Thank you once again. My second interval set was rather interesting looking at the times. It went: 50.0, 51, 55 (my watch told me that I was running at 6'45", so I slowed down too much), 52, 52...then, I ran out of time before work. I understand that this will be a process, but I'm actually rather excited about learning a new skill even though it feels like it's a somewhat steep learning curve at this point.
Thank you!
Yes, you can edit activities afterwards to correct the distance. I don't think you can do it directly on the watch, but you can do it in Connect in the app or online.
& Ottawa Virtual 
Marathon race report Marathon.
during the marathon! One water station ran out of glasses and they were very apologetic… Firemen unable to distribute the water 
At that point the day was much hotter and most 10k runners had also passed by. displays, food trucks, etc. Unfortunately, I seem more attached to my toenails than they are to me. So I had to remove my shoes and minimize walking.
Great job making lemonade out of lemons!Course des pompiers
Being unable to run the Ottawa Marathon last weekend, DH and I registered to the Course des pompiers
The Expo was held in a sporting store and many of the volunteers were firemen. In top of giving bibs and shirts, answering questions about transportation and providing advice (like the first half is easier than the second, keep your energy), they were giving live saving CPR and AED courses.
For the race, we decided to use our Ottawa T-shirts since we were running it virtually and that the fireman race didn’t have DH shirt size left.
We woke up before our alarm at 4AM, took our time for a calm breakfast, got ready and left at 5:20AM. We were in one of the Laval city buses provided for the race at 6AM. By the time we used the porta potty, ate our snacks and checked our gear bag, we were hearing the departure of the first wave… only to realize that there was only one wave! DH and I looked at each other and said, well are you ready to run now? Let’s start our app and go. So at 7:02AM, under the blaring horns of the fire trucks we passed the mat and stopped for a selfie!
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The first half was flat, country side, by the river with no action except the occasional people having coffee on their porches waving silently. The weather was perfect with a light cloud cover. The pinches, nags, aches and groans (thanks coach for the richness of vocabulary) that had bugged me in the last month stayed in check, partly because of Tylenol and by carefully avoiding any triggers.
As we were approaching the first hill of the course and the 21k, we could hear the half marathoners departures. We were at the perfect speed for the merge as we ended up with people of similar pace that stayed with us for most of the second half.
I soon heard my name being called by a colleague who was running her first half marathon and shortly after by @azrivest ! We were all running one next to each other and there was almost 2000 runners on the course! Meeting each of them was a tremendous moral boost and an inspiration to keep running consistently. Thank you
The course was now in the suburbs, parks and had turns, ups and downs. I was more determined to finish not too late than excited about the scenery. At least there were some cheers stations, including my mom and uncle at 36km. We took the time to hug, smile and give them all of our extra gels.
There were indeed 15 water and electrolytes stations, 4 also included Xact Nutrition fruit jellies and 4 also provided bananas. DH had four
The final 3km were the toughest. There was this 1km climb followed by its reversed direction down and what seemed like an infinite approach to the finish line. We were rewarded with a nice medal, some decent snacks and a huge post-race celebration. There were educational shows, music, ancient trucks
Overall, this was a well organized race but one that I found both easier than feared and harder than I was hoping. DH and I both finished at 4:27:54, a PR for his second marathon and my third best time out of seven.
Most importantly, we are happy to have deserved our double medals (including the virtual), honoured our training and ran this journey together.
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Most importantly, we are happy to have deserved our double medals (including the virtual), honoured our training and ran this journey together.
That is really great. Congratulations to you and your husband!Course des pompiers
Being unable to run the Ottawa Marathon last weekend, DH and I registered to the Course des pompiers
The Expo was held in a sporting store and many of the volunteers were firemen. In top of giving bibs and shirts, answering questions about transportation and providing advice (like the first half is easier than the second, keep your energy), they were giving live saving CPR and AED courses.
For the race, we decided to use our Ottawa T-shirts since we were running it virtually and that the fireman race didn’t have DH shirt size left.
We woke up before our alarm at 4AM, took our time for a calm breakfast, got ready and left at 5:20AM. We were in one of the Laval city buses provided for the race at 6AM. By the time we used the porta potty, ate our snacks and checked our gear bag, we were hearing the departure of the first wave… only to realize that there was only one wave! DH and I looked at each other and said, well are you ready to run now? Let’s start our app and go. So at 7:02AM, under the blaring horns of the fire trucks we passed the mat and stopped for a selfie!
View attachment 865646
The first half was flat, country side, by the river with no action except the occasional people having coffee on their porches waving silently. The weather was perfect with a light cloud cover. The pinches, nags, aches and groans (thanks coach for the richness of vocabulary) that had bugged me in the last month stayed in check, partly because of Tylenol and by carefully avoiding any triggers.
As we were approaching the first hill of the course and the 21k, we could hear the half marathoners departures. We were at the perfect speed for the merge as we ended up with people of similar pace that stayed with us for most of the second half.
I soon heard my name being called by a colleague who was running her first half marathon and shortly after by @azrivest ! We were all running one next to each other and there was almost 2000 runners on the course! Meeting each of them was a tremendous moral boost and an inspiration to keep running consistently. Thank you
The course was now in the suburbs, parks and had turns, ups and downs. I was more determined to finish not too late than excited about the scenery. At least there were some cheers stations, including my mom and uncle at 36km. We took the time to hug, smile and give them all of our extra gels.
There were indeed 15 water and electrolytes stations, 4 also included Xact Nutrition fruit jellies and 4 also provided bananas. DH had four
The final 3km were the toughest. There was this 1km climb followed by its reversed direction down and what seemed like an infinite approach to the finish line. We were rewarded with a nice medal, some decent snacks and a huge post-race celebration. There were educational shows, music, ancient trucks
Overall, this was a well organized race but one that I found both easier than feared and harder than I was hoping. DH and I both finished at 4:27:54, a PR for his second marathon and my third best time out of seven.
Most importantly, we are happy to have deserved our double medals (including the virtual), honoured our training and ran this journey together.
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I hope that you feel better soon. For what it's worth, I empathize with your frustration. Keep at your PT and this will just be a memory in your future.
Yay! Progress.
FWIW, I decided to pull the trigger and I bought the Forerunner 965 (I have Blue Cross Blue Shield, so I was able to get the watch for $480 instead of $800). I have only had it since Monday where I charged it to full and my watch (after doing a Pilates workout, two strength training workouts with 30 minutes on the Elliptical after each one and a five mile run that took 51 minutes) is still at 34%. This is in addition to wearing the watch while I slept each night.
Join the rest of us cool kids rocking a Garmin on one wrist and an AW on the other. I like the run tracking and metrics of the Garmin and the freedom to leave the phone behind and still have cell service and music/audiobooks with the AW.
I finally relented and signed up for a local 10k in August because they offered a $10 off code, and also registration prices increased today. So I bit. I didn't see any really great deals though.
