Or would if I actually had any cell coverage out here. I’m pretty sure I’m going through withdrawal, since the only time I have internet access is before a race at 5am or in the evening, by which point I’m pretty much too tired to think. In fact, it’s 8:15 pm as I write this and honestly I’d rather be asleep.
So, the topic that April, Patty, and I chose today is “Fitness Trackers/Running Watches.” I don’t currently have a fitness tracker, so I’ve got nothin’ for that. In fact, I’d love to hear from you all about yours.
When it comes to running watches, I’m a Garmin girl. I love my Garmin 220 like it’s a member of the family. It catches the satellite super fast (seriously, it took it like 30 seconds this morning even though I’m 1000s of miles from home), it’s accurate, it’s easy to use, and the battery life is awesome. I ran my first half marathon and it barely put a dent in the battery. I’m not even charging it for North Dakota. Sure, it’s not the fanciest of the Garmins, but I’m a simple girl – I just want to know how far and how fast, with a little bit of actual speed. The 220 does that and much more!
I promise a race report soon, but the short story is I came, I ran, I finished my 40th half marathon in Montana. And then I hiked in the North Dakota Badlands.
Don’t forget to enter my $25 gift card giveaway!!!
[inlinkz_linkup id=563744 mode=1]
Congrats on the marathon! I love my garmin as well. I am on my second running watch, and I also have the vivofit fitness tracker. Its nice that everything syncs up all in the same place!
40th half!!! you go girl!!! and then you hiked….get it!!!
I have a Garmin 310xt-a bit more than I need I do want the 220-simple and gives you the info that you need 🙂
I have a Garmin 610 and really like it. Sometimes it can take FOREVER to connect though – but I think that’s because I’m in a big city :-/.
I really like my Garmin but I think I need an upgrade. My battery life isn’t great and sometimes it takes forevvvvvvvver to find satellites!
Wow, you did your 40th marathon! You rock! I love my Garmin 920XT. If I did only running the one you have would be perfect!
Congrats on your 40th half marathon! I wear a garmin vivofit2 daily, and for my runs I have a Soleus GPS watch– nothing fancy, but it gets the job done with reasonable accuracy.
I’m a Garmin girl too! Can’t beat their accuracy and all the bells and whistles of their various watches. Don’t feel bad for having not having a tracker if your watch does all you need. Congrats on your 40th Half!! That’s great!
Congrats on your 40th!! I’ve got to take a look at the 220 since my Forerunner 10 is proving to be a dud.
I’m a Garmin girl as well. I have a 920 that I use for multi-sport and also an Edge 810 cycling computer, which has more features than the 920 so good for when I’m just cycling.
You are getting so close to 50! I love those wide open empty spaces we have over here. I don’t do Fitness Trackers.. seems too obsessive to me, I don’t need to know how many steps I did or didn’t do. I already know I sleep like shit and I run a lot 🙂
40th half marathon is awesome! I wear my fitness tracker sporadically. It’s fun to see steps sometimes but I go weeks without wearing it.
Hope you are having a fabulous week!!