I liked the 620 better than the 630 although the charging clip on the 630 is a lot better.

I think it's the dimness of the screen and the vibrations are muted too that make me dislike the 630. It's also uglier.

But my 620 did not last long and I went through 3 charging cables and now it is completely dead, can't get it to charge at all.

Damn.

I sold mine before any of that happened, so I only have good thoughts about.

I have only owned 2 running watches in my life. A Garmin 210 for about 2 years till it died, then a Garmin 220 for the last ~2.5 years, which I will be happy keeping as long as it continues to function.

 

It makes me feel better that someone else has "one thing."  I don't like change.  I embrace the groove.  Currently my groove is a 2 egg omelette with feta cheese, sun dried tomatoes, and a handful of fresh basil (better than spinach).  But today, I shall eat oatmeal in solidarity with you.

I only have it once a week but my groove is a spinach and feta omelette. It is wonderful. I love basil, too, though. Although I'm not sure I'm ready to ditch the spinach. Maybe I'll go half and half and call it the collabo.

 

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. if I recall correctly, you had a marathon bearing down on you and were essentially forced to make the switch.

yeah it was a few weeks before CIM and I was worried it would completely crap out

 

Damn, your "one thing" is way better than mine. But I think it would be tough to prepare in the office break room and eat at my desk. I eat at work after my morning run.

 

I use Quaker "Real Medleys" instant oatmeal cups, which come preloaded with various dried fruit & nuts. And often add almonds. There are some other brands that are a bit better, but also more expensive.

It's actually not that hard to make microwave scrambled eggs. I've done it before. They do have a strong smell, but not as bad as fish or burned popcorn.

Today kind of sucks....

I'm not sure how or what happened but I was suddenly awakened at 1 AM to my cat digging his claws into my big toe (he was on top of the covers, I underneath)........... I about kicked him across the room but I didn't. Not sure I had nearly knocked him off the bed while he was sleeping or if my foot bumped him and scared the shit out of him but I was bleeding and had to get a band-aid.

When my alarm went off at 2:50, I said fuck it. My shoulders and upper back was sore and my legs and butt are still sore too so I decided that today might just be a complete rest day..........

I would of!

 

That's so nice of you!  OFR helped me put together this 5K training plan, so I figure it's polite to ask him first.  If I don't like his answer though, I'll remember the offer 

 

I figured out my problem though, I didn't find a tab on Daniels's pace calculator that I should have used to figure out the target pace.  I guessed at it, but my guess was too slow when I programmed the workout.  Then when I did it, it felt too slow, so I ended up just running what seemed about right, and came in close to where I should have been.  Sort of, I was about 10 seconds faster than the calculator says.

 

With that background, you all can weigh in on paces: I'm using Daniels' calculator to figure out the targets.  I know they are "estimates," but since my 1/2 is the metric I'm using to generate the paces, and it was hot and humid, I'm not sure if in better weather I should adjust things down a little.  But then again, "train for racing, don't race your training."  I don't want to be dumb and try to train at a level I don't have the fitness to support.  That usually ends poorly.

Yeah, I answered you.   A current 5K time or TT of 3 miles is the best way to find your paces. If you base them off a Half or marathon, a lot of times they will be soft because it takes more endurance for the longer stuff. And you can always run them a little faster or slower from JDs suggestions too. Typically as you get in better shape in a cycle your times will improve slightly-if you keep the rest interval constant. Lowering the rest is good for a runner who is plateaued because the paces will already be about maxed out. The rest interval can really change a workout depending on what you are trying to accomplish.