RUN 3.5 miles on track, ez laps with no goal. with BE and LA.
COMMUTE 9.2 miles
I didn't mention this before, but while we were at BRR Sunday LA was set on buying for me a Garmin. He's mentioned this before. I argued against it, I was uncomfortable with him spending that much money, that much money on me, and that much money for something I didn't need.
Since my 235 was still working (aside from the always-on HR LEDs that drained the battery; fixed by turning off the HR LEDs) it was doing great. I could see a something going on though at the edges of the screen - what looked like the seal or glue was changing. Water? Air? Unknown, but I knew it was a matter of time.
Or rather, a swim. About 4-6 laps into the Monday afternoon swim (btw - hive-5 for doing the swim!!) I glanced at the Garmin to see a pixelate screen. The screen of death. Ugh. And of course even though the screen was dead, the unit still buzzed me to indicate a flip turn or to tell me to MOVE!. UUUGGGHHH.
I waited until I got home to show this to LA, so I could enjoy his response. He immediately wanted to go to BRR to buy the replacement. I wanted to stop moving after a hurry-scurry day at work, and even more I wanted to research my options. I like to think. You might have noticed this over the years, 2500+ posts of thinking recorded here.
So the run this morning was Garmin-less and done on fingers. I had a workout in mind, but in the end BE and I just ran easy for 3.5 miles with one walk lap in the middle. I didn't count the walking or the 4x strides we did at the end. So maybe closer to 4 miles total, but I don't need a garmin to tell me I was walking and that doesn't count as running. LA finished 10 laps, a 'new record' for him. And his new shoes!
The run felt great, and especially strong in the strides. When we did these back in early August, I puttered out before the end of the 100m. Today, I felt a fast and springy turnover! PROGRESS!
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Later at work, I researched my Garmin options. Looks like the 245 is my best option, it has many more features and most importantly a longer battery life. Least importantly it has Pulse/Ox detection.
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Today is the fall equinox at 8:31 am. I've set some goals to get me to the new year, simple and streamlined. One of these goals is to get on with my next life. Move on decisions, stop stalling and living in the past. Go FORWARD!
BE and I did some measuring and found that the sun rises between the downtown buildings that flank the big radio tower on the equinox. We promised to check this again in the spring.
What decisions are coming up? Gotta talk to work about upcoming changes, oooo not looking forward to that one, but yesterday I found out that many of my mouse lines are to be ended and cryo'd, that seems a good transition time. Sign up for the H100, I keep saying I'll wait, the current wait is on the 10 miler this weekend. I canceled my medical appointments as I wanted - done. Gotta prep the house to sell, have an appointment with a realtor tomorrow - done.
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