New Gadget

I bought a new toy yesterday, the Garmin Forerunner 305, complete with GPS positioning and a heart rate monitor. With the dark nights I have not been running in many months and this little gadget is just the motivation I need to get going again and back into shape.

Below is the results from my run today. Average of 10km/hr over 7km, which is way off my Baker Hughes 10k result of 47mins last year. What surprised me though was my heart rate, which was way over the recommended training zone, up nearing the maximum 187 for someone my age, and over at the end with the hill climb back up to the house. I'll be monitoring this over the next few months as I get back into my stride. First target is the Garioch 10k at the end of March.