Huzzah!
Finally shook off the shackles off sleeplessness and took to the streets for a hi-tech plod. I set out intending to run about 6km but ended up covering 8.7km. I took such delight in being able to explore the neighbourhood knowing that the Garmin Forerunner was looking after the distance calculations for me that I just went where I pleased. And it was a great run, really very, very enjoyable and one that uncovered a few worthy running routes.
I say it was a "hi tech" plod because I took the works with me tonight - GPS, heart rate monitor and the iPlod. Overkill, but what the heck, life's too short to be half-hearted about such things.
Fear not, I won't bore you with the reams of stats and maps that the Garmin pumps out - but I will say how delighted I was at how well the Garmin software works, even using an antique serial port cable that Noah would have thought twice about. And the Garmin worked well all round actually. I was expecting trouble with trees, buildings and the like but it held up pretty well. So another convert there is.
TdJ: Has to be Tom Petty's
Running Down A Dream, as the lyrics were spot on:[INDENT]
Felt so good,
Like anything was possible...
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8.7km, 50m11s (ave pace 5:46/km)
Pic du jour:
The Geeky Runner with GPS, HRM & iPlod
Adelaide Marathon Campaign - Week 5 of 16.
