tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644845182417610831.post4607947104104981057..comments2024-02-16T00:53:28.774-07:00Comments on Fast at Forty: The numbers gameMark Shenkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401543445175578896noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644845182417610831.post-37892268416491374122012-11-28T21:15:20.246-07:002012-11-28T21:15:20.246-07:00Good luck this weekend! Good luck this weekend! Joanna Zeigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03760321253851520287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644845182417610831.post-7597906713740072192012-11-27T21:10:54.651-07:002012-11-27T21:10:54.651-07:00I always use a GPS to race. And I was number obses...I always use a GPS to race. And I was number obsessed as you say, constantly checking my pace. But in my local turkey trot on Thanksgiving day, my watch never acquired a signal in 10 minutes of searching before the race. So I had to use the stop watch function - meaning I could only check in on pace about every mile. I ran the race super fast - faster than I thought possible! I was not constantly checking in on my pace and making judgments about how that pace "should" feel. It was a great lesson! Definitely going to take your advice in running the Vegas Rock N Roll Half this weekend! Good luck at CIM!! Kristen Two Little Runnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10358955748988516036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644845182417610831.post-28404081484774062482012-11-26T11:49:54.850-07:002012-11-26T11:49:54.850-07:00I find that the speed/pace recorded by the Garmin ...I find that the speed/pace recorded by the Garmin always jumps up and down wildly like that. I suspect it has something to do with the accuracy of the GPS itself. I have never seen it smooth - not even when running steadily over a flat (track or similarly flat) surface.<br /><br />Regardless, I agree with you - checking the watch ever two minutes will make you crazy. It's also a good idea to avoid checking on the uphills.Greg Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644845182417610831.post-2739665122863233002012-11-26T07:44:33.475-07:002012-11-26T07:44:33.475-07:00I have never been a big GPS fan and just tried it ...I have never been a big GPS fan and just tried it for the first time recently in a race. It sucked, quite frankly. I found I was surging and resting, which is just the way to wear my legs out. Won't be wearing it on Sunday!<br /><br />Ok, you'll be showered and lunched by the time I finish, but would love to see you there this weekend. Email me if you want: misszippy1@gmail.commisszippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16816276167373260149noreply@blogger.com