Getting My Holiday Burn On! My Virtual Turkey Day Walk/Run 2012

Well, today I hit the road for a little workout before Thanksgiving dinner and I must say I did OK: total 4.4 mi: 1.26 mi walking and 3.25 mi 'running':

Walk - 22:43, pace 18:04, 254 cal
Splits
Mile 1 - 17:52 (pace 17:52)
Mile 1.26 - 22:43 (pace 18:54)

Run (slow jog/walk: 0.15 mi jog/0.10 mi walk) - 51:15, pace 16:15, 624 cal
Splits
Mile 1 - 16:21 (pace 16:21)
Mile 2 - 32:24 (pace 16:03)
Mile 3 - 48:48 (pace 16:24)
Mile 3.16 - 51:18 (pace 15:51)


This was part of my first run/walk for several of my holiday challenges.  I did several knee rehab exercises (stretching/strengthening) before going out to walk/run and I think that helped a lot.  Knees felt good surprisingly since this was my 1st real workout since finishing rehab last week.  I got a little winded at mile 2 of my 'run', but I kept going and got my 2nd wind.  Although my knees felt good, my back did bother me some, but I think that's was caused by all the hard work from the last 2 days I spent raking up and bagging up leaves on my front yard (LOL).

Don't have a heart monitor (last one broke and I haven't replaced it yet), so I had to rely on my smartphone GPS app - I'm certain the cal count is not accurate, but it does provide good feedback.

And all my hard work wasn't in vain - I kept the portions small and passed on dessert!!

I found a great cartoon on the Net that really sums it up for all us 'athletes' this Thanksgiving - :)

Hope everyone had a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

Battled the humidity to do a tempo run & the humidity won

Well, I attempted a tempo run this evening, but the humidity didn't cooperate. Also, the route I took this time had more hills (at least more elevations) than I usually run - which was a good change. I walked 5:00, then ran 5:00 - for almost 40:00.  I really wanted to walk 5:00, then run about 10:00-15:00, but I just couldn't run more than 5:00 at a time.   I was soaking wet with sweat when I finished!

I'm still using a workout tracking app on my phone (Adidas micoach), which syncs your workouts online on the website - Adidas micoach site.  It's not as versatile as most of the high-end GPS trainers/fitness watches - but it does give you some very good stats.   Here's a screen shot of one of the graphs generated for my run this evening:

I would highly recommend the site to anyone who doesn't want to/can't afford those watches.

Anyone familiar with Motorola's new Smart Fitness Tracker?

I've seen recent ads on a new GPS device by Motorola that is a fitness tracker/ MP3 player combo.  I was considering purchasing this, but I've seen mixed reviews.  Anyone has any thoughts about this device?
MOTOACTV - World's First GPS Fitness Tracker with Smart MP3 Player, All In One