I DID IT!!!!!!

Well done Blom! What a sense of accomplishment you must feel!

I am 2 runs away and the rest days have me champing at the bit. Which watch are you going to get? I am also looking into purchasing one very soon.

A Garmin Foreunner 110 ( from Amazon). Can't wait to give it a go. Is that a bit sad?

Blom, if it's sad then I am sad as well! I saw they were having a good deal on Amazon and almost bought a 110 one myself. But now I'm thinking (as I already have a Polar HRM and it seems a shame to retire it after only a few months' use, especially as it functions really really well) that I should opt for a simpler model (the Forerunner 10) and then wear one watch on each wrist. How lovely I will look with all my accessories

Please let me know how the 110 works for you.

Like you Be11adonna I bought a Polar HRM and found it an excellent purchase. However, I now wish I had gone for one with GPS as well.

In my case I honestly could not believe I would get out running (and keep it up) so I thought a combined GPS and HRM would be a waste of money if all it did was track my location while I jumped about in my living room using wii to get fit Then I got the courage to start c25k and never looked back.

I can't bring myself to buy a new watch since the Polar is only about 6 month old - though it does get used almost everyday! Oh well. I have hinted that I would like an all singing all dancing running watch for my birthday next month, so you never know.

Well done Blom on graduating! Hope you enjoy using your new toy.

Haha. Well up until now I have gone out with a pedometer clipped to my tights waistband, an iPod and an old Polar watch and heart rate monitor ( that I used to wear in spin classes). Maybe without that lot I will run a bit faster. Who knows? I will keep you informed

Yay!! Well done Blom - I've got 3 weeks to go before I graduate (although I've already done my 5k on a parkrun) and can't wait. It was Run 3 of Week 6 last night and I was grinning like the Cheshire Cat and almost dancing through the 5 minute walk at the end!

I am badgering my husband for a Garmin Forerunner 10 (or possibly the 110) although he says I don't need it for running round the block and the park and seems to think this is just a passing whim. I have told him that I don't intend stopping this because I'm enjoying myself too much, that I want to enter some 5k and 10k races (and possibly the local half marathon), and that I am also wanting to join one of the local running clubs so that I have company when I want it as well as support to develop my running for stamina and speed. Hopefully Santa will be collecting said GPS watch for me and delivering it (before Christmas please!!).

A Garmin Foreunner 110 ( from Amazon). Can't wait to give it a go. Is that a bit sad? Don't think I'll be ever running marathons though.

Congratualtions on your graduation- it is a great feeling.

I to treated myself to a Garmin - and think it is great - but to be honest at the beginning a bit of a frustrating fiddle - and then forgetting to turn it on/off. Do allow time for satillite to load up this can take a few mins and then two mins later switches of again if you forget to switch on timer. The battery connections are a bit rubbish. But still - I love it and do like scrolling through the history and watching my heart rate come down ( much quicker now incidentally). It also gives you something to aim for in terms of improving your time and distance. As for marathons- you may surprise yourself

Thanks for the tips. Will probably take me longer to get it started than it will to complete my run. A marathon..........never ever ever!

Blo! Get iiiiiiiiinnnnnnnn! Well done. Isn't it a great feeling? Enjoy your garmin, you spoiled brat!

Yep, that's me

Congratulations on your graduation Blom, massive well done. I hope to be joining you very soon - just one run left!

Thank you Scipio.

Yay, congratulations on your graduation! And you have two presents: your badge and your Garmin! Enjoy