Yeah, I am sure it's not accidental, Scotty's wheeee is atop my boobs.

Well, I am a dog....my wheeee has to be on top of something!  I got really lucky there!  

Thanks Boon and LRB. The only thing I really want with the new models is a return to start feature. It's a nice crutch to have when travelling. Hopefully on a future software update.

Holy cow you guys post quickly.

This morning's run was in 52 degrees, with a DP in the 40s. I have a race on Friday for the 4th of July, but I wanted to do some speedwork. Today's run was a 1 mi w/o + 3x (1 mi @ Tempo pace + 2 min Easy) + 1 mile c/d. All-in-all it was 5.6 miles in 46 minutes. IIRC my tempo miles were at 7:39, 7:44 and 7:13. I ran the last one at my 10k pace just to see how it would feel. It felt ok, but I'll try a 7:15 - 7:20 pace through the first half just to see where I'm at. Hopefully I can make up the time in the last mile, but I'll have to really kick it in to get in under 45 minutes.

 

I have my eye on the 220 as the 620 appears to be heart monitor centric, something I do not use at all.

There is certainly a lot of useless data the 620 provides when using the HR monitor.  All I really want is the heart rate.  I wanted the 620 for the touchscreen and for the four data fields at once.

 

I have my eye on the 220 as the 620 appears to be heart monitor centric, something I do not use at all.

I am pretty happy with my 210, but if it blew up I'd probably go 220. The one thing I've heard is that it picks up a satellite signal almost instantaneously. I really have no need for any more features, which to me just complicates things. I can't think of anything the 210 doesn't have that I need, other than a more reliable connection for data transfer.

Lily, I am going to consider it a flexible plan yesterday's 2.5-3 miler was cancelled due to an awful storm that rolled in around 5:30 and didn't roll out until 8-9 pm, by then I just felt it was too close to my morning 8 miler. Hopefully there won't be too many more days like that and I will keep a closer eye on the weather, just in case I need to run that run in the mornng.

D, yesterday was 85 at 9am. Thanks to humidity, dew point and a storm system slowly rolling in, the whole day felt awful, a high of 92-94 but a feels like 102. I hate it when being half naked doesn't help one bit 

Lily, I am going to consider it a flexible plan yesterday's 2.5-3 miler was cancelled due to an awful storm that rolled in around 5:30 and didn't roll out until 8-9 pm, by then I just felt it was too close to my morning 8 miler. Hopefully there won't be too many more days like that and I will keep a closer eye on the weather, just in case I need to run that run in the mornng.

D, yesterday was 85 at 9am. Thanks to humidity, dew point and a storm system slowly rolling in, the whole day felt awful, a high of 92-94 but a feels like 102. I hate it when being half naked doesn't help one bit 

Yeah, that's typical of our months of Summer.  And yes, less clothes do not help.  Which is why I hate living here.  At least with colder weather you can go through layers or something.  it's not that it won't suck, it's just that there is nothing you can do when it's that hot and humid; it will suck no matter how many years you run in it.  Remember to adjust the pace, Andrea.

 

That was not intended to describe the pic; you may recall that is my nickname to distinguish me from all the other Daves. The nickname YOU created, TYVM.

 

Anyhoo, I think I missed yesterday. It was a crazy day & by the time I checked the dailies there were 6 pages so I was a bit intimidated. I'm sure you all missed me terribly. After not sleeping much my last night in Oregon Saturday, then only sleeping 2 hrs Sunday night due to taking the redeye flight home, I only slept about 3 hrs Monday night due to a middle of the night hellacious allergy attack of some kind, followed by the wild thunderstorms & sirens going off. Zombied my way to work, where after a while they send everyone home due to intermittent power outages. Which was a godsend; went home & ran 9 miles, then took a nap. This morning, after finally sleeping like a rock, Baboon, ran 7 miles.

 

So the knee has been holding up lately, but I have tried to be careful. Run distance has not been a problem, I think the issue is frequency. So for now I am looking at resting every 3rd day. Which if it works, is not too bad, that still gives ~5 days/wk. What I have not tried is any speed work, they have all been easy runs. I guess I will just have to give it a try & see.

No wonder you're Cranky Dave with all those sleepless nights. :-( I saw you were on the forum at 4 am one night (of course, it might have been 1 am on the West Coast), and I thought "Poor Dave. Insomnia again..." See, I think about all of you, my dailies peeps. :-)

Glad that the knee is holding up. I'm like you. This last spring, trying to run 7 days a week nearly killed me. I run my fastest miles when I only run 5 days a week, even if they're longer runs. We're old, Dave, we might as well admit it.

Hellacious... Is that from the word hell? Going to check the Merriam-Webster right now. Glad you got home safely, hope you had a great time in Oregon, and yes, we missed you.