Friday, June 3, 2011

I'm in LOVE!!

With my new GARMIN!!  I charged it as soon as I got it Wednesday night and couldn't wait to hit the road Thursday night with it as soon as I got home!  I only had time for a couple miles as it was my husband's one day off this week, but I got out there. 
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I LOVED IT!!  It was so much fun seeing my instant pace at any time and I have to admit that I looked down at it about a million times during the 2 miles.  I think I have to tighten the band as it was turning down around my wrist and I was having trouble seeing it, so I kept playing with it. 

I was surprised to see that my pace was faster than I thought at many times.  I've only used a free app on my phone to track my runs which averages the pace throughout the whole run, so this was fun to see.  Now I just need to figure out exactly how to track the stuff online.  I don't know how to show the pace per lap/mile other than the graph.  

I used the heart rate monitor with no problem.  It was incredibly comfortable and I completely forgot it was there.  It was fun to see what my max heart rate was since I've never tracked that since I started running. 
Even my dog likes my new Garmin!
Now I can't wait to get out there and run some more!!  LOVE this thing :)
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7 comments:

  1. MichaelJune 4, 2011 at 5:21 AM

    The Garmin is so addictive and it's hard to stop looking at your wrist sometimes. I use Garminconnect.com to track all my workouts and I love it. It will give you your elevation, heart rate, etc and you can type in extra info about your run like the temp, how you felt, etc. It's great.

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  2. Vanessa @ Gourmet RunnerJune 4, 2011 at 7:43 AM

    So cool! I love my garmin so much. What a good feeling to be running faster than you thought you were too!
    :)

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  3. MichelleJune 4, 2011 at 9:15 AM

    I'm so addicted to my Garmin! Enjoy it!

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  4. Detroit Runner(Jeff)June 4, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    I love my Garmin too. But I only look at the average pace each mile marker. Less driving yourself crazy that way. I did look at it about 16 billion times the last six of my marathon though. Not a good thing to have that at the end.

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  5. RebeccaJune 4, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    dont tell me you love it... i already see needing to get one!

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  6. TeamarciaJune 5, 2011 at 7:03 AM

    Yay enjoy it! Garmins are awesome!

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  7. L.B.June 5, 2011 at 10:16 AM

    It's so awesome going from nothing to a Garmin!

    And I love tracking my H.R. Kinda got away from that but need to get back to it. It really makes a difference if you incorporate your H.R. info into your training. I think you'll love the Garmin more once you figure out the computer stuff :)

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