New toy and 15 miles in 1:42:52
race report time! Last one until April’s marathon.
New toy - playing with the Garmin Forerunner 50 which tracks heart rate and cadence and distance using a footpod thingie, a surprisingly discrete plastic bit that clips onto your shoe laces. Out of the box it was pretty accurate, but I made the mistake of trying to calibrate it by running round a track. Cue my first ever visit to a running track, and there was a football match taking place in the middle! Sheepishly tried a single lap without getting hit by a football or footballer. Now the device is way out, so I think I need to do a bit more than one lap to get it right.
Using the device in conjunction with SportsTrack software though, you can get an incredible amount of info at a glance though.
So, the race: 6:52 average pace = 8.7 mph, 15 miles in 1:42:53. Bang on target for the sub 3:15 marathon attempt - in fact predicts 3:06 but I’m going to be cautious still.
Tags: garmin, race, race-report