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Come back Frankie Fitbit .....

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Today, Gerald Garmin decided it was time for me to up the ante and do a negative split 8km. After some thought and discussion I decided to go along for the ride. As I was doing my dynamic stretches the rain started so i quickly decided to chuck my glasses on the side, leave my sweatband at home and put on my hat before setting off.

It very soon became apparent that I had no idea of what I was doing. I went to check my pace to ensure i didn't run my tank empty too soon only to discover, I couldn't see. No glasses. Hmm!

I continued at what i thought was a steady pace as no amount of staring at Gerald was giving me any clues at all .... just lots of blurred numbers. For some reason I decided to completely deviate from my established route and stayed on the main roads which was both a good and a bad choice. Good because i had never ran this way before and it was slightly downhill but also bad as I knew how far it was in a car which filled me with some doubt.

Eventually Gerald buzzed at me indicating that 4km was done. Oh my days. The thought then came to me that I was only half way through. Holey moley, i was breathing hard by now as well already. As a distraction (no music) i decided to ease back slightly and study my form and began to notice my left heel was slightly sore, then noticed i was heel striking on that one foot despite doing short steps and a high cadence. Strange! Do i have one leg longer than the other? Am i running lopsided? Lots of thoughts distracted me through the next few kms.

Then it was a case of do I go down the canal or head towards home. Hmm? As i needed to pick my wife up i decided to play safe and head towards home and the local estate. By now i was flagging. How much longer? Ive no idea as i cant see Gerald. Great.

Round the estate I go passing by a parked up ambulance acknowledging that the paramedics are probably giving each other knowing glances that they might very shortly be scraping me off the pavement round the corner.

Round to the school..... oh blimey, the kids are coming out for lunchtime with their parents. What time is it? Oh jeez. Look cool. Look cool. Keep form good. Stop panting. Look like a runner. Oh yes :)

Past my house and onto the estate again. How much further? Come on Gerald do something ...... buzz; chime; ding dong just do something. Have you lost your satellites or what??

Eventually the run was at an end ...... and i had to continue just to ensure Strava didn't rob me of any distance. One lamp post, two, go for three to be sure.

I finished with 8.35km at an average pace of 6:18/km which i was quite pleased with. As i walked home i was looking forward to my haul of medals and trophies which would be awarded only to receive x1. Longest distance ran. Is that it?? I was quite upset at this. Gerald then decided to tell me that i was losing fitness and my run was "unproductive" ........ "UNPRODUCTIVE" !!!! You sent me on the damn run you fool.

I seriously suggest it goes in for re-programming and re-alignment otherwise it will be heading for the back of the drawer and Frankie Fitbit will be brought out of retirement. Oh yes indeedy !

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Instructor57 profile image
Instructor57Graduate10

Mr Garmin can be harsh at times !He prefers the shorter runs .

Having said that he was not too impressed with my short one today 😐

Anyway , a good 8k there with a good pace ! Well done πŸ˜πŸ‘

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

Blooming Garmin, when I did a plan it kept buzzing and i would look at it excitedly only to see Too Slow on the screen and at the end, once it said Good Job! the rest of the time it said Work to do! we got to 8k on a 10k plan and gave up

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"Work to do" πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

I think it needs some lessons in motivation.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduateβ€’ in reply to

Yes it was demotivating, but we both still run πŸ˜€

Cmoi profile image
CmoiGraduate10

And this is why I've cheerfully ignored all Garmin's plans to date!

Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessGraduate10

Haha very funny post πŸ˜‚ I know what you mean about checking your form when other people appear. I do it all the time πŸ™„

Be kind to Gerald, he doesn’t know any better.

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As punishment for todays unproductive effort Gerald has scheduled me in for hill repeats on Wednesday. Cant wait πŸ₯΅

Last time I done those onlookers thought the village idiot was out and about bounding up and down the path for no logical reason 🀣🀣🀣

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IrishprincessGraduate10β€’ in reply to

Oooh Gerald has a sense of humour πŸ˜‚

Must say though, I laughed when reading your report. You should go write stories! Anyhow, I personally avoid plans in all kinds of manner, because I know I can't keep up with them. I prefer doing my own thing. That's probably also the reason why I am stagnant and don't improve, but oh well, at least I enjoy myself!

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Enjoying oneself is by far the most important Evy πŸ‘

I'm still fuming at the lack of medals and trophies awarded by Strava. 🀣🀣

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I understand, sometimes a run feels so perfect you feel as if you broke all records. I know that feeling, my last run (11K) I was sure I got a pb on 10K. Big njet and I felt a bit disappointed. But I was glad I had run, so that did soften the pain of not getting a pb while thinking I'd get one.

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FrencGraduate1060minGraduate

Ah well done you! I’m the exact same running past people, trying to make sure I kind of look like I know what I’m doing 🀣. I miss my Fitbit - it was fun, and sent me kind messages. Mrs Garmin doesn’t have a sense of humour , and takes life a bit too seriously methinks. Ah well! Happy running πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ.

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🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣

So very true πŸ˜†πŸ˜†

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Ian5KGraduate10

Had to pick up the wife… for a moment there, I had a vision of you giving her a piggy-back. 🀣

Longest distance run is good, I think. I’m also thinking the garmin can be a bit harsh too, Alan.

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Hi Ian,

Although Gerald upset me yesterday with his unproductive report 🀣 I do enjoy the variety in the runs he prepares for me. Although I will need to confirm that after the dreaded hill repeats tomorrow 🀣🀣

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Ian5KGraduate10β€’ in reply to

Don’t worry, I have the perfect therapy for that!

youtu.be/wp43OdtAAkM

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🀣🀣🀣🀣

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RunBrianRunGraduate10

Great post. Made me laugh πŸ˜‚

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