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Hey- Great run! The garmins are WONDERFUL!!! There is one on this blog that was the same price as the one I got on Amazon and nicer. I have the Forerunner 201. I LOVE it, cause I can just head off in any direction and know who far and how fast. I love that it does the splits for me automatically. It was well worth the money :)

Hvae a great day!!!

Hey Marion, I don't know about that being a great run. My skinny little legs felt like 10,000 lbs, EACH.

I'm saving my pennies for one of those fancy watches. Someday! When I get it, I am going to just go, and turn on streets that I have no idea where they go, I'm going to go to a different city and just start running. And my mind won't have to think about "oh am I on 4.5 or 4, have I run 6 or 6.25". Oh well. At least I'm running a little more than what I was a month ago.

You have a great day too!

They are worth the pennies you will have to save! We bought ours because we run on paths and we would have no clue how far we had gone! But, as you well know, we share one. They are PRICEY!

Great job on the run. I think if you worked your legs yesterday and you only slowed down a hair on the hill you are doing great! A half mile hill is no joke.

Kelli, I have wanted one for a couple years, this year I don't have all my old running routes that start at the front door, so I am having to find others, the watch would come in nice right now. My stupid "wine taste on a beer budget" is slowing my purchase, but it will come.

The hill runs are a must, that has become painfully clear lately. I have had one chicking and a very very very near chicking. I'm blaming it on the lack of power on hills. But I also know that the chick that keeps doing this is fast, and I should keep my head up because she is so dang fast and strong that she beats lots of guys. :-) (Your awesome Kelli!)

you are TOO funny! I chicked 33 guys at the 5k on monday! I should say, I BEAT 33 guys! :) None of them were nearly as fast as you Jon ;) Plus I would NEVER chick you Jon, firstly, because I couldn't, and secondly out of respect for the male runner. Women should NEVER pass a man as to not damage their fagile sense of self! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!! I am cracking up all over my living room floor! :D Watch out Jon... I am coming for you!!!!

Jon-You could look on ebay and see if you could find one on there. Although, I don't know why anyone would want to get rid of theirs. I have a brother that has wine taste on a wine budget so I tend to get all of his hand-me-downs. His old Garmin was only 6 months old and he bought a new one. Lucky me.

Marion, Ha ha ha! :-) I'm so going to start my races behind you and Kelli and just STAY there! You all are way to strong and fast for this old man.

Michelle, Your so lucky! I keep asking all my relatives, and haven't found one that even runs let alone have a GPS. Although, one sister offered that she would drive behind me in the car if I would pay the gas. lol!

Well, if she'd follow you could call her a GPS (Great Pacing Sister)Ha, ha. I crack myself up. One time my oldest was being really ornery and I told her to quit with the PMS and my 6 year old said "What's PMS"? I replied with Pretty Mean Sister. So that is what PMS is at our house now.

Those are funny acronyms. My second son is kinda big for his age (16 yrs old, 6'4" 190 lbs) we call him BFG (Big Friendly Giant). If its ok, I'm going to use PMS on my daughter when she pipes up just the right way.

We refer to the babies as having BMS- Baby Monster Syndrome!

Oh, Jon, You are so nice to me. I am not that fast---I just have endurance. Remember how long it takes me to catch you!

We will give you our hand me downs when we get rich!! Oh, wait, I married a cop. That is not gonna happen.

Did you know there is a book called The BFG?

I love the acronyms!! When my boys are acting too big for their briches I start into the acronyms with a valley girl drawl, it shuts'em up quick. Too bad my running cant be as quick as my wit!!

Keep hitting the hills Jona, and know this is one chick that wont ever chick your 8 min miles.

sunnyrun - Never say Never! You have it in you. I may act like it hurts my pride, but I am happy for anyone that can pass me! Keep up your hard work and you will smile when you chick me!

Kelli, That is cool about that book, I wasn't thinking we were original, I thought the younger kids just modified BFF, but now that you say that I think I remember someone saying something about a book. Is it about Big Friendly Giant?

You are fast, you keep saying that it took you a long time to catch me, but it didn't, you had me in your sights the whole time on the 10k. Your faster than you give yourself credit for!

Scott had you in his sights (he was trying to motivate me), but I could not see you until you were right there! I was focusing on just not puking pretty much the whole time. See, you just ran. I ran so hard I was going to be sick! That is not good!

The book is like an easy chapter book written by Roald Dahl (the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). We read it every year when I was a teacher. And, yes, it stands for the big, friendly giant. You should buy him the book (I know he is older, but everyone loves Roald Dahl).

Kelli, Your a really good runner, your fast and have great endurance.

Maybe we should make a new rule, if a guy gets chicked he has to run backwards for a little bit. I would be running backwards all dang race!