LM warmup (10 reps), 11.32 miles in 1:27:25, 7:43/mi, HR 154, w/ 3 mile warmup, 2 x Strides/Drills, 20 x 1 min on/1 min off, 3.14 mile cooldown. PU/SU/Leg Abduction ladder (7/7/4), negative calf raises (15), chair (90 sec) & stretching. Decided to take the advice I offered Tom the other day and to run the 20 x 1/1 workout. Repeats are short enough that the hurt isn't sustained, but the gotcha is the short 1 minute recovery. Plus, I run this on my normal course which isn't flat, so the first 17 of these were either rolling or uphill, with the final 3 fast downhill ones. Aside from (another) garmin glitch where it decided to reboot in the middle, good tiring workout. And by tiring, I mean my legs and lungs were both pretty fried by the time the cooldown came around, so I was very appreciative that it was all downhill for that part. Best of all, all the aches and pains of yesterday evaporated by the time the warmup was complete. Even the Strides & Drills were spot on today, so I'll call this a banner day. Now to stay awake for the rest of it. Now for my Garmin rant. My 405 has been headed downhill....spontaneous reboots, freezing, inability to use bezel...once again just after the 1 year mark. I've exchanged the last 2 at REI at about the same point, around the 1 year and 1-3 month mark, and here I am again. I'm not hard on the thing, unless you count running nearly daily, but the pampering it gets afterwards should more than compensate. I'm not going to own another 405, that's for sure. The question is what do I do with this one? I'm almost feeling guilty about returning it to REI since between all 3, I've gotten about 3.5 years of use out of them, but then again, this is EXACTLY the situation the lady at REI advertised when she sold me a membership (well, okay, the situation was having one breaking once, she didn't really address the 2nd or 3rd reoccurrence). What to do...... Update: Just checked my receipt (latest receipt). Actually got this one in late July, so it's only been 9 months. Way too soon. Back it goes for good this time.
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