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Annual Xmas Run

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USMS MemberThe Fortress
, December 25th, 2008 at 02:06 PM (1401 Views)
Went on my annual 5 mile trail run today. It is fairly warm and very sunny -- beautiful day for a run.

On the xmas/swimming front, I got a new B70 from Mr. Fort. My current one is probably nearing the end of its life, so that was fabulous! (No, I will not be wearing them together!) I got him a Garmin Forerunner 405 for his marathon training and racing, so we both went for the hobbies. lol. Also got a large wicking towel for meets that SwimShark swears by. Looking forward to trying it out.

I've been out of the water for 4 days. Haven't done that in a loooong time. Might have taken a week off from swimming (not exercising) after Austin, can't recall. I'm going to have a few days on my own as Mr. Fort is taking the kids skiing. (I don't ski.) So I plan to see friends and workout like a madwoman. May actually get to my team's New Years practice, which is 109 x 50.

Merry Christmas all!

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Updated December 25th, 2008 at 02:12 PM by The Fortress

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  1. pwb's Avatar
    Your husband should love his Forerunner. I got my wife one awhile back and she swears it is one of the greatest training tools she's ever had.
  2. The Fortress's Avatar
    It seems like a great training tool. The only downside that I can see is that it might be a bit hard for us old codgers to read. lol. The Garmin 305 I understand was easier to read, but looks like a blackberry sitting on your wrist. My husband wouldn't have worn it.
  3. aztimm's Avatar
    Let us know how he likes the Forerunner. I've been using my iPod Nano and Nike+, but the accuracy varies significantly. I do like listening to music, especially for long runs.
  4. The Fortress's Avatar
    Tim,

    The hubby used it the other day and liked it. But he had his nano along as well. For long solo runs, music is key!

    The only other slight issue is that it's not Mac compatible (if you have a Mac), but I understand you can download the necessary program from the garmin website.