How Else Am I Going to Know I Stink?

 

Anger and hatred do not adequately express the appropriate feeling I have had towards my computer over this last week.  Many a thought has crossed my mind of just tossing it out the second floor window at home and watching it explode on the concrete, or taking a bat to the darn thing a few thousand times.  And just when I begin to come to terms with the thought that my 4 year old laptop might be wheezing its last breath I realize I have been mad at the wrong inanimate object!!!!

The wi-fi switch somehow just magically turns itself off rending my internet useless.  I would repeatedly turn the internet switch back on and just as quickly it would be turned off again.   And then I started to notice a pattern.  Clue #1- no one else in the house seemed to have difficulty with this problem. Clue #2- it happened every time I get on the computer which just happens to be after my runs. Clue #3- it’s me and I’m dumb. (I mean it only took a week for me to figure out what was going on.)  I hate technology (that I don’t understand).

Every time I go to download my daily run from my Garmin 405 I have to use the ANT+ stick to transfer the data and every time I tried to do that it would shut off my internet!!!! WTF!!!!! I have had this watch and computer for around the same time and this is the first time I have had this problem.  From what I can figure, Garmin is doing some sort of fancy upgrade on its website for downloading activities but it can’t yet support the 405 (shocker!), rendering the product only half useful in my eyes.  I rely on that little bugger to tell me just how mediocre I ran so that I can pretend that I am going to get better.  What am I supposed to do if I can’t do that????

I’m just lost right now and I can’t even begin to express how mad I am at Garmin. I ran 5 miles today and I really wanted to look at my splits without using that dang bezel on the watch.  I know, I know, I’m whining about silly problem.  But they are my problems, and they are all I've got.

You better step up your game Garmin. This is not a happy girl.

It's not me, it's the treadmill

Treadmill runs suck most of the time, but this morning wasn't so bad. I was in the groove, a slow groove, but who's actually reading this drivel anyway? (Besides my sister). So get of my back, I can't run any faster with you on there. Back to the point, my slow running. I calibrated my foot pod with my garmin on GPS because I wasn't quite sure how accurate the treadmill distance was. Turns out the distance part isn't the problem. It was within two tents of the watch. On the other hand the speed difference is drastic.

 

I always set my favorite treadmill at the gym at around 5.5 mph and did well there. So when I got my sol 65 I assumed I would set the speed the same. But apparently all treadmills are not created equal. I huff and puff at this rate and can barley get through. I thought maybe I was just really out if shape. That was until I used the garmin to check its accuracy. I actually have to set the darn thing at around 4.8 to actually go 5.5 mph. WTH??? Since when did speed vary. If cars were this drastic in difference a whole lot more people would be getting some tickets. I guess I will use the garmin from now on to track time and distance.

You gotta keep a close eye on your candy. Anybody could be after it.

Speaking of distance, I did 3 miles today while I caught up on an old episode of Desperate Housewives. (I know Jen, you hate Terri Thatcher, but I like her! So nanny nanny boo boo.) All at around an 11 min mile pace. This is slow for me but I am pushing to get better. My goal for 2013 is to be able to comfortably run 9 min miles. This is a big feat in my mind but in going for it! If nothing else I at least want to beat my sister in a race this fall. If I feed her enough Girl Scout cookies I might accomplish it.

 

Now on to my vacation. Heading off the French Lick Resort and Casino. Can I borrow $20 for the penny slots? If feel like I'm gonna win big!

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