July 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,204 Member
    So...

    I'm thinking of upgrading my Garmin. I've had mine for almost a year and love it. So I think im only wanting to upgrade to get the latest and greatest.

    I currently have a vivoactive 3 with music. I'm not competitive, mostly ignore the HR info now, though it can be useful and I like having it there. I'm tempted to get a bike and start swimming now I am in a location where these things are possible.

    Suggestions? There are SO Many to choose from now!
  • GregInORL
    GregInORL Posts: 232 Member
    eleanorhawkins wrote: »

    Couldn't help smiling at the egg trot challenge, and yes, also a great occassion to follow Kevin's example and ask ourselves "what can I do to help someone out?"

    In running news:
    I am SO in love with my Garmin. Thanks again @noblsheep! I have yet to find time to read the manual (work is crazy this month!) so haven't yet figured out the pace alert thing, which I want to, however I did discover that I can set it to my run-walk intervals. Getting some funny looks when I bleep every x seconds in busy areas, but it sure beats having to use the interval timer on my phone! Actually being able to see my pace on my wrist instead of having to hold and look at my phone screen is awesome, as is the fact that it seems to be far more accurate at any given moment than Zombies Run! :-) Still a lot more to learn about it but so far so super!

    This morning a random Facebook time thingy reminded me that a year ago today I did my first ever 5 mile run. I've been feeling frustrated with what my overdemanding brain sees as a lack of progress in my running recently, that served as a reminder and provided more perspective on how far I really have come in not much time at all.

    Having finished a 9-mile plan last week, I'm currently in a cutback/transition period to get used to 4 runs per week again instead of 3. The Hal Higdon HM plan I intend to start in a few weeks has 3 consecutive running days, then a rest day, then long run, then cross training, then another rest day. Last time round I found after a few weeks that 3 days in a row was too much for me, and had to move them. I ended up running Tues, Wed, Fri and long runs on Sundays. I'm going to start off doing the 3 days in a row (very short distances) and will see whether the legs accept it or not. So yesterday was 5km, this morning was 3km and tomorrow will be just 1 mile.

    July goal 85km. Run so far: 56.97km

    @eleanorhawkins Love the run walk intervals on my Garmin. That is something I have to have on my running watch! I use to worry about being the only person who does walk breaks in my running group but I just embrace it. It's gotten me this far and I'm sure it'll be with me in some form or another as I continue to improve. Im doing my first Hal Higdon plan for this fall marathon cycle (Landed on Intermediate 2 for 5 days a week running 1 day cross) and I wish you a wonderful training cycle!
  • eleanorhawkins
    eleanorhawkins Posts: 1,659 Member
    @GregInORL thanks! I used Higdon's Novice 1 for my first HM last year, trying Novice 2 this year. I was pointed towards the run-walk-run thing by my physio after upsetting my legs at the aforementioned HM last year (typical case of too much too soon) and I'm learning to not care what anyone thinks now, especially as it keeps my legs so much happier!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    So...

    I'm thinking of upgrading my Garmin. I've had mine for almost a year and love it. So I think im only wanting to upgrade to get the latest and greatest.

    I currently have a vivoactive 3 with music. I'm not competitive, mostly ignore the HR info now, though it can be useful and I like having it there. I'm tempted to get a bike and start swimming now I am in a location where these things are possible.

    Suggestions? There are SO Many to choose from now!

    The Garmin 245 is a great option to trade price ofr features...

    https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/04/garmin-forerunner-245-music-gps-watch-in-depth-review.html

    Of course the 945 is the top end of all things

    https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/04/garmin-forerunner-945-multisport-watch-in-depth-review.html


    Or the least expensive

    https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/04/garmin-forerunner-45-45s-gps-watch-in-depth-review.html


    So there I just did the salesman thing and presented you with 3 choices. Now the decision will come down to your budget and desires. :smiley:
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,851 Member
    workaholic_nurse wrote: »
    Trying to decide between the Battleship Half on 11/3 and the Haunted Half on 10/26. I will likely only be able to get the time off for one of them. Thoughts?

    I know you ran the Haunted Half last year. Have you run the Battleship Half before? If not, I would probably pick it. Would you get to see your parents though if you ran it instead of the Haunted Half?
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Scott6255 wrote: »
    @Avidkeo I will throw in my $.02 and say the Forerunner 235 is a great watch (although if you want to swim it doesn't have a built-in swim mode, but you can download an app, or just use 'Other' and setup your own fields).
    Too bad you missed Amazon Prime days, they had some good deals :(

    The 245 is out now, which is replacing the 235. That means you might find some closeout deals on the 235... but personally, since the GPS chip was upgraded in the 245, and the 245 adds the music option, I would tend to get the 245 over the 235.
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    So...

