Gar-Mine
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
You ever have one of those luxury items that you think you can’t live without but it’s priced high enough that you can never pull the trigger? I’ve been drooling and fantasizing about getting a Garmin watch for years – three to be exact. After visiting my first Expo at the Las Vegas Marathon in 1996, I sat thru a 15 minute demonstration followed by a 15 minute Q&A with one of the Garmin representatives. I was hooked from the minute I saw my reflection staring back at me thru the water resistant watch face.
Fast forward three years and I finally have my Garmin Forerunner 205 (thanks mom and dad). How DID I live without this modern miracle of the 21st century? I’m a statistics guy and I’ve found every way possible to analyze my runs (during my run and after). Has it improved my running? form? pace? endurance? Maybe.
When it comes down to it, I don’t care. I love to know that my last run had an ascent/descent of 688 ft. I love to see how high I can get my max speed and how long I was able to hold an 8:30 pace. The GPS watch isn’t the end-all-be-all…but to me, it’s close.
