Being ill sucks
I had a pretty bad cold, which by the time we did Southwick Country parkrun meant that even running with Lani wiped me out. The cold started to get quite chesty, so I did the only sensible thing for an asthmatic – keep on top of inhalers and don’t run. Which was pretty painful for last week as we were in Center Parcs, which is one of my favourite ever places to run. But ultimately worth it, as I recovered pretty quickly considering how bad my lungs felt at one stage.
Step counts (or lack there of)
I always do a lot of walking at Center Parcs, and last week was no exception. Particularly given the lack of running, and the fact that our toddler mostly only slept when in the back carrier. I used to have a Garmin Vivoactive for tracking my steps, but after 3 years of service the strap broke at the end of last year. Ever since I’ve been putting off the decision of what to replace it with. Last week that really annoyed me, as I would have loved to see my step count for some of the days. So now I need to actually decide. Do I get a new simple fitness tracker watch? Do I get a fitness tracker watch I can use GPS with as well? Or do I go all out and replace my Garmin Forerunner 220 with something that does everything? Any comment suggestions much appreciated!
Running where you love
Happily my reluctant resting meant that my lungs had just about recovered in time for me to run on Thursday evening – our last night of holiday. I thought up a route with some of my favourite paths in, and headed out for 2 and a half of the most enjoyable miles I’ve run in quite a while. It was such an enjoyable experience that, when we decided it would just be me running parkrun on Saturday, I chose to go to Killerton. The trees were totally worth it. Hopefully I can keep getting enough runs in places I love that I can motivate myself to keep training.
If the battery is lasting well still, you can probably pick up a replacement strap off of ebay for a few quid. I did that for my Garmin FR620 and got at least another year or 2 out of it, before it died. I went on to the FR235 and I love it. To be honest, I never used all the features of the 620 anyway so I may as well as had a 220. The touchscreen the 620 had just caused more problems than it was worth and from borrowing a 220 for a while, I know I don’t need features like that on a watch.
I too have had a cold that seems never ending so hope we see the end of these things. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Chris. It was ages after getting my 220 that I started using the workouts feature. Now I use it all the time (although more with beginner groups than for me!), but it definitely makes me think about how many of the bells and whistles I actually need.