fresh legs and new running gadget

having fresh legs is both good and bad, eh?
good: smokin' fast (its all relative) and fancy free running!
bad: having fresh legs generally means i haven't been following any particular training schedule, and probably haven't been logging enough miles.

i bought the garmin forerunner 305! i ordered it from amazon.com and it arrived last weekend. i finally tested it out last night. it is sweet!

last night i ran one full lap around the lake and then stopped it so i could compare the distance with my nike +. then i ran a bit more around the lake before turning around; total miles: about 4.3 for the night.....







































check out the # of times it 'tracked' my location during my first 23 minute run around the lake: 331! cool. no more calibrating a stupid foot pod. awesome.

i haven't logged a ton of miles this week. it is/was my busiest week of the quarter. next week i'll be travelling for a couple days, then i hope to get back to somewhat more of a regular schedule.
i did lift weights 2 times last week and i was so incredibly sore, it was nuts. i even took motrin. i hope to lift 2 more times this week and then i'll hit that hard again next week.

here's how the candle thing turned out, and here's the rug downstairs (white). the holes in the wall by the candle thing were there from the previous owners; thought maybe this giant thing would cover them up but it didn't work out like that. ps, don't you think the basement needs a flat screen and a shiny new entertainment center?

haven't been able to get back to everyone's comments yet, i apologize.