New Gadget!!

(RY) My newest gadget, the Polar FT40. After weeks of researching the ultimate heart rate monitor/running watch, I decided upon the Polar FT40 in 'lime' green (unfortunately it does not come in either pink or orange!). I didn't want anything too over top (eg, I didn't need the GPS monitoring, or the foot pod to tell me how far I have run) - I just wanted something easy to use (and useful!) that would help me stay in the right zone for performance training. I could not find a negative thing about this, apart from the fact that it's not compatible with the 'foot pod' but I really was not concerned about this.

I have not used it yet, I'm hoping for tomorrow. I am still reading the manual learning the various functions, but I must admit it does seem pretty straight forward.

So far the training is coming along well. Have been running most days, and feeling good (knock on wood!). Can very easily run for 70 or 80 mins at a time now (without stopping!!). Am going to sign up for a half marathon in Melbourne for weekend of 18 July. Before that I'll do a few 10km fun runs. It has been so long since I did a fun run I think I need to get back into them so I can be as ready as possible for October.

Other exciting news is that the Boston Athletic Association have announced registrations open on October 18th this year - they expect the marathon to fill up within 2 1/2 months of opening. The good news is that hopefully we'll have qualified before registrations open - so all going well we're in!!