September 2018 Running Challenge

travelling_lots wrote: »

PastorVincent wrote: »

travelling_lots wrote: »

Oh right on. I was looking at the 3. And yes, because it's a smart watch. I'm tired of looking for my phone when someone messages. By the time I have the money saved the next one will be out. Thank you.

To be clear the Garmins, Fitbits, and others all display text messages, caller ID, and the other alerts just like a "smart watch" - I honestly did not lose a single feature that I used on the Apple Watch when I dumped it for the Gramin. Instead, I gained far superior battery life and fitness features. So for me, and for my use, it was a win-win all the way around.

What watch you wear is a VERY personal decision though, so choose wisely - but choose the one that works best for YOU no matter what anyone on this thread says

Thank you, I'm going to have to do more research, after I set up my garmin to utilize it while I save. I'll research and see which way I go. This makes a big difference.

@MegaMooseEsq I too have all my products apple. My watch was the only thing out of place. But now, I may be looking at it in a different way. :-)

Who knows with research I may just end up with a newer model of garmin when I have the money thanks to @PastorVincent

juliet3455 wrote: »

Questions of the month

What did you wanna be when you grew up?
Like others I really don't remember any specific career aspirations as a kid. I grew up on a farm and as the youngest I got all of the really pleasant jobs ( ie low skill ) Dad had 10 Square Grain Bins that he inherited from his uncle - nothing like climbing into a square bin to shovel grain into the corners to completely fill it while grain is being dumped into the bin = Grain Dust a plenty, and this was before masks or secondary ventilation were available. The other winner was cleaning the Barn and Chicken coop - nothing like Cow, pig and horse poo and some ammonia from the pigs to chase you from the farm.

The Industrial Arts teacher ( work shop, carpentry, metal fab, welding etc ) was building a score board for the school gym and I got assigned to work on it in class. More electrical and relays than electronic but that hooked me on Electronics. I was the first one in the family to go past high school so had to pay for it myself. Spent a year in the Sub-Arctic Oilfields where you only shut your vehicle off to change the engine oil, you traveled in 3 vehicle convoys with 1/2 mile between vehicles and like the Ice Road Truckers show most of the time you were only doing 10-30 Mph due to crappy roads and Ice Crossings. Many ice crossings I had both doors of the truck tied open ensuring I could bail out in a hurry. It paid for my 2 years at a Technical College ( NAIT ) for my Electronics Engineering Technologist Diploma, some say Degree. Pretty much worked in the Telecom side of Electronics every since.

Why did I start running?
As Cross training to complement my swimming, especially since the pool closes for September each year for a complete maintenance turn around, pumps, filters heaters, tiles etc. So I needed something to fill the exercise hole. Started as walk run cycles late in the evening after dark. Later in the year one of the guys in the swimming pool suggested I should do the Triathlon since I already swim and run - biking would be easy to add to the mix. So now Running is 50% of my activity, swimming 35% and biking 15%, summer is short here and the bugs are big so when you hit one at speed it's a real experience.

Why do I run now?
Not that I am any world class athlete but 2 year's ago the trail bug caught me and there is something about smushing through mud ( as @JessicaMcB said "Mud on the tires" ), getting slapped by a branch, tripping over a Spider Web that is challenging and so much fun. I have 3 events in September - all on the Bush Trails in fall conditions. Could be absolute Mud Pits, carpets of leaves, snow or the proverbial Indian Summer of beautiful but cool days providing ideal conditions.

Now to gear up and go play in the Hills, forecast rain for tomorrow so try to get a bit in tonight

travelling_lots wrote: »

Scott6255 wrote: »

@travelling_lots the Forerunner 235 does have pace alerts. You just have to set up a workout and indicate pace as the metric to monitor.

What?
Oh my goodness.
I had no idea.
Okay, so I checked the watch your right it does.
But on the watch itself doesn't give me the option to set the pace. Just to show or not
It may be going onto the actual site. I don't have the manual, but I'm going to check it out.
Thank you!