Running in Life's Slow Lane

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Location:

Lawton,OK,United States

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Got off the couch and started running

5K PR : 30:25
8K PR : 58:53
7.2mi PR: 01:21:53
HM PR: 02:49:06

2010 Results --
Dallas RnR Half Marathon: 02:49:06

States --
AZ, AR, CA, CO, FL*, KS*, MO*, NC, OK*, TX*, VA*
Countries --
CA*

Short-Term Running Goals:

Build up to a 30 mpw routine.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Establish and maintain a program of cardiovascular fitness.
Participate in one of the Ragnar Relays.
Manage to place within the top 3 in my age group in a race. Any race.

Personal:

My wife, Teresa, has stayed by my side for over 21 years and I am a much better person as a result. Kristoffer, our only child, is now 15 and continues to exceed all my expectations. If you look in the dictionary under the word luck you will see my smiling face.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Nike BRS 1000 Lifetime Miles:						95.25
Asics Gel 1130 Lifetime Miles:						370.74
Asics Gel 1140 Lifetime Miles:						456.73
Asics Gel 1150 Lifetime Miles:						278.94
Asics Gel 1150 Lifetime Miles:						290.95
Asics Gel Kayano 16 Lifetime Miles:						152.32

Fri, Jul 11, 2008

Total Distance

5.00

Today's splits ---
11:38
11:43
11:41
11:03
11:48
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5.0 mi -- 11:34/mi avg pace -- 614 cal

The first 3.5 miles went fairly quickly and I felt good working on some moving meditation for about 1.5 miles. After 3.5 miles it was a struggle to finish off the distance. Particularly around the 4.25 mile mark when I developed a pain in my left shoulder. I stopped at that point and tried to stretch out my shoulder. Then when I started again I had issues with my Garmin Forerunner. It allowed me to press the timer button and thinking all was well I took off running. Then after about 0.25 mi of running I check my pace only to find that the timer had NOT started. In fact, nothing was moving on the watch. I pressed the "back" button and tried to use the bezel to move to "Time" or "Menu" and nothing happened. After a few frustrating minutes the watch emitted a whole series of beeps (as though it were catching up to all of my button presses) and the timer started counting. I finished my 5 miles and went through a similar "slow down" when I tried to stop the timer at the end of the workout. If I were to guess I would attribute all of this to problems getting satellite reception. It was very overcast during my run and the trees are in close to the roads along my route. First time I have had these types of problems.

Location: Chesapeake, Virginia -- I fly home tomorrow!

Night Sleep Time: 8.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 8.00

Comments

From Dale on Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 09:41:35

That sounds similar to the freezing problem I've had with mine twice.....no response from the bezel navigation, if you happen to be on the screen that shows GPS state, it's gone....frustrating. I'm sad to hear it happened to you to since it probably means it's a problem with the watch series. Now the question is, will a future software update fix it or is it hardware?

Oh well, good way to persevere through all that!

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