When Things Fall Into Place

An episode of the The Stubborn Tortoise podcast, hosted by Donna Pazdera, titled "When Things Fall Into Place" was published on September 26, 2022 and runs 25 minutes.

September 26, 2022 ·25m · The Stubborn Tortoise

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Summary

After weeks of underwhelming mileage, I finally got super close to hitting my mark for the week. Months of training in ridiculous heat seemed to pay off when I did a pre-dawn 8-miler with my friend, Sara. We employed my 1:1 interval pace and with the exception of a couple of spots, stuck to it. The air was humid but much less hot than when I usually run. Well, starting just after 5 am versus 10 or 11 am, helps. Ha ha. It was also during this run that I realized I need a new/different sports watch. For the most part, it seemed to read consistently, but then it would crawl to a 70-minute pace or speed up to a 7:40 pace, without my body actually doing anything different. It got really weird when we ventured over to Eisenhower Park to hike the Rocky Horror race preview. Even though I was hiking pretty well, the watch's pace indicator didn't register anything, like I was standing still. I have too many important events coming up that I need a reliable watch to indicate my pace, heart rate and time. After surveying some friends, I bought a Coros Apex Pro off of Amazon for $349 (my AmEx card is crying). The selling point was its 36-hour battery life with GPS, as well as the enthusiastic testimonials from Hundo and Babe, among others. I get the new watch on Monday, so I will report back next week. Meanwhile, I need to get with the folks at Suunto to find out about my options for the clunker I bought in February.

Episode Description

It was also during this run that I realized I need a new/different sports watch. For the most part, it seemed to read consistently, but then it would crawl to a 70-minute pace or speed up to a 7:40 pace, without my body actually doing anything different. It got really weird when we ventured over to Eisenhower Park to hike the Rocky Horror race preview. Even though I was hiking pretty well, the watch's pace indicator didn't register anything, like I was standing still.

I have too many important events coming up that I need a reliable watch to indicate my pace, heart rate and time.

After surveying some friends, I bought a Coros Apex Pro off of Amazon for $349 (my AmEx card is crying). The selling point was its 36-hour battery life with GPS, as well as the enthusiastic testimonials from Hundo and Babe, among others.

I get the new watch on Monday, so I will report back next week.

Meanwhile, I need to get with the folks at Suunto to find out about my options for the clunker I bought in February.