Sunday, September 30, 2012
Sunday, September 9, 2012
New Toy!
I was so irritated about the fact that it was so gross the other day that I completely forgot to talk about my new toy!
Drum roll please.....
Until last week I had been using the MapMyRun app on my iPhone to track my workouts, but sadly I realized that it was completely inaccurate. I am not blaming the app--I think the website is great. However, it was adding distance to my workout that didn't actually exist. I will chalk it up to the fact that I was running, and the iPhone wasn't necessarily built for that. Nevertheless, I needed something else to track my runs.
Drum roll please.....
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| I GOT A GARMIN!!!!! |
ENTER GARMIN.
To accompany my obsession with running, I have started pouring over running blogs. I read them all, daily, and I love them [sorry, but they are way more interesting than the thousands of fashion blogs out there]! Okay, maybe I don't read them all, but I have 5 or 6 that I follow regularly. The one thing they have in common [other than their shared obsession with running] is that they always talk about their Garmins. So I decided to do a little research to find out whether or not it was worth it for me to get one.
It was.
So I did.
Thank god for Amazon prime is all I have to say because it came in a mere 2 days. I could not have been more excited to use it, so I set out for my 2.5 miles right when I got it. The watch worked like a charm. It was extremely easy to use, and very accurate. I loved that I could watch my pace, instead of having to wait until the end of my run to find out what it was. Needless to say, I am a very satisfied costumer.
It was.
So I did.
Thank god for Amazon prime is all I have to say because it came in a mere 2 days. I could not have been more excited to use it, so I set out for my 2.5 miles right when I got it. The watch worked like a charm. It was extremely easy to use, and very accurate. I loved that I could watch my pace, instead of having to wait until the end of my run to find out what it was. Needless to say, I am a very satisfied costumer.
STATS
Date: 9/5/12
Distance: 2.5 mi
Time: 27:54 min
Avg. Pace: 11:10 mi/min
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Drowning In Manhattan
For anyone who was either A. not subjected to this giant sauna called New York or B. was lucky enough to stay inside today, I am truly envious.
Today was one of the [VERY FEW] days that made me miss Houston, because at least in Houston when it is 948 degrees outside with 100% humidity you can go straight from your air conditioned home, to your air conditioned car, then to your air conditioned office/school.
NOT HERE. Here, you are subjected to this miserable heat and humidity everywhere you go. This has made very difficult to leave my lovely 68 degrees bed to go to school, let alone work out.
However, after lots of arguing with myself [yes, I argue with myself quite frequently actually], I decided to buck up and go for my 2.5 mile run.
It was rough.
The air around me felt heavy, which consequentially made my entire body feel heavy. Not a good feeling, especially when every breath you take is filled with water, and your clothes are dripping [a very attractive picture, I know].
Despite how miserable I felt the entire time [and it definitely wasn't my best run], the second I got to my stoop I was glad I did it.
NOT HERE. Here, you are subjected to this miserable heat and humidity everywhere you go. This has made very difficult to leave my lovely 68 degrees bed to go to school, let alone work out.
However, after lots of arguing with myself [yes, I argue with myself quite frequently actually], I decided to buck up and go for my 2.5 mile run.
It was rough.
The air around me felt heavy, which consequentially made my entire body feel heavy. Not a good feeling, especially when every breath you take is filled with water, and your clothes are dripping [a very attractive picture, I know].
Despite how miserable I felt the entire time [and it definitely wasn't my best run], the second I got to my stoop I was glad I did it.
STATS
Date: 8/5/12
Distance: 2.5 mi
Time: 27:54 min
Avg. Pace: 11:10 min/mi
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