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Running without a watch on easy days are a great idea. A lot of the time I run with my watch but don’t look at it until the end. But in the back of my mind, I know it’s on, so I’m trying to run hard. I’m actually starting marathon training here in a few weeks and I need to start running SLOWER on my long runs. I am in the shape to run 10ish miles at my normal pace, but if I’m running longer than that, I know I am going to need to slow my pace down I hope my Garmin will help me with that. My other idea was maybe running with a friend who runs a little slower than me and letting them set the pace? Any other ideas? (Not trying to PR or anything. I’m running this race for “fun”. Planning on taking pictures and just soaking it all in!)
i do the same thing with the wearing my watch on my easy days but i don’t look at it until the end. 🙂 BUT if u’re finding yourself still picking it up when u know u shouldn’t maybe try: shifting your focus to your breathing (make sure u’re breathing is controlled to make sure u’re not going too hard, think of your form and work on any bad habits you should be fixing there, running with a friend and make sure u’re both able to carry a conversation, and ur idea of having THEM control the pace is a great one too! sooo cool u’re gearing up for a marathon, i look forward to those pix. 🙂
I love your new Garmin!!! I sort of wish that I had held out just a few more months for one so I could have gotten one of those – oh, well!!!
I’ve been trying very hard this week to just relax and let the stress go – all good until I get an email or phone call from dealing with our business!!! More running!
MERRY CHRISTMAS and how much does Santa rock?!?! Ok Garmin rock too for inventing it but Santa totally got your pressie right ;=)
How could you ever leave that sexy thing at home?!?! You know I’m the worst for running naked. One day. One day – I will grow :=)
Meanwhile I think I am declaring the “not responsible for my actions” art my favourite now. Even though I haven’t run for what feels like a gazillion years I can still relate!!!
Hope you are having an awesome festive season! Enjoy your new toy!!!!!
cheers for santa!! 🙂 and yea, garmin should get some credit too…lol.
and i’ll have to make that “one day i will grow” promise too! i don’t run naked, unless i’m freaking forced into it by a garmin that decides to die!! bwahahaha….do as i say, do as i say, not as i do. 😉
i’m glad u like that art there, and don’t even sweat those ‘gazillion’ years, u are a runner through and through!!
ahhh, shucks, i wish u were up north a bit, but i hope u’re enjoying ur summer style holidays down in OZ!!! 🙂 xooxox
i LOVE my garmin. i’ll be honest and say i’d recommend either a garmin or nike tracker over the FitBit or any of the others. if u just need the basics (time, distance, pace) you can get the Garmin 10 and it’s on the less expensive side.
Hooray for your new Garmin! Bonus points for it being purple 🙂 It totally stinks that your watch broke during the first mile of a tempo run, but look at this this way: Your watch could have broken the week AFTER Christmas and then you would have been up the creek! So bad timing for it to crap out during a run, but good timing for it to break the week BEFORE Christmas so that you could ask Santa for a new one 🙂
Running without a watch on easy days are a great idea. A lot of the time I run with my watch but don’t look at it until the end. But in the back of my mind, I know it’s on, so I’m trying to run hard. I’m actually starting marathon training here in a few weeks and I need to start running SLOWER on my long runs. I am in the shape to run 10ish miles at my normal pace, but if I’m running longer than that, I know I am going to need to slow my pace down I hope my Garmin will help me with that. My other idea was maybe running with a friend who runs a little slower than me and letting them set the pace? Any other ideas? (Not trying to PR or anything. I’m running this race for “fun”. Planning on taking pictures and just soaking it all in!)
i do the same thing with the wearing my watch on my easy days but i don’t look at it until the end. 🙂 BUT if u’re finding yourself still picking it up when u know u shouldn’t maybe try: shifting your focus to your breathing (make sure u’re breathing is controlled to make sure u’re not going too hard, think of your form and work on any bad habits you should be fixing there, running with a friend and make sure u’re both able to carry a conversation, and ur idea of having THEM control the pace is a great one too! sooo cool u’re gearing up for a marathon, i look forward to those pix. 🙂
I love your new Garmin!!! I sort of wish that I had held out just a few more months for one so I could have gotten one of those – oh, well!!!
I’ve been trying very hard this week to just relax and let the stress go – all good until I get an email or phone call from dealing with our business!!! More running!
eeeekkk…ugh, sorry about those blasted emails sending ur stress thru the roof!! yea, strap on the running shoes and vent that out. 😛
MERRY CHRISTMAS and how much does Santa rock?!?! Ok Garmin rock too for inventing it but Santa totally got your pressie right ;=)
How could you ever leave that sexy thing at home?!?! You know I’m the worst for running naked. One day. One day – I will grow :=)
Meanwhile I think I am declaring the “not responsible for my actions” art my favourite now. Even though I haven’t run for what feels like a gazillion years I can still relate!!!
Hope you are having an awesome festive season! Enjoy your new toy!!!!!
Xxxx
cheers for santa!! 🙂 and yea, garmin should get some credit too…lol.
and i’ll have to make that “one day i will grow” promise too! i don’t run naked, unless i’m freaking forced into it by a garmin that decides to die!! bwahahaha….do as i say, do as i say, not as i do. 😉
i’m glad u like that art there, and don’t even sweat those ‘gazillion’ years, u are a runner through and through!!
ahhh, shucks, i wish u were up north a bit, but i hope u’re enjoying ur summer style holidays down in OZ!!! 🙂 xooxox
how do you like your new Garmin? I got a FitBit for Christmas and I’m not overly impressed with it yet
i LOVE my garmin. i’ll be honest and say i’d recommend either a garmin or nike tracker over the FitBit or any of the others. if u just need the basics (time, distance, pace) you can get the Garmin 10 and it’s on the less expensive side.
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Hooray for your new Garmin! Bonus points for it being purple 🙂 It totally stinks that your watch broke during the first mile of a tempo run, but look at this this way: Your watch could have broken the week AFTER Christmas and then you would have been up the creek! So bad timing for it to crap out during a run, but good timing for it to break the week BEFORE Christmas so that you could ask Santa for a new one 🙂
great point!!! gosh dang, then i really woulda been lost. 😛
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