out and run without monitoring every step. During tonight's run, I was looking at the watch half the time, measuring all my landmarks on the Day Pond route. I also felt compelled to crank out a sub 7 minute mile after staring at the pace tracker during the second mile. Maybe I'll only use the Garmin a few days a week; otherwise I'll find myself back in the Garmin's Anonymous program.
Still, I enjoyed the run tonight, with temps around 60 degrees and light winds. I ran 2 loops around the pond for 3.8 miles (the Garmin confirmed the mileage--3.80 on the nose). I completed miles 359-362, sponsored by Karen Reusch (359) and Sonja Wulff Gray (360-362). Thanks to Karen and Sonja, two caring members of the Masuk High Class of `83.
Today's Line:
| Date |
DoW |
ToD |
Distance |
Time |
Min/Mile |
Notes |
Effort |
Total Miles |
| 4/10 |
W |
6:00p |
3.8 |
29:19:00 |
7:42:54 |
60f |
7 |
362.0 |
 |
| The Evil Stare of the Dreaded Garmin |
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