Garmin Forerunner 910XT

So I never received my watch from Amazon, it's been lost or stolen in transit and I now need to claim a refund. Who knows how long this is going to take to process. 

The upside of this rather frustrating episode is I decided to upgrade (lank) and purchase the grand daddy 901XT instead of the 310XT. Man am I glad I did, this watch is da shit. Swim/Run/Bike via ANT+ heart rate, GPS, accelerometer, altimeter, power support, you name it, it does it all. 

I do think it is quite funny how a month ago I was going to buy a second hand Polar off ebay and I now have the top of the range Garmin. All I can say is I am a very happy man. I know it is just a watch computer but it's awesome! 

Ran with it yesterday and it rocked, swam with it today and it rocked. On Sunday I plan to do my first brick (bike & run) with it and I have even uploaded the GPS route for the run course. Ahhh sports geek bliss. 

I'm not even going to get started on the improved stats you see on Garmin Connect website. 

Nuff said & sorry to waste 2 minutes of your time on my useless drivel. 

Have a great weekend & if you are in Londonia enjoy the sunshine. 

Where is my watch?!?

It is a quarter past five on Thursday afternoon & I'm about to get dressed for my run home. I was supposed to be running with my fancy new very expensive GPS watch that will tell me how fast I am running, how fast I need to run and a host of other seemingly useless pieces of information for non runners. But..... Royal Mail aren't part of team Ryanosaurus so no watch yet. Bleugh! 


Anyone who has ever bought items from Amazon (or any other online store for that matter) know exactly how frustrating it can be waiting for a deliver when it is something you really really want. Online shopping still doesn't have that instant gratification feeling you get from buying an item in a store even if the idiot selling it to you probably knows nothing about said item. Anywhoo, that said Amazon is normally really prompt with deliveries so hopefully it will arrive tomorrow. 


Got the cricket highlights recorded for this evening & I see the bois bowled rather well today. Boya!

P.S. That isn't me in the van and he isn't holding my watch. I think that is a Nokia 2210.

Two Great Running Reads

I've just finished two fantastic running books that I thought were worth sharing. They are both available on Kindle and even if you aren't a runner they are brilliantly inspirational. 


Born to Run 
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Born-to-Run-ebook/dp/B004CFBMRY/ref=pd_sim_kinc_2
This is my favourite and a steal at £3.99. If this book doesn't make you want to run, nothing will. 


Run!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Run-ebook/dp/B004R1RBIC/ref=pd_sim_kinc_4
From the Ultramarathon Man Dean Karnazes, this gives you an insight into what it must be like to run a 100 mile trail race. Respect!