14 miles then 7

I got a new toy just before my 14 mile training run a week or so ago. Maybe it is a guy thing but toys are a lot of fun.
This toy is a GPS unit for my watch. It calculates my speed and distance traveled. However, it has some problems that can get annoying. First of all, the GPS is line of sight. Since the unit connects to satellites out in the sky, it means I have to be outside. If I have to go inside for anything >boom< there goes my reception. suddenly what used to be measurung my speed it says "searching." this makes it really ahrd to know how far you have run or how fast you are going. About 5 minutes later it will hook back in with the satellites and eerything willbe fine. but for those minutes when my watch is off line, I am in hell!!!!!

but when it works! wow! it works so well. you know how fast you are going. you can measure in mph/or kmph or nmph. or instead you can get your mile pace. My group averages at 10'00" pace. To me this is not very informative. I want to know my speed. so I try to keep my pace at around 6.4mph while running. ( this is the speed that the treadmill at work gives me). The watch also does auto-splits. so for every mile I run, it willl automatically mark how long each mile took.
I will fill in more later. I am exhausted tonight. not even for a good reason.

-d