February 1 Monday weigh in.

First off. . . the Monday weigh in is . . . 164. So that is progressing, but not quite as fast as I would like.

January was a good running month.

I am loving my new Garmin 305. I began using it on the 19th with a 3.25 mile run doing a slowish 9:12 minutes a mile. My long run on the 24th was 7.28 miles at a 8:43 pace. (I guess hills really do make a difference even on the short runs.) The heartrate monitor thing is a lot of fun too. Not that I really know what I am doing with it yet. But on the long run my average heart rate was 172. According to some of the web information my "max" heart rate should be about 180 ish and I hit 181 a couple of times in the run.

Being in better shape is great, except now I may need to buy some new pants. :)

This week I am planning to register for Bloomsday. My first big run of the year. So far I'm not really looking for much else except of course Portland. Don't know when I should commit and register for that.

Peace Y'all,

Bruce