<p>Yay, Deborah. Sounds like a normal 5K to me and GREAT time for your debut! Nice work. Everyone feels like crap in the middle. (and most people go out too fast, too) Congrats.</p>
<p>Good job on the 5k Deborah! It sounds like you had a great time. </p>
<p>Did weights and treadmill walking yesterday. Still having issues with the one calf, not pain, but weird combination of a tight feeling and kind of tingling feeling. My doctor is out of town this week and I’m out of town next week, so I’ll have to wait til I get back to see where I go from here with this.</p>
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<p>My first Garmin was the iQue 3600 which I got in 2003 and it was a fantastic device but it had its quirks and I retired it two years ago - that’s not bad for an electronics device - 7 years. BTW, it still does work but it is slow and you have to pay for the maps, about $75 for US.</p>
<p>I tend to buy the top-of-the-line stuff from Garmin. It is just nice to have all of the features, even if you’re not going to use them. There’s a lot of utility and it’s nice to have more than you need. I looked at the Etrex line back around 2002 to see if they were useful for driving (they weren’t). When I looked yesterday, I noted the limitations of the Etrex and gravitated to the Montana that looked like it did everything.</p>
<p>It’s nice that you can use it for driving and hiking (and boating, motocross, etc.) I have a very nice Nuvi which paid for itself on our first long trip with it but I think that I’d go with the Montana if I was doing the amount of hiking that you’re doing now. At the moment, I’m pretty happy with the Forerunner 610 for running. It’s a lot easier to use than I expected it to be given my experience with gadgets over the years.</p>
<p>Congrats!!! Deborah, on that fine 5K. </p>
<p>When I started this exercise/weight loss some 14 weeks ago, I could barely walk more than a mile on track. Now I run 5k every day.</p>
<p>During my run yesterday, I was thinking of this question. Do I really become “more” fit in this 14 weeks or just that I have much less weight to carry? Had I put on a backpack with weight equal to the amount I have lost, I don’t think I could run a 5K. </p>
<p>How do you find answer to that question?</p>
<p>BTW, I have come below another mile stone in terms of weight loss. Next target - 20%.</p>
<p>The heel pain improves daily. I am now pretty sure it is from running on the sidewalk pavement. </p>
<p>For the last two days, I ran only on the road and the track. Other than the first coupele steps in the morning before stretching, the heel feels fine. </p>
<p>Today, I am going for a different route - on less traffic community roads.</p>
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<p>Walk a mile on the track with the backpack and give it another 14 weeks.</p>
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<p>Stretch your feet slowly before you get out of bed.</p>
Garmin sells a “lifetime” upgrade subscription for the City Navigator driving maps. I just ordered it in gift card form from amazon for $54. It gives you up to four map updates a year for as long as you keep using the unit (and it is capable of using the lastest maps). I just downloaded a free update and it included all the new traffic circles at Manchester Airport, which Google just added sometime since I moved here June 1st. Honestly, I wish Garmin would do a deal with Google for their street maps. Google’s got the new outlet mall in Merrimack. The lastest Garmin update still doesn’t.
I think the nuvi still has some features for driving that the Montana doesn’t have. For example, the nuvis are bluetooth compatible and I could probably figure out how to get it to talk to me over the car’s stereo system, just like my phone does. However, I have the windshield mount for the Montana that has power and a built in speaker. As soon as I snap it into the mount, it is receiving power from the car and calling out voice directions. This thing has been fantastic at driving me to some of these trailheads, that are often just a dirt shoulder by the side of a remote road. The Montana runs for 16 hours on the lithium battery, which can also be quicky removed and replaced with 3 AA batteries for another 24 hours. So, with the NiMHs I carry for the flashlight, I’ve got essentially unlimited battery life (if I want to carry enough batteries). I hike with it in an unzipped pocket on the waistbelt of my backpack, so it’s readily available. I have it on a lanyard, clipped to the belt in case it ever falls out of the pocket.
I thought about going the smartphone route for GPS, but then I remembered that the places I’m hiking in the White Mountains aren’t gong to have very consistent coverage.
Yeah, your 610 is sweet. Not only does it have all the features, but it can actually pass for a watch!
