No Superior Trail race 50K for me... 111 days to the 100?

As I awake on this sun-filled morning, I wonder what I am missing. The start of the Superior 50K is this morning, and many will experience what looks like a great day. However, on Monday, I will see a specialist about my knee. I ran for two weeks, and the pain was back at a higher level. I just want to drive only some of that way, only to have issues that are obviously greater than I thought. 10 weeks is adequate to heal what can heal naturally. Funny thing, it does not work only when I am running or biking. Once I am moving, it is okay. I just should not stop... RUN FOREST RUN... Last week, after a 6-mile run and 4 Advil, it still woke me in the night. Oh well, does anyone have any thoughts?

I am running today and testing the two Garmin’s again. As many know, I have a 405. My first reaction was that the 405 could not be worn comfortably as a watch. About 15% of the watchband is solid, complex, and fits my wrist funny. Imagine the 305 with the antenna on both sides. I may get used to it. I guess the antenna is on one side and the battery on the other to allow a smaller face. More on it after I test it a few more times.

My first test was interesting… I love the auto-download. I hate the charging system. The distance was the exact on the 305 and 405 (3.71 miles). Goes back to my 305 statement that it may not be the correct miles, but it is consistent… However, the 305 measured the topography much differently than the 405. I always thought the elevation charts on the 305 were skewed, especially as I can at my office calculate the actual elevation from the construction documents for the paved trails when built. The 305 had a 970-foot gain (210 out and 660 back) and an 885-foot loss. (630 out and 255 back) The 405 had 645 feet of gain (540 out and 105 back) and 638 loss (103 out and 535 back) … According to the plans, it is actually 662 feet of gain and loss based on the two-foot contours… I have no clue why, as the software and technology are the same. I think I will switch wrists. This should not make a difference, but who knows.

Carry on…