Running to keep from freezing! 12/7-12/13

[WindingRoad]

I'm curious what kind of Garmin you all are using. I have a cheaper model Garmin with the foot pod and I just can't seem to feel like it's accurate. I've calibrated it too many times to count and it's really starting to annoy me because I have no idea what is a normal pace for me.

[zoom-zoom]

I'm curious what kind of Garmin you all are using. I have a cheaper model Garmin with the foot pod and I just can't seem to feel like it's accurate. I've calibrated it too many times to count and it's really starting to annoy me because I have no idea what is a normal pace for me.

I have the FR 305. LOVE it! If it died tomorrow I'd buy another one in a heartbeat. The 310XT is really cool, but I could get 3 305s for the same price. When those come down a bit I would love to give that a try, especially for multisport races (no interest in tris, personally, but for duathlons it sounds great).

I use my 305 as a bike computer, too, with the addition of the cadence/speed sensor kit and an attachment thing on my bike handlebars.

[Bike Chick]

I'm curious what kind of Garmin you all are using. I have a cheaper model Garmin with the foot pod and I just can't seem to feel like it's accurate. I've calibrated it too many times to count and it's really starting to annoy me because I have no idea what is a normal pace for me.

I use the 405 for both running and biking and love it. The only thing I don't like about it is that you have to manually change from running to biking mode. It's a pain if you are doing both or forget to switch it to running after you rode the day before. You also can't use it in the water

Looked at the new 310xt and really like it. It's pricey too and can't justify getting a new one since my 405 is only a year old. Wonder what will be available when mine croaks?

Sooner or later it will be cold enough that the ipod wont function over 3miles, the screen on my Garmin will get frozen & I will be back to enjoying more Zen running

Urlea, I had no idea this would happen!!! Wow!

[Bike Chick]

It's official. I signed up for my first half-marathon yesterday. The event is May 1 and I will start running again tomorrow (today is my swim day). I plan to do a sprint tri the end of May as well. I think this old woman's nuts!

[kacie tri-ing]

I WON!!!!!!!!!!

I won my age group in a 5K (granted, it wasn't HUGE or anything), and I was the third overall female with a time of 24:51 (Like I said, it wasn't a huge race). I got a plaque and everything! It is super cute!!! I was incredibly excited!!! Ok--enough shameless self promotion

[katluvr]

Great job Kacie!!!
WOW...fast time!

[OakLeaf]

Yay Kacie! WTG

[indigoiis]

Congrats Kacie! That is awesome!!!

[zoom-zoom]

I WON!!!!!!!!!!

I won my age group in a 5K (granted, it wasn't HUGE or anything), and I was the third overall female with a time of 24:51 (Like I said, it wasn't a huge race). I got a plaque and everything! It is super cute!!! I was incredibly excited!!! Ok--enough shameless self promotion

Hey, that is awesome...and WAY cooler than my one and only AG win...when I was the ONLY one in my AG.

WTG! I hope you celebrated appropriately.

[kacie tri-ing]

Hey, that is awesome...and WAY cooler than my one and only AG win...when I was the ONLY one in my AG.

WTG! I hope you celebrated appropriately.

hehehe....the only time I have placed before was in a 5K swim. I was third in my age group, and there were only 3 women. Whatever, I still put up the certificate

[Bike Chick]

I WON!!!!!!!!!!

I won my age group in a 5K (granted, it wasn't HUGE or anything), and I was the third overall female with a time of 24:51 (Like I said, it wasn't a huge race). I got a plaque and everything! It is super cute!!! I was incredibly excited!!! Ok--enough shameless self promotion

Wow, Kacie! Great time. Congratulations.

[indigoiis]

Did a hill workout this morning - the mileage - 2.75 is low but the effort was big. Took 30 min. The hill itself is half of the route.
40df this morning and misting - I wore a t-shirt, yoga pants, baseball cap, headlamp. Wore the Brooks.

[zoom-zoom]

I use the 405 for both running and biking and love it. The only thing I don't like about it is that you have to manually change from running to biking mode. It's a pain if you are doing both or forget to switch it to running after you rode the day before. You also can't use it in the water

Yeah...I don't plan on any tris, but have had super rainy runs leave a bit of moisture under the face temporarily. And the changing of modes can be kind of a PITA.

[Urlea]

Kacie!! How exciting, small race or not YOU CAME IN 1st!! 24:51 is a great time. Well done!

Wind I am running with the Garmin FR 305. Which was technically an anniversary gift to my husband who decided to take up Brazilian jiu-jitsu for a while and not run as often, so I'm borrowing it. Yes, it feels a little bulky at first, but you adjust. Overall I've been very happy w/ it, I used the NIKE+ before this and there is no comparison.

Bike Not entirely positive the screen will freeze, but I have a feeling it might. Right now in the subzero temp range the screens are becoming really slow to switch over when I want to change the modes & check other data. It's not the "I'm thinking" slow, it's the "I'm cold give me a minute" slow. Either way, when it's that cold I have layered up with light gloves & heavy mittens so it's either impossible to get the Garmin strapped around my wrist (too thick) or I can't see the screen anyway. Either way, it should still track the data, I just wont be able to see it until I get home, which is fine by me.