alas, i finally caved.
meet "mark" (of course he has a name, come on now... that shouldnt surprise anyone):
he is quite a bit larger than my nike+ (side note, no i am not missing the end of my digits... i am in desperate need of a manicure and i didnt feel anyone needed to see that hot mess):
ive never had such a complicated watch... the box was packed full of all sorts of goodies! (including a 75 instruction manual, yikes!)
so how did the name "mark" come about? the whole reason i got the garmin 305 in the first place was on the recommendation from my super cool marathon trainer. you might have heard of him before, i think ive mentioned him a few times here and there. he suggested this model to me... not too expensive and will do all that i need/want it to do. i have a goal for the maine marathon on october 2nd... not suck. and by not suck i really mean go sub 4. ive run this marathon twice... both times i took training to a whole new level of fail:
2009- 4:43:15
2010- 4:43:30
(side note: i know i am capable of better than this, i finished sugarloaf marathon in 4:15:25 in may 2010)
needless to say i want to kick this f**ing marathon course right in the face, and i WILL succeed this time. its the first marathon i have this year and i am ready to really focus on my training to get myself there, of course with the help of sam, pfitz 18/55, and now "mark".
so i have the ambition.
and i have the goal.
when i searched both of those words on an online thesaurus this is what i found:
| Main Entry: | goal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | aim, purpose of an action |
| Synonyms: | ambition, design, destination, duty, end, intent, intention, limit, mark, mission, object, objective, target, use, |
| Main Entry: | ambition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something desired |
| Synonyms: | aim, aspiration, desire, dream, end, enterprise, goal, hope, intent, mark, objective, purpose, target, wish |
Oooh la la welcome to the future! :) You're going to annihilate Maine marathon with your new weapon of mass destruction.
ReplyDeleteI was just looking up that exact watch before I came over to my Blog reader! I think I'm going to get it. Keep us posted!
ReplyDeleteI am upgrading from my Nike+ to a Garmin as well. My running buddy recently bought the 405. I have been going back and forth about the 305 and the 405 for weeks now. I was close to a decision but now your post has me brainstorming again. LOL! Keep us posted on your progress with it!
ReplyDeleteI said I wouldn't get one either. But I love love love mine. I totally need to name it!
ReplyDeleteHere's to a 4:43:45 in 2011. ;) JK! We're absolutely going sub4 this year. I'll just be sure to do it before you. :P I wish we were marathoning together, for realsies!
ReplyDeletewe WILL do a marathon together... someday :)
ReplyDeleteyou will still be my hero even if you run a marathon that you actually trained for. :)
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