Cool Little Gift

Don't worry, I'm still alive. I took a little vacation and was off to Big Bend National Park and will hopefully have some pictures up soon.

In the meantime, I thought about sharing something that my girlfriend Kate got for me for Christmas. Ever seen those watches that some runners wear, and it looks like they're wearing a mini-computer? Well, Kate got one for me! Let me tell you, it's AWESOME. It does way more than I ever expected.

So first off, it's a Garmin Forerunner 205. It's got the GPS tracker, so it can pick up my location, speed, and distance traveled. It also comes with a nifty bit of software for the computer to view and analyze your workouts when finished.

Not my wrist, but you get the idea... That's the watch

I've been really enjoying using it. Not only because I no longer have to estimate my pace/distance and be typically disappointed when mapping it out and comparing it to the duration, but I can just get out and run and have a really cool analysis of it after and really see the way my workouts have been going.

I was able to get a picture of the software that comes with the watch, and it's got a lot going on. This is a basic picture that shows the ability to see distance, laps, speed, elevation and a graph too. But it's also got the capability to have customized zones for interval workouts and other neat stuff.

After that, I can export the file and link it up to an online training log I use called Training Peaks. I upload it and, BAM!, I've got my workout record on the world wide web.

Thanks Kate.

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