50F with pockets of much warmer and much cooler air all over the neighborhood. Clear and starry. G-A run. 20 min weights. I went about 4.5 miles and stopped at the park bathroom, then two things happened. First my Garmin got weird. This is the second time in the past two weeks it has done something odd, but I thought the first time was low battery. After running a route I know to be 4.5 miles, suddenly the watch said 2.55. I clicked through some other data screens and then it said 10.77 miles. Gr. I re-booted the watch and started over. After that it seemed fine, but my one year warranty ends in less than a month. Should I go back into REI and ask for an exchange (for the 3rd time!)? I hate to go through watches like they are paper towels, and all my other runs have been normal this month. Wait and see? Or operate before the tumor grows? The second thing that happened at mile 4.5 was this: I decided to move faster. I am still technically in my recovery period but I am just so sick and tired of "jogging." And something clicked. Maybe it was my audiobook ending, and me switching over to my Running Music playlist. For whatever reason(s), I just decided to pick up the pace. And the first mile after that was all uphill so I don't know what I was thinking! But after a couple of minutes it felt great! By mile 6 I was only about 20 seconds slower than MP on the flats and downhills, and 45-60 seconds slower than MP on the uphills. Time to look forward! Tentative 2011 marathon schedule: Yakima River Canyon (April), Newport (June), CIM (December). Also: Nookachamps Half Marathon (January) and maybe Tacoma half (August). A half in October as well??? Next race: Turkey Trot in November. Might do another 5K in December as well. | 