Long Short Run

Sunday, my wife and I went on the 10.5 mile run from hell. The temperature was about 20 degrees and it was snowing. What made the run so difficult was the powdery snow. It was like running in loose sand. You had to constantly watch your step and speed was for naught. Our average pace was approximately 9:20 or so. I will provide info from the Garmin in a bit. We had to stop at a stop light around mile 8 and I said to my wife, "this is a hard run." She said, "I know, can't wait til it's over." I have never even said that on a 20 miler. When we were done I just started laughing. We survived.

Today was a day off from running. Instead, I went road bike shopping and then swimming. The swim workout was a continuous 2000 yards or 1.13 miles in 45 minutes. After that I went home and lifted weights.

I would highly recommend the Garmin 310XT. It is very user friendly. Almost reminds me of the simplicity of the Apple I Phone. It has lots of nice features and is very easy to read. Of course, you may use it for running, swimming and biking. But, I would also recommend it for just it's running functions. I think the calories burned is a bit generous.

Split Time Distance Elevation Gain Elevation Loss Avg Speed Max Speed Calories
1 0:09:58 1 373 246 9:58 7:33 130
2 0:09:10 1 233 200 9:10 6:44 132
3 0:09:01 1 258 214 9:01 7:13 133
4 0:09:19 1 772 795 9:19 5:23 138
5 0:08:48 1 102 121 8:48 7:57 132
6 0:08:42 1 86 107 8:42 7:38 131
7 0:09:30 1 474 420 9:31 4:40 132
8 0:09:49 1 365 411 9:49 6:25 133
9 0:09:35 1 237 212 9:36 6:25 135
10 0:09:34 1 91 99 9:34 8:03 130
11 0:05:47 0.62 35 47 9:19 8:34 81
Summary 1:39:18 10.62 3,024 2,871 9:20 4:40 1,407



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" Beyond the very extreme of fatigue and distress, we may find amounts of ease and power we never dreamed ourselves to own, sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push through the obstruction."