Race Report in a nutshell...
Okay campers...
Race to Taste was this morning.
Garmin tuckered out on my at .31 miles in. Didn't pick back up until after mile 1. Mike's 205 worked perfectly the entire time. insert angry, ticked-off grunt here.
Rain on and off made the air beyond humid. Felt like I was running through soup, but fantastic when the rain was coming down. Temp was around 86-87 when we left the house at 7:30am...slightly higher at gun time.
Chocked on water...had to pull over for a nasty coughing fit for a few.
The course was rather uneventful. Just 1 water stop, but the volunteers were great. Lots of little kiddos on the course as part of the TRI-Masters group.
Final time was 35:56. Pacing 11:36/mi. Not too bad (but not good enough for me yet).
Today was just not my day...
But I'm okay with that. Just got to keep getting better.
Note to self for future races...stick around for the Kids Race...they're hilarious, especially the "crawlers" division. Saw Frank. And later saw Dawn. Yay for the CRU!
But yah...I'm really miffed about my garmin and the whole kerplunking thing. Soooo...any nice people out there (be it parental units or my wonderful hubby looking to give a surprise...) I would really...and I mean reaaaaaaaaaaally love a Garmin 205. In Red. Perhaps that way I could get actual split times?
Now there's a concept.
Race to Taste was this morning.
Garmin tuckered out on my at .31 miles in. Didn't pick back up until after mile 1. Mike's 205 worked perfectly the entire time. insert angry, ticked-off grunt here.
Rain on and off made the air beyond humid. Felt like I was running through soup, but fantastic when the rain was coming down. Temp was around 86-87 when we left the house at 7:30am...slightly higher at gun time.
Chocked on water...had to pull over for a nasty coughing fit for a few.
The course was rather uneventful. Just 1 water stop, but the volunteers were great. Lots of little kiddos on the course as part of the TRI-Masters group.
Final time was 35:56. Pacing 11:36/mi. Not too bad (but not good enough for me yet).
Today was just not my day...
But I'm okay with that. Just got to keep getting better.
Note to self for future races...stick around for the Kids Race...they're hilarious, especially the "crawlers" division. Saw Frank. And later saw Dawn. Yay for the CRU!
But yah...I'm really miffed about my garmin and the whole kerplunking thing. Soooo...any nice people out there (be it parental units or my wonderful hubby looking to give a surprise...) I would really...and I mean reaaaaaaaaaaally love a Garmin 205. In Red. Perhaps that way I could get actual split times?
Now there's a concept.
posted by Iron Jayhawk at 5:43 PM
12 Camper Comments:
I gave up on using my Garmin for races - if the course had a lot of twists and turns, the Garmin miles never matched up with the actual miles, and it annoyed me. So now I just use a regular old running watch, and take manual splits at the mile markers. (Of course, that means I'm trusting the course to accurately mark its miles, but for the most part they seem to be pretty close.)
OMG..the temps looks awful - oh ick! Your finishing time looks AWESOME! (Still better than mine) I also want a Garmin 205 too - will have to wait a bit for it.
That looks like a pretty good time to me! Especially with how hot it was! I hope someone take the hit and buys you a new Garmin. :) I have the 301 and have been very happy with it.
You know, alot of fellow bloggers have been having difficulty with the Garmins. Hmmm...Do Garmins come in color?? DAMN! Wish I would have known! Great run!
Nice work in the heat. Kind of gives you a taste for the August temps for the CDC (hopefully it will be cooler).
As for the Garmin, I'm too pokey to worry about splits. I'm concerned with survival...lol
I wan't a Garmin too...any Garmin, preferably one that works when you want it to though. I also didn't know there were color choices. Great job on your race....heat....ugh.
You left out the most important detail:
How did you spend your Taste tickets?
So what exactly is the "crawlers" division? I can only imagine.
I think your times are great! I'm with runnergirl...my 301 works really well.
Good job on a hot and humid day.
Stay tuned...
Great job on the race! Sorry to hear about your Garmin.
PS Scooter wants to know if Phog wants to meet up this Sat/Sunday
Barb, I still need your address for the great RBF music exhange. Thanks!
I have a garmin 205 and it is dead-on 99% of the time. I had an issue with it the other day....the mileage was decreasing as I continued running??? here's my post about the problem:
http://humblerunner.blogspot.com/2006/07/equipment-malfunction.html
The garmin's do not come in selectable colors. The 205 is blue and the 305 is red. The 305 has heart rate monitoring and the 205 is the base model.
I don't leave the house without mine!
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