Forget about week 1... Training Week 2: Day 1

Tip #1: If your heart rate monitor is failing you, especially a Garmin, apply saliva to the chest contacts.**

I wasted time/money getting a spare battery when it just needed a lil moisture. For reference, water did NOT work.

I jumped straight into week 2 of the training program today. I don't know that I'll strictly adhere to the plan from here until race day, but I ran the prescribed 3 miles today.

distance	time	Pace	HR Avg.	HR Max
3.13	24:10	7:44	149	173

Or at least that's the information from my robo-runner brain (aka Garmin Forerunner 305). I've been running with the forerunner for 3 years now, and despite its bulky appearance, it is a fantastic tool for serious runners, especially those who like to geek over training data like me.

I passed a large group of women (or several related packs) running on the trails and gave them words of encouragement. I suppose it's not the most sensible thing to say "great pace" or the like when I'm flying by (I blame oxygen deprivation to the brain at the time) but for the most part the women were positive in response anyhow :-)

I think I may forgo the Monday runs for cycling or swimming, but we'll see...

** - If that fails, find your favorite volt meter and make sure the battery is supplying the proper power.