Harcey's Identity: Derrick Harcey's Weblog

I decided to set my goal for distance rather than speed. I wanted to accomplish a goal that I had never done before and I have accomplished my speed goal more times than I can count (even if the last one was 19 years ago). I can always come back to that goal after the marathon. So it is 3 hours 45 minutes that I will be shooting for in the Dallas White Rock marathon in Dec. I did 25 miles a week for the last 2 weeks and now that I have a training program, I will do 35 miles this week, following the Intermediate II training program.

I just purchased a Garmin Forerunner 301 as a training aide. I had a Nike Speed Distance Monitor watch / foot sensor which I used during my last marathon training. It is no longer functional after I ran in the rain one day. The Forerunner should not have that problem since it is rated at 1 meter waterproof. So unless I plan on running with an oxygen tank, I should be good. This also has a heart rate monitor which I am interested in using since I want to monitor this to see where I am at during training. The device should arrive soon....