Garmin 305

taaaaaaaaaa daaaaaaaaaaaaaa....

Thanks to my precious mom and dad...Christmas came a little early for me this year.  Look at the new addition to my running garb...yep that's right guys...I am officially hooked..I got a Garmin 305 for Christmas!

Mom gave it to me yesterday and I couldn't get over myself.  Although Sunday was my day off from running..I couldn't help but bust out my shoes and new Garmin once Layla went down for bed.  Its incredible!  I got up to the second pace, distance, heart rate, time....WOW...can you all tell I'm just a tad bit excited--and I haven't even tapped into all its capabilities yet?  I actually wore it while I walked around the house last night and watched my pace change.  I know its GPS system will help me track my runs...and get me back home if I were to ever get lost?  Its strange for me...I am a self proclaimed gadget hater---well, up until last night :-)  I guess the 21st century isn't all that bad...ha ha!

Soooo....dad and I will run with it this afternoon and see how well it works for us.  Dad so graciously agreed to wear it for me during our marathon...I have NO business keeping an eye on that thing during the race...I don't quite trust my slightly "type A" self with it on race day just yet.  On a side note...last Saturday, dad and I ran 12 miles at an average pace of 7:50 a mile...WOW...30 seconds per mile faster than marathon pace...and it really felt great.  I think it gave us the confidence boost we (okay...I) needed.  Now we are OFFICIALLY in taper mode.  We have 7 miles tonight....3 tomorrow, 7 on Wednesday, 4 Thursday, 3 Friday and 10 on Saturday....easy week, huh?  I'm going to be climbing the walls OR enjoying some time with the hubby now that I'll have the energy to carry on a decent conversation...

Oh yeah...back to my Garmin..YAY!  So I'll make sure to give a full report of our runs this week and how the Garmin fared.  I'm taking votes on what I should name her...so any ideas are welcome...