The Church of Garmin*

The Church of Garmin*

I joined it!  Thanks to an early X-mas gift from my ‘rents (thanks mom & dad!). I went for my first run today wearing it, and it definitely was a good kick in the butt to keep myself going as fast as I could…when the pace started to edge toward 10:00 minute miles, I got my butt in gear!

All in all, I did 3.8 miles in 36.07 minutes. So, 9:47 minute miles. For the first couple miles I was going more like 8:30 - 9:00 minute miles, but I got slower at the end. It really amazed me how much harder I was working! I was huffing and puffing like crazy, nothing like my usual leisurely 4 mile runs.

I’m happy because now I’m feeling inspired to improve my time. I have no idea what a reasonable goal is for improvement…I’m thinking I’ll try to get down to a 9:00 average pace for the same course within a month or so. Is that too much? It seems reasonable to me *shrugs*. If anyone has any advice, let me know!

I’ve been working hard at improving this site and making it more shoe-shopper friendly. Last night I re-worked a ton of the coding on the templates I’m using for the shoe review pages on this site. I’ve also been super busy getting price comparisons together…ugg! Sitting and comparing shoe brands in an excel spreadsheet for hours makes me dizzy :) .

I borrowed another three pairs of Nike shoes from Niketown when I took the Structured Triax and Vomero back. I got two versions of the Nike Free, and a pair of Nike Lunar Trainers. I went to the gym yesterday and tried ‘em out on the treadmill…at one point I was wearing the Free 5.0 on my right foot and the Free Everyday on my left foot. Ha ha! The girl on the treadmill next to me was looking at me like I was nuts! So, in a couple days I should hopefully have some in depth analysis of those three shoes finished.

I also mapped out a 13 mile run for myself to do on either Monday or Tuesday…yao! Longest run so far :)

Happy Friday!

*Credit for the title goes to Marcy!

>> Posted on December 12, 2008

Comments:

15 Responses to “The Church of Garmin*”

  1. Alisa on 12 Dec 2008 at 10:21 pm #

    Good for you…13 miles, way to go!

  2. Joy on 12 Dec 2008 at 11:29 pm #

    Welcome to the Garminis! It’s an addictive little thing. My runs don’t count without it :)

  3. Lisa Slow&Steady on 13 Dec 2008 at 6:51 am #

    I have turned into a data freak. I can’t wait to download my runs/bike rides to get the info.

  4. x-country2 on 13 Dec 2008 at 9:42 am #

    Oooh, reading stuff like this makes me REALLY want one!

  5. Girl on Top on 13 Dec 2008 at 12:06 pm #

    Congrats on your Garmin!

  6. raulgonemobile on 13 Dec 2008 at 8:00 pm #

    I love my Garmin.. went it doesn’t sync up with the satellites, or I’m running inside, I totally miss it.. Best gadget trinket I’ve bought in a long time.

  7. beachrunner411 on 14 Dec 2008 at 9:22 am #

    Congrats on the Garmie and good luck with the 13! Way to go!

  8. Blyfinn on 14 Dec 2008 at 9:41 am #

    Welcome to the church. It’s very addictive.

  9. Diana on 14 Dec 2008 at 11:49 am #

    I am sure you are going to have a great friendship with the Garmin. And, I wore my new shoes yesterday and they felt wonderful! Thanks again.

  10. aron on 14 Dec 2008 at 6:48 pm #

    ohhhh welcome to the world of garmin :) i LOVE mine!

  11. Laurel on 14 Dec 2008 at 6:53 pm #

    Enjoy your new toy! You need to review it here!

  12. lauren on 15 Dec 2008 at 7:03 am #

    oh cool - I have been thinking about getting one! good luck on the 13-miler.

  13. aron on 15 Dec 2008 at 11:54 am #

    hey! i am planning a bay area blogger meet up on the 31st - if you are interested i will send you the details just email me at runnersrambles at gmail dot com :)

  14. Julianne on 16 Dec 2008 at 10:41 am #

    Oh I am so jealous! You’re like… big time now! Have fun with your new Garmin! :-)

  15. marcy on 18 Dec 2008 at 7:57 am #

    LOL I can’t take credit for that! That’s all Nitmos!

    YAY on the Garmin! You will be a slave to that thing forever :P

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