My new toy

OK, it's not new, the toy itself, but it's new to me. The Forerunner 305. Very, very cool. It arrived on Monday (my day off - DAMN!), so I had to wait until last night to try it out. I think what I enjoy the most is being able to run anywhere I want, whenever I want, and know that I'm still able to track my info. It's far superior to the Nike+. I used that for over a year and half, both the iPod Nike+ and the Sportsband. Actually, 2 sportsbands, both of which failed, and I returned them to Nike when they did their recall. I know they're coming out with a new version this summer, but I guess I kinda don't trust it. So the Forerunner was the easy choice.

Returning the Sportsband left me back to only running routes that I could mark off using a mapping function like mapmyrun.com, or that I could drive. For some reason, that's far less fun. Less accurate too, as I've learned when I compare the mapping with driving of the same route. Now I have total freedom! Run here, run there, run anywhere! Man, I love that. Plus, I think getting a new toy like this can really help your motivation when you're starting to lose a little of your edge right in the middle of a training program. I'm actually still enjoying my training, so this was just an added bonus. But I know I've had times in the past where I've lost my focus. I still have one "secret weapon" to use for this training session...but that'll have to wait until another post.

So tonight, after getting my run & weight training in, I'll play around with the Garmin software and see what kinds of new info I can learn when I download my runs. That'll be followed by some Part 7 studying, UGH! And a good night's sleep! Last night was a miserable night of sleep. I think a glass of wine might be in the cards too. You know, to help me sleep. :)