Running with purpose

Some run for fun. Some run for strength. Some run to live.

Rain

Crap. Rain. Nothing but rain. Just rain. And it's cold.

So, I got that going for me.

60 minutes on the trainer. Man, that's boring.

Ugh. Rain.

It sucks. Unless I'm running, of course- then it's cool.

Toys and training

Behold the power of toys!

The Forerunner 305, a Christmas gift, has created a whole new insight into my training activities. It's also provided me with a new way to kill hours planning and analyzing. But, man I love this toy! The Forerunner has a heart rate monitor and 12 channel GPS. I've used it now for road and mountain biking rides, as well as, daily training and weekend trail runs. This thing is unbelievably accurate. Too acurate, in fact. I'm slightly depressed at the new "true" running pace which is about 15 secs slower than I had always thought I was running. Damn ground truth!!!!

The above is the track from my 9.02 mile trail run in Sunol park this weekend. Here's all the intimate detail. Dang it's cool! Dang, I've got some training to do!!

Summary Data
Total Time (h:m:s) 1:46:37 11:43 pace
Moving Time (h:m:s) 1:43:48 11:24 pace
Distance (mi ) 9.09
Moving Speed (mph) 5.3 avg. 11.4 max.
Elevation Gain (ft) +2,895 / -2,892

Avg. Heart Rate 143 bpm Zone 3.5

Temperature (°F) 46.4°F avg. 48.2°F high
Wind Speed ( mph) SE 5.2 avg. SE 9.2 max.

GPS Signal Quality Fair MB Gravity Web Service