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c25kI took a risk today and ran outdoors, because the weather forecast said 9 degrees which is on the cold side for my lungs, but it was gloriously sunny and I wanted to be outdoors so much more than I wanted to faff about trying to get a one-off pass for the gym. So I ran paying attention to my lungs and keeping to a pace I knew I could cope with, rather than trying to push myself. All along the guided busway which is actually nearly as nice as the river, and easier because it's just plain flat path with plenty of room to pass other joggers and cyclists.
I bought myself a Garmin Forerunner 10 GPS watch as a reward for passing the 40 minute 5K mark. And then it was winter so this is the first time I've taken it out. Watch was cheap on eBay cos it is pink and sexism means pink watches are worth less than exactly the same equipment in red or black. The instructions it came with showed as much detail as I needed to charge it, switch it on and just go, plus a link to a full manual on the internet, which I think is almost certainly the right way to do things.
Definitely more comfortable wearing a slightly chunky wrist-watch than carrying my over-sized mobile phone for tracking. I hadn't got it set up to give me any audio cues, but I didn't find glancing at the dial was distracting or awkward; it's nicely clear to read. I also didn't want to fiddle with the settings or I would just have procrastinated from going out. So I looked at it after 3 minutes or so and found that I'd covered 0.25, so I guessed that was probably miles rather than km, and slowed down a tad because it was supposed to be a slow, gentle run.
According to the watch I did 3 miles in 37'45'', which by my calculations is slightly under 8'/km, so I wasn't even that slow, considering I was babying my lungs. Generally felt like a good run. I slightly miss Runkeeper's detailed breakdown of how my pace varied over the run, and its audio cues, but it looks like I can set up the watch to do intervals or pace checks or "lap" notifications, and if I am willing to connect it to an online account I can get more details there. So I think the watch has the entire featureset I need, so I feel vindicated in choosing the entry level model of a good brand, rather than going for something cheaper but with more features. I will report back when I've played with it a bit more, including switching it to display km.
I bought myself a Garmin Forerunner 10 GPS watch as a reward for passing the 40 minute 5K mark. And then it was winter so this is the first time I've taken it out. Watch was cheap on eBay cos it is pink and sexism means pink watches are worth less than exactly the same equipment in red or black. The instructions it came with showed as much detail as I needed to charge it, switch it on and just go, plus a link to a full manual on the internet, which I think is almost certainly the right way to do things.
Definitely more comfortable wearing a slightly chunky wrist-watch than carrying my over-sized mobile phone for tracking. I hadn't got it set up to give me any audio cues, but I didn't find glancing at the dial was distracting or awkward; it's nicely clear to read. I also didn't want to fiddle with the settings or I would just have procrastinated from going out. So I looked at it after 3 minutes or so and found that I'd covered 0.25, so I guessed that was probably miles rather than km, and slowed down a tad because it was supposed to be a slow, gentle run.
According to the watch I did 3 miles in 37'45'', which by my calculations is slightly under 8'/km, so I wasn't even that slow, considering I was babying my lungs. Generally felt like a good run. I slightly miss Runkeeper's detailed breakdown of how my pace varied over the run, and its audio cues, but it looks like I can set up the watch to do intervals or pace checks or "lap" notifications, and if I am willing to connect it to an online account I can get more details there. So I think the watch has the entire featureset I need, so I feel vindicated in choosing the entry level model of a good brand, rather than going for something cheaper but with more features. I will report back when I've played with it a bit more, including switching it to display km.
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Date: 24/12/2014 05:19 pm (UTC)I look forward to hearing more about the Garmin watch.