Ready for W4R3 and the park isn't even open yet!

[Scarlett_K]

Who am I? What on Earth has happened to me?!!

Gearing up for my first run with my Forerunner 110 and heart rate monitor. Going to take this one a bit steadier, hopefully, as W4R2 was awful for me with crippling stitch by the end. That was the first bad run I've had and it has knocked my confidence slightly. I think I was over-confident from completing the first run nice an steady! Ah well, you live and learn. I just need to remember to learn to run before I can... er... run

[suzybenj Graduate]

...Take it easy - slow and steady. Bad run better than no run is the mantra. For a stitch - blow in and out as though you are blowing up a balloon (dr chap advised me on that).

The Garmin is a great toy - it is lovely to see progress and the mileage building up. slightly scary what your heart rate can be.

Happy running

[waletta Graduate]

Mine's only a FR10 but I love it & if you've been pushing a bit to hard, look for the virtual pacer on your Garmin, set it for a steady pace & it will tell when you get ahead of yourself (on pace & behind pace too.)

[Scarlett_K Graduate in reply to waletta]

Aha, thanks! I'll investigate before my run tomorrow - still getting to grips with it