I volunteer in Makenna & Makinley's classes during the week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. When I walked out of the school today I was pleasantly surprised to see that it wasn't raining. I jumped in my car and tried to get home as quickly as possible. Kinley only has half day Kindergarten so I had a limited amount of time to run and get back before the bus dropped her off. I was even more excited for an outside run so I could try out my Garmin. I changed and then focused on setting up my Garmin and getting it to link to a satellite. Once I figured it out, it linked pretty fast. The next task was to sneak out the front door past our cats. Bella and Edward tend to follow people on their walks on our road. I didn't want them to follow me. I tossed them some more food on the back porch, snuck out the front, and headed down the road. I always run with my iPod and Nike+ system to track my miles and get my groove on. It was fun trying to make sure both my Garmin and iPod were on and working properly. It was a little chilly but I didn't bundle much. I normally get pretty warm so I thought I would warm up. I had enough time to jump across to Avery Road. The wind was pretty crazy at this point. My confidence slacked a little as I had to work harder to fight it. Due to time I made a turn-around and headed back. I had to deal with two dogs before getting back onto my road. That was even more frustrating since it through my time off. About less than a mile from home I looked at my Garmin and it was on a different screen. I tried to quickly change it back but then it kept freaking out more. I finally gave up and fast walked while trying to figure it out. I finally got it back to my workout screen and tried to pick up the pace again. I made it back to my driveway and was happy to see I'd made it 5.51 miles. I haven't downloaded the programs for my Garmin yet. Once I do that and get a few more runs in I'll give a more detailed review. It was awesome to look down and see all my stats in real time. I think I'm going to like it.
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5 comments:
Hehehe. your dogs are named after Twilight.. LOL!
My girls are total Twilight fans :)
That looks like such a neat gadget! I didn't know there was such a thing! :) Did you get it for Christmas!? :)
yay for new Garmins. Sounds like you managed to get in a pretty good run in a limited amount of time. Have a great weekend
I love your cats' names. :) I may have to name my new cat Edward when I get him in May.
My Garmin and I have a total love/hate relationship. I couldn't run without it, but I swear it is always on the wrong screen!
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