Missed Run

So this past week we were SUPPOSED to run 9 miles. We were all set to run on Christmas Eve morning. The weather was PeRfEcT! I for one felt great. I had exercised all week and felt ready for this distance. I was even looking forward to it. So why you might ask did this run not happen? Well my dad decided to get sick the day before our scheduled run. OK, well maybe he didn't decide to get sick, but he did. We were both bummed but thought we could maybe run Christmas afternoon. Well that didn't happen either. As I am typing this, my dad is still sick. Nothing major. Just a cold. But we don't want to risk it getting worse by going out and running. Coughing always gets worse when you exercise. So we decided that we will have to hit it hard this coming weekend. We are supposed to only run 4 miles this coming weekend but instead the plan is we will run the 5-miler on Friday that Striders is putting on and then we will do the 9 miles the next day. We will see how it goes.

But on the fun side of things...I got some really cool running gear for Christmas and I just want to show them off.

First, my parents gave me an iPod Shuffle. So excited for this. I have been running with a regular sized iPod in an armband, which was fine for a few years but now is just a pain. After so many miles the armband starts to slip and just gets uncomfortable. Not sure why this is a problem because before iPods were invented I was running with a ginormous cd player in a fanny pack type of belt! With the shuffle I can just clip it on my clothes and go. It is super light and easy to use. Perfect for running.

This next running goody came from my hubby. It is the Garmin Forerunner 305. I have had my eye on this thing for a few months now. My brother in law has one and we actually gave one to my dad as an early Christmas gift. This thing calculates your pace, time, distance, calories, etc. I have a different running watch but it is really hard to use and doesn't do nearly as much as this new one. The Garmin is easy to use and figure out. I don't have a lot of time to figure out new gadgets so "easy" is definitely a huge plus. Garmin did come out with a Forerunner 405 but the reviews are less than great. I even have a few friends with the new 405 that have had issues so I was all about sticking with the older version. I can't wait to try this out this week!