Garmin Connect - Activity Details for First Run - Red Bank

Garmin Connect -
Activity Details for First Run - Red Bank

Check this out!  Remember the Garmin GPS watch I got for Christmas?  (Thanks mom!)  I finally got to take it out on it's inaugural run!  It is soooo cool.  & now you can see my progress by following the link above.  I took it out & ran a little, then walked a little, and did some more running.  You'll be able to see that on the graph that they provide with information.  This is going to really help me as well.

I was just so psyched to get outside yesterday for the first time in almost a month!  The weather has been awful here in NJ & it was just too cold or snowy to go out & get in a decent run.  Today I think I'm going to take the watch down to Pier Village for a run on the boardwalk & see how far I make it.  I easily did 3 miles through Red Bank yesterday.  It wasn't a big run because I kept looking at the watch, checking to see how my pace was changing all the time.  I think the longer I run with the watch, the better gauge I will see as to how many miles I am running in a week.  It won't work inside, so I will still have to deal with the treadmill pedometers!  But I knew that I was getting in more miles than the stupid treadmills said!

I just checked the weather too!  60 tomorrow & Tuesday.  Awesome!!!!!  Going outside after work & not coming back in until the sun goes down!

It's Only Tuesday

This week sure started out bad!  So much work to do & never enough time to do it.  My goal this week is to run 15-20 miles.  Last week I wanted to get to 20 miles, but thanks to to the snow....I only made it 13.50.  I was so dissapointed with myself, but I can't really be too down on myself because I just have to keep plugging away.  The weather has been so terrible lately & it's almost impossible to get any outdoor exercise accomplished. 

I have to go online today & sign up for the Philly Broad Street Run.  I am just procrastinating today, besides I have lots of work to do!  Because it is a large race (30,000 runners) you have to put in a time so you don't get lumped in to the last corral.  Lisa put in 1:30 for the race & I am hoping that I can keep up!  Besides all of this running that I have to accomplish this week I am in the midst of planning my 20th high school reunion.  I put this save the date postcard together & hope to get it out in the next week or so & get a lot of people interested!  I still can't believe it's been 20 years!  Take a look!

It seems a little blurry.  I hope the proof doesn't look like that.  I really don't want to have to start all over again.  Anyway, that is what I have been doing in my "spare time."  I say that because I don't feel as if I really ever do have any spare time lately.  Most of my time is spent at the gym or washing dirty gym clothes!  I think I'm going to take my usual Wednesday night off & have a nice dinner with the brat.  Then back to training on Thursday & Friday.  I am really going to try to make Doug's swim class.  Maybe I can make Friday my brick workout night!

Finally, I found a really cool new product.  I read about it on MJ's How Far is that Ironman blog.  It's by SBR Sports, they make a line of hair products (shampoo/conditioner), antifog wipes & some Tri Glide (anti-chaffe).  Now if any of you remember my first tussle with my brand new wetsuit.........I think I may need some!

Oh wait - I have to wish my friend Suzanne a very Happy Birthday!!!!!!  Hope you're doing something fun in the HO today!