New Running Watch

Now that I am running based on heart rate zones I needed a new running watch.  Enter the Garmin 405cx.  This is essentially the same watch as my older Garmin 405 except that it comes with the heart rate monitoring built in.  Now, beside being able to track times, distances, laps, pace, etc I now can tell you what my instant heart rate is as well as my average heart rate for a run.

It has been interesting getting used to running based on my heart rate rather than just killing myself on every run.  When I am done with a run I can sync the watch with my computer and analyze my run.  I can even share the data with Dale so he can see how I am progressing on his training plan.