I have an ipod and a Nike plus thingy to track my distance and pace while I run but sometimes it just doesn't work too good..........quits for no reason. Plus since I run/walk/run, the calibration is different. I have a longer stride length when I walk so it records a lesser mileage. I have been wanting a Garmin Forerunner for a while now. And my good runner girl friend, Joyce WON, yes WON one and she inspired me to go for it!
I had some gift cards from Dick's Sporting Goods left over from Christmas and I recently had a birthday, ok, yesterday, and I got some gift cards from the hubby and my youngest son Alex and money from my daughter. Additionally, I had a $20 off card I got in the mail. So, I bee-bopped down to Dick's after lunch and bought one. Oh yeah, it had a $50 rebate and the nice guy at the register just took it right off the total and credited it back to my credit card.
It's a little difficult to navigate but I am getting used to it. The easiest part was just to press start and go! I'll get to the details later! I downloaded it to the Garmin website and then even exported it as a .tcx file and imported that into mapmyrun.com. Are you confused now?
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First, and most importantly...ahem..."Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy BIRTHDAY dear Marianne, happy birthday to you"!!!! (That me singing by the way!).
And congratulations!!! Yes!!!! I am so happy for you!!! What a purchase! Now, don't ask me how to use the thing - I just push start and stop and then download the info using the USB thingy! You getting your map downloaded to mapmyrun is WAY beyond my knowledge - okay, willingness to learn!
Enjoy your new toy!!! Oh, one more thing. If you go under a bridge or "thick" overpass, sometimes the watch will "auto pause" - it just loses the satellite signal. But it will pick itself back up again.
You will love it! Enjoy it! I am SUPER happy for you!!
Birthday hugs!!!
Hey Marianne! Happy Birthday from me too....I won't even try to pretend to sing it for you though...my tune-bucket is very holey!!
Toy looks neat - what will they come up with next?
Have you read your book yet? I assume my book will be waiting on me when I get back home - see ya soon! K
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