I Love My Forerunner 305

Today's workout was a 7.22 miler.

The sky was a clear aqua blue. It was a warm, not hot, morning, and I hit the road at 10:00 a.m.. I programmed my Garmin's virtual running partner for 8:50/mile, figuring I would be running a recovering session.

That's not the way it worked out. I ran faster and harder than I expected. Jumping on my horse, I rode it up and downhill, putting in 7:54, and lower 8:00s. Eventually I finished with an 8:38 average pace.

The virtual running partner became my benchmark as I ran. I pulled away from him, getting .2 miles ahead and tried to keep that distance as much as possible. It added pleasure and "competition" to the run. In the end, my legs felt great, and my body was a wonderful loose machine.

When I put in the 7.22 miles, the Garmin congratulated me on "winning." I did 25 push up and crunches. With victory in the air, I threw myself into my cold pool and cooled down. The Garmin just keeps giving me more and more pleasure while running. Yes, I love my GPS.

The tunes for the day were: Belle and Sebastian The Life Pursuit, and Deep Purple's Machine Head.

Stats:

8:38 average pace
7.22 miles
1149 calories burned
7 of 10 on scale of perceived difficulty