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Good Afternoon, FS Warriors! Up at 3:30 and run 3.5 miles. Yada yada yada. I know, I know. Well, it is the most exciting part of my life right now. Ran a mile to warm up, then did 4 repeats of 3 minute Fartleks (I know it sounds funny, but it's a real runners term derived from a Swedish word meaning speed play) with 2 minute jogs in between. Then a cooldown run of another mile. Even though I have to work harder (it means that I sweat more), it is actually more comfortable to step it on out and run faster. I just seem to land lighter on my feet and have less stress on the hips and knees. Could be my imagination, but I don't think so.
I called the Nike Support line about my Sportswatch, and told them I had this replacement watch for 5 months now, and I liked the watch, and was willing to pay, within reason, to have it repaired. They told me they don't have a repair policy, if the watch is defective, they'll just send me another one. They don't charge for repairs. I don't know how long that policy is good for, but I like it. Sheds a more positive light on Nike Support. They have 2 options: 1) you can send your watch in, they see if it's defective and, if so, they send you another watch. 2) You give them credit card info, and they send you another watch up front. If, when they receive yours, they find it defective, they don't charge you for the new watch. However, if they find nothing wrong with yours, they charge your credit card. OK, so I arranged that they send me a new (or refurbished - I have no idea) watch, and I have 17 days, or somewhere thereabouts, to send them my defective watch. I know there is the risk that they won't find anything wrong with the one I sent in, but I have duplicated the problem everytime I have tried it, so I am pretty confident they will find it defective. They did that with the first watch I sent them, so I have some confidence in them now. Worst case scenario, I bought a new watch. However, I probably wouldn't buy another one if they didn't replace what I knew to be defective. Make sense? It is what it is. I've already invested in the HR monitor that works only with that watch, and the shoe sensor, and even the Nike shoes that have a pocket for the shoe sensor (even though that is not why I bought those shoes. I bought those shoes because they are one of the few that have a whole lot of extra cushion to support my fat a$$ (or should I say my stocky build?). Haha, who am I kidding?
The weenie roast went well at the church community outreach, but I'll probably be eating chili for the next 10 days. We had a good fire with huge elm logs. It was still burning during church the next day. Had a really good time. Contrary to popular opinion, we didn't sit around the campfire singing Kum Ba Ya. Had the kids over. They played hide and seek in the dark, probably 50 to 75 feet from the fire. The women yacked about whatever women yack about, and the guys talked about building things, and farming, and the weather, and well, you know - important things. :) Lots of hot dogs and 3 roaster pans of chili. The kids had their fill of hot chocolate and marshmellows. I had a hot dog and a couple bowls of chili, and would have called it quits, but one of the women made a pear pie, and twisted my arm until I gave in. Delicious!
Took the Pastor and his wife out to eat for Pastor Appreciation month, which is really kind of funny since we take them to lunch after church at least a couple times every month anyway. We all had these big chef salads. The women had the roasted chicken salad, and we had the pork loin salad. You wouldn't think (well, you probably would), or I wouldn't think that a salad would be all that filling, but this place makes a delicious and filling salad. Later that evening, I did end up having a bowl of chili but, all in all, not a terrible day.
Well, that's about it. Hope everyone is having a wonderful Monday. Mondays are always so wonderful, aren't they? Well, got to go. Toodles!
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