    I'm thinking of upgrading my Garmin. I've had mine for almost a year and love it. So I think im only wanting to upgrade to get the latest and greatest.

    I currently have a vivoactive 3 with music. I'm not competitive, mostly ignore the HR info now, though it can be useful and I like having it there. I'm tempted to get a bike and start swimming now I am in a location where these things are possible.

    Suggestions? There are SO Many to choose from now!

    Another option is to go the refurbished route. You can usually save 20 to 30 percent over the price of new, and except for the box it comes in, I could't tell the difference between new and refurbished.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    edited July 2019
    So do we want to organize a 24 hour run for @MobyCarp along with the total miles and November 'Hug a Runner' tributes?
  • eleanorhawkins
    eleanorhawkins Posts: 1,659 Member
    shanaber wrote: »
    So do we want to organize a 24 hour run for @MobyCarp along with the total miles and November 'Hug a Runner' tributes?

    My list had something like 32 names on it... my vote is let's say yes for now and see once those who are interested/able work out what times they can do whether it's feasible or a big pain in the backside, in which case we could just wing it?
    I had forgotten the Hug a Runner thing was in November too, what a lot of coincidences!
  • eleanorhawkins
    eleanorhawkins Posts: 1,659 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Today I learned that if there is an actual fire on the 7th floor of the building where I work, the 5th floor, the floor I work on, will not be evacuated.

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    Nice. Reminds me of when we moved into an 8th floor rental apartment then were told that the local fire brigade's ladders are only long enough to reach the 2nd floor :-o
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    eleanorhawkins wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Today I learned that if there is an actual fire on the 7th floor of the building where I work, the 5th floor, the floor I work on, will not be evacuated.

    p5dzwexrqdde.png

    Nice. Reminds me of when we moved into an 8th floor rental apartment then were told that the local fire brigade's ladders are only long enough to reach the 2nd floor :-o

    Someone on FB just told me this is standard. You only evacuate the floors above the fire? What? :open_mouth: I was outside already when the alarm went off and the firetrucks came racing over but no one else was from the floor I worked on. They did not even know.
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    eleanorhawkins wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Today I learned that if there is an actual fire on the 7th floor of the building where I work, the 5th floor, the floor I work on, will not be evacuated.

    p5dzwexrqdde.png

    Nice. Reminds me of when we moved into an 8th floor rental apartment then were told that the local fire brigade's ladders are only long enough to reach the 2nd floor :-o

    Someone on FB just told me this is standard. You only evacuate the floors above the fire? What? :open_mouth: I was outside already when the alarm went off and the firetrucks came racing over but no one else was from the floor I worked on. They did not even know.

    Yup, our system will announce what floors to evacuate and lower floors should be alert and wait to see if message changes. If I remember correctly it also can be set to the floors that need to evacuate and no one else will know (except you can hear it going off somewhere in the building)
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    eleanorhawkins wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Today I learned that if there is an actual fire on the 7th floor of the building where I work, the 5th floor, the floor I work on, will not be evacuated.

    p5dzwexrqdde.png

    Nice. Reminds me of when we moved into an 8th floor rental apartment then were told that the local fire brigade's ladders are only long enough to reach the 2nd floor :-o

    Someone on FB just told me this is standard. You only evacuate the floors above the fire? What? :open_mouth: I was outside already when the alarm went off and the firetrucks came racing over but no one else was from the floor I worked on. They did not even know.

    Yup, our system will announce what floors to evacuate and lower floors should be alert and wait to see if message changes. If I remember correctly it also can be set to the floors that need to evacuate and no one else will know (except you can hear it going off somewhere in the building)

    Not evacuating when the building is on fire is so far out of my normal thinking that I would have never considered this was even a possible option before.
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    eleanorhawkins wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Today I learned that if there is an actual fire on the 7th floor of the building where I work, the 5th floor, the floor I work on, will not be evacuated.

    p5dzwexrqdde.png

    Nice. Reminds me of when we moved into an 8th floor rental apartment then were told that the local fire brigade's ladders are only long enough to reach the 2nd floor :-o

    Someone on FB just told me this is standard. You only evacuate the floors above the fire? What? :open_mouth: I was outside already when the alarm went off and the firetrucks came racing over but no one else was from the floor I worked on. They did not even know.

    Yup, our system will announce what floors to evacuate and lower floors should be alert and wait to see if message changes. If I remember correctly it also can be set to the floors that need to evacuate and no one else will know (except you can hear it going off somewhere in the building)

    Not evacuating when the building is on fire is so far out of my normal thinking that I would have never considered this was even a possible option before.

    Same. A lot of us are uncomfortable with this. But half the time it's someone microwaving popcorn that sets it off and we used to have to evacuate for that. ALL. THE. TIME.

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