yay

i stopped running some months ago to focus on biking. but my bike training schedule calls for no exercise friday or saturday. that's boring. i hiked last week but pulled a muscle and besides that, i don't like being in shade, nor do i like poison oak, both of which are present in copious amounts on any bay area trail, barring east bay trails, which make up for their lack of shade with excess poison oak. nuts to that.

inspired by dean's book and jazzed by the running of a coworker, i went for an easy run today. how do i know it was easy? that's where it gets complicated.

i have a gps watch that has no HRM. i have my bike computer, and it has a HRM, a "walk" mode, an altimeter, but no way to tell how far i've gone when off my bike. now, my old running route isn't easy, the first mile is uphill, the second is downhill, which i hate, and after that it's copious amounts of improvisational flats. i figured i'd rather have my HRM than my barely functional GPS, so i had to stick to my old route to gauge my pace -- i know the mile marks there.

all this can be solved for a mere 400 clams if i decide to run more. heh. just what i need, another computerized HRM training device.

anyhow, according to my altimeter i ascended 260 feet. whoopie.