Being in the dark. Sometimes it is a good thing.

Somedays dont you just feel like you are in the dark? Not so much that things are being hidden from you per say, but just that a cloud surrounds you, or that you are not thinking clearly?

Sometimes as a runner I feel in the dark but in a good way. I think How to begin? Where to run? How to train? What about fuel? These are all questions that pop into my head from time to time. Not that these ponderings are bad, it just makes me wonder why we need all the glitz and gadgetry... why not just run?

I often post up here about all of my gadgets. Man oh man. I love my gadgets. But what benifit do we really get? Well Garmin aside, I need my Garmin!, I am done with gadgets. I can go and be free. And I think that that is what running has become for me. Freedom. Therapy. Me time. It grants me focus and the ability to hone in on my body... in a positive light!

Now that is refreshing. I sort of like being in the dark.

HRM Madness

As most of you know - I LOVE my Garmin Forerunner 201. It was, hands down, the best running purchase I have ever made.

I realize now that I will benifit from having a Heart Rate Monitor as well. I am not terribly sure if I want to drop $300 on a new Garmin, the Forerunner 305 in particular, or if I would like to
check out other HRMs first to get a feel for them.

I already passed up my Triax running watch for the Garmin and have not once turned back. So why am I afraid of ditching my 201 and upgrading to the 305? The 305 is a better unit for features that
is for sure. I use my 201 every run and definitely got my moneys worth out of it. I feel quite confident that I would get my money out of the 305 as well. But I also want a HRM that tell sme
calories burned, one that I can use while working out inside as well.

So what HRM do you all use, if you use one, and how do you like it?