Dec. 1, 2007 at 6:11am

Goin' Gump

(I was runn-nin'...)

The significant one had his fab new nano-gadget and nike+ chip that made me green with envy.  He told be to try it out, so I got a sensor, a wallet to hold it on my laces, and a bunch of other stuff at South Sound Running (the best running tights, ever, a groovy little smartwool beanie, and breathable-yummy running gloves) --and I waited.  I was supposed to go running with a friend, but she was feeling under the weather.  

So off I hopped, alone, to mess with the gadgetry that would confound and disappoint me.  FIrst off, I didn't know how to calibrate it (who, me, read directions???)  Then, as I started my workout, the woman's voice said, "begin workout-- cool-- but no music, no sound, nada.  Then as I mucked with the buttons, the woman's voice said "pausing workout."  Um, not the plan, so much. Hit "play"-- "resume workout" says disembodied lady's voice. 

Finally, I ripped out the buds and ran without music, to see what the nano would do; in a little over an hour, I ran 10.8 miles, according to the readout, which made me laugh-- yeah, it felt like nearly 11 miles, but since I know the distance to Point Defiance is just under a mile, and since I know the whole 5 mile drive is just under 5 miles, i knew my distance was maybe-- optimistically-- 7.5 miles.

Thing was, it was kind of a sucky though fabulous run-- can he two coexist? -- with amazing water views and a mostly empty park; the sights and smells of this part of the northwest are amazing, for sure, but when your feet go numb and your body goes all gimped out b/c numb feet don't act as a good foundation... Meh, not so fun.  HOWEVER, I felt a pretty huge sense of pride and accomplishment that #1, I never stopped to walk, and #2, I didn't stop the cars I saw on the way home to hitch a ride back. Go me! *cue Rocky theme*

On downloading the run info, the run became 6.8 miles (much more accurate, I think, albeit disappointing) --and I still have no idea what the heck happened to the music???

ah well, I never claimed to be tech-savvy.