All about that pace.

5:00am Romans 5 - 1Corinthians 14

First run with frankenwatch today. It's a little heavier than normal, but I forgot all about it being there after a mile or so. I ran 86 minutes today and it still shows 4 bars(full) on the battery indicator. I'm going to leave it off the charger for a couple days and see how it holds up.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:37
2.00    7:37
3.00    7:32
4.00    7:30
5.00    7:14
6.00    7:20
7.00    7:28
8.00    7:45
9.00    7:23
10.00    7:00
11.00    7:27
11.67    6:48

5:00am 1 Corinthians 15 - Philippians 1

Day two with external battery mod on Garmin. Almost 3 hours run time and still 4 bars(full) on the battery level indicator. The hills seemed steeper today. Maybe it's the extra weight on my wrist :)

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:44
2.00    7:45
3.00    7:26
4.00    7:30
5.00    7:14
6.00    7:20
7.00    7:45
8.00    7:40
9.00    7:08
10.00    6:41
11.00    6:40
11.65    6:12
 

4:30am Philippians 2 - Hebrews 4

Frankenwatch is still ticking. 4 1/2 hours and still at 100% on the battery meter. I don't think it's going to budge until it dips below the max capacity of the old battery. I'm guessing about 3 more runs.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:41
2.00    7:46
3.00    7:30
4.00    7:26
5.00    7:09
6.00    7:19
7.00    7:34
8.00    7:44
9.00    7:17
10.00    6:58
11.00    7:10
11.66    6:50
 

9:00am Hebrews 5 - Jude 1

I planned on an easy long run today. It turned out longer than expected and not so easy. I was doing ok pace-wise until this stupid little taco-dog started chasing me and nipping at my ankle during mile 5. His owner was nowhere in sight and he kept at it for about a half mile. I should have just turned around and booted him across the street, but instead I picked up the pace just enough to keep out if his bite range and strung him along until he tired out. His little legs must have been hurting by the time he gave up. Sub-7 was definitely too fast for so early in my run. After I ditched the mutt, I slowed down to chat with another runner going down Steilacoom hill and ran with him for a few miles around 8:30. After we split I was ready to pick the speed back up a little and decided to run up Chambers Creek hill and loop around Lakewood on the way home. Once I got back in the neighborhood I decided to add the Oakbrook loop. About half way around I decided that I should have skipped it, but it was too late by then. I finished up with almost 18 miles at 7:26 avg. pace. After I cooled down for 30 minutes or so I did 4 more easy miles over to the park and around the lake with Kym.

Garmin external battery still reading 100%
Oh, I finally got a response back from Garmin about my dead battery. They said they will fix it for $79! I think I'll keep my $79 and save it for a 310xt. By the time my 305 dies for good the price for a new xt should be more reasonable.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:24
2.00    7:26
3.00    7:11
4.00    7:20
5.00    6:53
6.00    7:54
7.00    8:37
8.00    8:36
9.00    7:53
10.00    7:25
11.00    7:15
12.00    7:22
13.00    7:12
14.00    7:13
15.00    7:11
16.00    7:06
17.00    6:58
17.74    6:38

Distance    Split pace
1.00    11:16
2.00    11:27
3.00    11:42
4.00    11:46
4.27    11:50