Day 197, 168 To Go

July 16, 2013

So begins day number two where I am GPSless.  I cradled my old Garmin GPS watch in my arms as I slept last night, praying that it would recover and come back to me.

Only kidding!  Praying doesn't work!  Silly.

I am without my GPS though, so I will just have to suffer another day with sub par numbers.  Ok, not really.  This app is working fairly good so far and based on the routes I have run and the effort I have put in, it is working correctly.  I know my phone does have a GPS transmitter, so it could be using the same technology as the watch, although it is probably not as accurate since it does not need to be as the GPS is used more for cars than for pedestrians.

I am without Honey today, so I ran my normal pace, give or take a few seconds per mile.  I did my leg workout during the day, so my legs are a tad bit tired already.  I was able to run ok though. 

Here are my numbers:

Time: 25:00

Distance: 2.87 miles

Pace: 8:41/m

Max Pace: 8:21/m

Calories:372*
Avg HR: xxx

Max HR: xxx

I don't know if it was the run, the way I slept, the leg workout or the fact that I am an old fart, but my back is FUCKED up right now.  It hurts worse than it has in as long as I can remember.  It feels like one of my vertebrae down near my tailbone is out of whack and it is causing shooting pains up and down my body.  I think I need to go to a chiropractor.  My problem is that I think most of them are quacks.  I hate when they crack your neck.  I feel like I am one of the bad guys in a Steven Segal movie and he is trying to snap my neck off.

Maybe it will feel better tomorrow.  For now, I am going to lie down on the floor.  Ouch.

Run for Life!