<p>The Magellan gps I bought from Costco comes with “lifetime map & traffic updates,” at no extra charge. In general, our GPS will die & we take it back to Costco, get a full refund & get a new GPS anyway. Not sure why the GPS dies, but it does. It has a setting so you can indicate whether you want car route or some other routing.</p>
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<p>It’s definitely both. Actually, fat people are pretty strong in the sense of even being able to walk around with that weight. I’ve tried farmer’s walks carrying 90 lbs of dumbbells (the amount of weight I’ve lost). I can barely walk. No wonder I couldn’t walk a quarter mile without getting out of breath. </p>
<p>Part of the weight loss is the muscle developed to lug that load around, so – without exercise – you would “weaker” with fat loss. This is why resistance strength training is such an important adjunct to fat loss. At the same time you are shedding blubber, you want to be building lean muscle mass.</p>
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<p>Yeah, most of the Garmin auto models are available with or without the lifetime map update option. The model I bought really isn’t sold as a car GPS. It’s intended for hiking, kayaking, sailing, motorcycling, biking, etc.</p>
<p>Garmin charges extra for a lifetime subscription to the satellite imagery. They basically get you coming and going… :)</p>
<p>Continued good news on the diet front. I’ve had two days in a row at 160.2 and my “heavy” days are back within my target range. Tracking has definitely helped me tighten up my diet a little bit. Back to a sour dill pickle and some celery for a grazing snack (instead of an extra apple or handful of nuts). I’m going to ride this pony a little longer and see I can get down to the low end of my target range for a while.</p>
<p>Idad, your hikes inspired me! I’m going to see if there are any permits left for the dates I’m available to hike the infamous trail. The Montana looks great in all aspects except the price. REI had the camera model in their website for $100 less than Amazon’s price, so I am tempted to check it out when I go to my local store to look at camping gear.</p>
<p>BTW, great job on the weight management! I like cucumber “sticks” and radishes for low cal, crunchy snacks. Salt can be added as needed. :)</p>
<p>BB:</p>
<p>These guys have the best pricing/packages that I found:</p>
<p>[Garmin</a> GPS & Accessories, RAM Mounts, Lowrance GPS, TomTom GPS at GPS City](<a href=“http://www.gpscity.com%5DGarmin”>http://www.gpscity.com)</p>
<p>They’ve got the Montana 650 (camera, but not the lo-rez US topo included) for $499. The same features in the smaller Oregon is $280. I ended up getting the Montana 650 Automotive bundle that adds the auto windshield mount and the City Navigator auto maps. I did not get the US topo maps because I was buying the much more detailed Northeast region topo maps (the ones that have all the hiking trails).</p>
<p>WOD…</p>
<p>5 rounds of…
8 incline rows on rings
8 burpee/deadlift combos with 35 lb sand bag</p>
<p>Most importantly…a 7 lb beef brisket is smoking on the back patio. YUM!!</p>
<p>Good job on dialing back the eating, iDad. That’s not easy to do, and it’s smart to keep a close check on things.</p>
<p>Tough 12 miles with daughter. The 11.2 in reverse with some add on at the end (which was a death march). The reverse 11.2 wasn’t any easier, but it was hard in different places. Started at 66 degrees and got up to 80 by the end with some humidity but mostly very shaded. Water, hammer gel and salt cap at 5 miles. Great training, but it is tough!</p>
<p>Cool! Thanks for the link - very useful site. This is what REI has (and REI will take stuff back if I’m not happy with it!):</p>
<p>[Garmin</a> Montana 650t GPS - Free Shipping at REI.com](<a href=“http://m.rei.com/mt/www.rei.com/product/825497/garmin-montana-650t-gps]Garmin”>http://m.rei.com/mt/www.rei.com/product/825497/garmin-montana-650t-gps)</p>
<p>I think Costco has a version of the Oregon for sale on their site.</p>
<p>OMG, MOfWC, that is a pretty fast rise in temperature - from 66 to 80 over such a short time. Humidity is a death sentence for my running. My hat is off to you for finishing the tough run!</p>
<p>Well, it wasn’t a very short time since we ran 12 miles! :). Slowly…</p>
BB:
That’s a great deal at REI. It’s the same unit I have, but that is pre-loaded with the national lo-rez topo maps. Those show elevations, but are not terribly detailed, don’t have the hiking trails, and won’t allow you to navigate to a point (like you can with the car maps). But, it certainly doesn’t hurt to have them. They cover the entire country and then you can buy the detailed 24K topo map for your region. Each region is $99 retail.
[Cabela’s:</a> Garmin® 24K Topo Micro SD Cards Zoom](<a href=“http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/largeImagePopup.jsp?productId=709848]Cabela’s:”>http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/largeImagePopup.jsp?productId=709848)
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Congratulations on the 12 miles! I can’t even imagine that. Walking 12 miles would kill me.
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I did a 5K walk/jog. Broke out a new pair of booties. Back, when I got fitted at the running store, I bought a pair of Brookes Addiction 9s. I put those in the closet and wore two pair of close-out Addiction 8s (one silver/white for walking, jogging, working out – one black pair for around town, etc.). I’ve finally worn the tread down on the (formerly) white pair, so I grabbed the Addiction 9s and wore them today. If I ever wear these out, I’ll switch and grab a pair of Brooks Adrenelines. I probably don’t need quite as much “motion control” at 160 pounds as I did at 240!
Felt really good today. Gorgeous afternoon, good iPod tunes. I kept jogging to the top of the hill after the end of the interval a couple of times. Hit 99% of my max heart rate at one one.