Garmin is the way to go!

I remember seeing a lot of runners at the Niagara Falls Marathon with Garmin watches on. At the time I thought how are they going to get lost, just follow everyone else to the finish line. So here I am 7 months later and my husband is now the proud owner of a Garmin watch. I figured it out! Not only does this watch tell you the exact miles you’ve run, it also tells you your pace, your average pace, calories burned, heart rate.. I could go on. One of the best features I think for a marathon is that you can set the watch to a time/per mile that is too fast and then set it to a time/per mile that is too slow. The watch beeps when you are going to fast and too slow so you can stay on target for your goal time. While there are so many great features about it (that I am sure will take a long time before we ever use) I can honestly say it was a good investment. The next one will be our marathon day outfits. In the last 2 ½ months, I’ve been figuring out the to do’s, and not to do’s. That includes proper running clothes, sneakers, what to eat the night before, how much water, and energy gels to consume during our long runs. I can see why people train 4 months for a marathon. Not only does it take a long time to get your body ready to run 26.2 miles, it takes a long time to figure out what will make you feel your best while you’re doing it.