Garmin and Go!

Well, well.  Look who has a fancy Garmin.  Briton (er, Santa) noticed how jazzed I got recording my mileage in 2011, so he thought a Garmin would be a good motivator for Boston.  He done gone and thought correctly.  It is a very cool tool.  A Garmin-user can log onto the Garmin website and upload all the info from their runs.  I really like seeing the actual mileage I run, as I'm running.  I also like seeing my pace.  The mile split beep is my new favorite sound (YES!  I hear it TWO times now, per run!!!!).  But most funnest of ever is thinking that a satellite up in outer space is watching my every movement.  Sometimes I make a quick dart to the left or right.  See that, satellite???  I say.  When I upload the info, my exact run is right there on the map -- step for step.  Pretty nifty.  Oh?  And did I hear you complain that it's not for you because you want to know your elevation gain and loss and average mile pace?  Ha.  It does that, too.  That's just the whipping cream on top.  I mean, the Gu on top.

Since I plan to post other measurements here, I have no shame in showing you this link.  I will disclaim, however, that I walked the first five minutes and overall ran a tad slower on account of pushing Clara in the jogging stroller.  She knows how to smell the roses -- we admired every fire hydrant and the abundant geese population on the pond.  It was fun to share the road with her.

But seriously,  a 10:51 mile and I need to get it down to a 8:35 mile.   A dubious journey.