Thankfully I run better than I program gadgets...!
Tuesday 20/02/07:
A little bit of novelty factor in todays session - plan was calling for a 35min jogging session, but with 3 x 15sec sprints thrown in for good measure! Last time I did this was when following the same plan in Oct last year...
Another nice morning when I headed out at 6am. Decided on a short loop that is all flat over the first half then very undulating over the second half, with a plan to get the 3 sprints done after warming up sufficiently, but before hitting the hills!
Brisk walk warmup: 5mins
Easy paced run inc 3x15 sec sprints: 36mins (6.5kms)
Brisk walk cooldown: 5mins
I have to say, those 15sec sprints sure get the HR up really quickly! Phew! But even tho I am not a great sprinter, I felt like my form was good and I ran well and gave it my all during the bursts. My knees did hurt a little bit after each one tho, and I gave myself a few mins jogging recovery in between each ... They were completed just before hitting the hills, but at the easy pace the hills weren't difficult.
I've just come from another hour or so of intense 'one on one' with the Polar - still figuring out how it all works and getting to grips with all of the settings, menus, functions, etc. I could have done without it after another very tough day at work, but I'm dying to start using it... As I've said before - I'm a bit gadgetly challenged...! (Em, perhaps seeing as you're on holiday and all you could pop over and sort it for me?!?!) Think I'm nearly there tho - tomorrow will be the tester! I think I have all of the settings and views right and the Footpod is securely fastened to my shoe! On my way home from work I used the car to measure out exactly 1km on a flat, straight piece of main road that I use most days. The plan was to go back and run it after dinner to calibrate the Footpod (I can always re-do it even more accurately when I can get to a track some other time.) But time got away from me and it didn't happen before it got too dark/late. Therefore, the first km of my approx 10km run tomorrow morning will be used to do this. That is, if I can still figure it all out at 5.30am in the morning! But then of course I don't want to risk stuffing it all up and losing my stopwatch function somehow and not recording my overall time once I've got the calibration done... perhaps I should wear the old Baby G as well just to be safe?!?!?!? ;-) Now can you understand why I put off getting one for so long?!?!?!?
Good batting by the Aussies today - the run chase could be 'interesting'...!
A little bit of novelty factor in todays session - plan was calling for a 35min jogging session, but with 3 x 15sec sprints thrown in for good measure! Last time I did this was when following the same plan in Oct last year...
Another nice morning when I headed out at 6am. Decided on a short loop that is all flat over the first half then very undulating over the second half, with a plan to get the 3 sprints done after warming up sufficiently, but before hitting the hills!
Brisk walk warmup: 5mins
Easy paced run inc 3x15 sec sprints: 36mins (6.5kms)
Brisk walk cooldown: 5mins
I have to say, those 15sec sprints sure get the HR up really quickly! Phew! But even tho I am not a great sprinter, I felt like my form was good and I ran well and gave it my all during the bursts. My knees did hurt a little bit after each one tho, and I gave myself a few mins jogging recovery in between each ... They were completed just before hitting the hills, but at the easy pace the hills weren't difficult.
I've just come from another hour or so of intense 'one on one' with the Polar - still figuring out how it all works and getting to grips with all of the settings, menus, functions, etc. I could have done without it after another very tough day at work, but I'm dying to start using it... As I've said before - I'm a bit gadgetly challenged...! (Em, perhaps seeing as you're on holiday and all you could pop over and sort it for me?!?!) Think I'm nearly there tho - tomorrow will be the tester! I think I have all of the settings and views right and the Footpod is securely fastened to my shoe! On my way home from work I used the car to measure out exactly 1km on a flat, straight piece of main road that I use most days. The plan was to go back and run it after dinner to calibrate the Footpod (I can always re-do it even more accurately when I can get to a track some other time.) But time got away from me and it didn't happen before it got too dark/late. Therefore, the first km of my approx 10km run tomorrow morning will be used to do this. That is, if I can still figure it all out at 5.30am in the morning! But then of course I don't want to risk stuffing it all up and losing my stopwatch function somehow and not recording my overall time once I've got the calibration done... perhaps I should wear the old Baby G as well just to be safe?!?!?!? ;-) Now can you understand why I put off getting one for so long?!?!?!?
Good batting by the Aussies today - the run chase could be 'interesting'...!
posted by Vicky @ 2/20/2007 10:27:00 pm
3 Comments:
At Tue Feb 20, 11:28:00 pm,
Anonymous said…
LOL, would love to pop over, if only!
You'll get the hang of it, it is second nature to me now. I had to muck about to get the calibration factor right and have finally settled on 1.010. I find it reads about spot on, it gave me 21.09 Km for the Melbourne Half Marathon. I like having it reading just slightly short, for some stupid reason it gives me psychological comfort, like setting my watch slightly fast.
Then again some people think I am strange.
At Wed Feb 21, 12:48:00 am,
Ewen said…
Ummm, sounds like you should give baby G another outing. I'm popping over... not to program your Polar (I have a Garmin), but to bolster our bowling attack.
At Wed Feb 21, 01:16:00 pm,
beakus said…
Halloooo :o)
Finally catching up with your blog :o) sounds like the sartorius is behaving MAR, which is great :o)
And brilliant to hear about your new gadget, how wonderful is your lotto winning friend? :oD Really lovely.
Sadly I can't offer any advice being hopelessly inept when it comes to gadgets... Soulmate did once suggest we got a Garmin, but I know I would never figure out all the wizardry... :o/
B.
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