Waiting. Waiting for the Garmin.
Thinking it is God’s gift to Runners.
I get it after a week.
I sit there, with the box.
I open other mail.
I get some cookies.
I look at the box.
I name it Crash Davis.
Something that is old, but cool. Like me.
I feel it in the box, wanting to come out.
I take it out.
I try it on my arm. The coolness on my wrist.
Taking pictures.
I put it back in the box.
I am so excited.
Like having a baby.
Anticipation.
What will it look like?
Will I be a better runner with it?
And, like all the advice you get before you have a baby,
It’s not the same as when YOU get the baby.
I TAKE IT OUT AND PLUG IT IN
It beeps.
I get more advice.
People call in,
and I remember when I tried to nurse my son.
Friends over at midnight showing me what to do.
I set the workout
I take it out for a spin
I can’t even read the damn thing.
I hear the beeps.
I’m running to Crash, not the other way around.
Like a baby.
Making demands on me that I do not understand.
And tonight I’m wondering.
If there is a place to send babies back.
Because this Garmin business.
It may not be for me. Yet.
Larry: Who’s this? Who are you?
Crash Davis: I’m the player to be named later.
Wow. That was pretty amazing there, Ms. V. Hold on a second while I read that again.
Okay, again: wow.
Like (probably) everyone else, I’d like to persuade you to keep it. I have recently joined The Cult of the Garmin and love it. But if it ain’t for you, it ain’t for you.
Ditch it! Use a watch, a map and an abacus.
Nice movie reference.
You’re so funny. Turn off all the beeps and just run, the analysis can come later. Or just try one thing at a time, like good old Virtual Partner who never gets tired! And have fun!
You don’t need all the bells and whistles…the simpler the better! You can use Garmin as just a watch…sometimes I find all the intricacies very intimidating…
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