I had to return to the 5:00 run time this morning so I had someone to run with. Ouch! It is hard to get up at that time after not doing so for so long. My body has happily gotten used to sleeping an hour later! Despite that it was a nice fast run with Katie and Kwik Trip Gal.
Kwik Trip Gal and I are leaving today for our sprint (1/4 mile swim, 17 mile bike and 3.1 mile run) triathlon in Wausau this Saturday. It will be my 4th (over a 12 year span ;-)) and her first. It will fun to do one again, although the weather is looking rainy which reminds me that I need to pack another garbage bag! Here is what they are forecasting: Mostly cloudy, rain and storms possible early morning through early afternoon, clearing some through end of day. High 67-72. Winds west 10-15. Ugh, no make that DOUBLE UGH!
Friday, July 31, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Death of a loved one (guess not)
This morning I was shocked to find that my Garmin had died on me. (I know this will not be a shock to Christy) No warning. No evidence of electronic gremlins. No signs of impeding doom. Just tried to turn it on after charging and it stared back with me with an empty screen. I tried resuscitating it with every button push imaginable, but it was DOA. Maybe reuniting it with the computer would bring it to life, but again... a sad, gray, blank screen. Not even a whimper of a beep. I haven't searched the net yet to see if there is any solution or if it possible to reset it, but my hopes are not high.
Of course this happened on the morning of a long run. It was tempting to take it as a sign that I should not run - that with the curse words that spewed out of my mouth when my alarm went off at 4:15. But I knew Jill would be waiting, so I found Jim's faithful Garmin (older is better) and even though it only had 6 hours of battery life, it made it through the run. No, I did not run 6 hours, but sometimes I work that Garmin so hard that it needs more juice then it says it has.
Much to Jill's delight Sandy decided to join us for the last 45 minutes. I actually think she was tripped by Jill's guilt into running. As soon as Jill convinced Sandy to run the last 45 minutes with me she disappeared. So, thanks to Sandy for bailing Jill out of having to spend another 45 minutes with me. Jill said she was worried about me being sick of her after spending a week of vacation with her, but I now realize she was ACTUALLY saying that SHE was sick of ME! Another lesson learned - apparently I am a little slow picking up social cues.
Now the question is, do I buy a Garmin with a heart rate monitor?
Postscript: DANG! I found out how to reset my Garmin and it worked like a charm. No new Garmin for me!
Of course this happened on the morning of a long run. It was tempting to take it as a sign that I should not run - that with the curse words that spewed out of my mouth when my alarm went off at 4:15. But I knew Jill would be waiting, so I found Jim's faithful Garmin (older is better) and even though it only had 6 hours of battery life, it made it through the run. No, I did not run 6 hours, but sometimes I work that Garmin so hard that it needs more juice then it says it has.
Much to Jill's delight Sandy decided to join us for the last 45 minutes. I actually think she was tripped by Jill's guilt into running. As soon as Jill convinced Sandy to run the last 45 minutes with me she disappeared. So, thanks to Sandy for bailing Jill out of having to spend another 45 minutes with me. Jill said she was worried about me being sick of her after spending a week of vacation with her, but I now realize she was ACTUALLY saying that SHE was sick of ME! Another lesson learned - apparently I am a little slow picking up social cues.
Now the question is, do I buy a Garmin with a heart rate monitor?
Postscript: DANG! I found out how to reset my Garmin and it worked like a charm. No new Garmin for me!
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