Geeking it up

This morning's running checklist:

Running shoes with little reflective panels...check. (No need for my YakTrax today.) Left- and right-specific, moisture resistant ankle socks...check. Shorts with built-in compression liner and zipper pocket in the back...check. Spi-belt...check. Runderwear...check. Free marathon finisher tech shirt...check. Neoprene arm band-strapped MP3 player...check. Garmin...check. Garmin heart-rate monitor...check. Oval 13.1 and 26.2 stickers on rear car windshield...check. Sweat-resistant car seat cover...check....

Brand new personal head lamp...check.

Yep, I'm a running geek.

To wit:

Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 665 ft Location: Broken Arrow, OK Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 01/20/10 Up/Downhill: [+521/-521] Time: 05:40 AM Difficulty: 3.1 / 5.0 Weather: Partly Cloudy 59 F temp; 86% humidity 59 F heat index; winds S 6 Performance Distance: 8.02 miles Time: 1:05:52 Speed: 7.3 mph Pace: 8' 13 /mi Heart Rate: 161 bpm (Avg) Calories: 950 191 bpm (Peak) Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 8' 24 +0' 11 7.1 -0.2 +6 ft 2 8' 09 -0' 04 7.4 +0.1 +49 ft 3 8' 16 +0' 03 7.2 -0.1 -13 ft 4 8' 17 +0' 04 7.2 -0.1 +29 ft 5 8' 11 -0' 02 7.3 +0.0 -19 ft 6 8' 06 -0' 07 7.4 +0.1 +3 ft 7 8' 07 -0' 06 7.4 +0.1 -50 ft 8 8' 07 -0' 06 7.4 +0.1 -6 ft end 7' 30 -0' 43 8.0 +0.7 0 ft Versus average of 8' 13 min/mile

Posted from bimactive.com

I should add to the list: Running blog with post entitled, "Geeking it up"...check.

The new head lamp was surprisingly awesome. (To me, anyway. I know that it would serve as a source of pure embarrassment to my children, were they a little older.) Just picked it up at Runner's World yesterday. I was afraid it would be uncomfortable and itchy, but the high-quality, thick strap is great. (I would recommend paying the extra $15 for the improved strap alone.) And it was nice and bright--exactly what I've been looking for for those early morning, pre-sunrise runs on the completely unlit Creek Turnpike Trail.

And by the way, the little reflective panels on my shoes look really cool when the light of the head lamp hits them.