On All Hallow’s Eve, Christmas is foremost on my mind. Why so? My Santa Claus (aka Husband) has delivered his special gifts for me in advance!
So, as I took the kids trick or treating this afternoon, I was eager to get home and play with my new Christmas loot:
( 1 ) GARMIN FORERUNNER 305. Yes, I am a proud owner of a Garmin! Can you believe it?! I feel like I won the lottery! Uh well, not really, because had I won the lottery, I would have a million Garmins in my hand. Or, I would’ve dressed a full-time personal running coach with a Garmin and hired him to train with me while an assistant spritzes my sweaty face with Evian and feeds me orange slices whenever I purse my lips. Okay, my point is I am ecstatic (ecstatic! aaah!) over the Garmin. I almost burst into tears when I held this new baby in my arms. I was dreaming about the Polar RS 200 for the longest time but after getting a consensus from veteran runners (most especially from Patrick C.), I decided that the Garmin was a better choice. Oh Garmin, I am in love!
( 2 ) AMPHIPOD RUNLITE 4. Again, I was eyeing something else, the Nathan water bottle carrier, for months but after noting the better features of Ben’s Amphipod (it’s customizeable—you can tip the bottles horizontally or vertically and you can choose the number of bottles to carry), I went for the Amphipod instead. I’m still not sure if I’ll be comfortable running with this belt around my waist, but I’m sure glad that I don’t have to carry water bottles when I start racing 21k’s.
How was your Halloween? I hope it was as “merry” as mine.
October 31, 2007 at 8:06 pm |
aba aba. good wife ka nga to have gotten those early xmas gifts! ;-p
October 31, 2007 at 9:17 pm |
Hello Jaymie,
Congratulations Woo-hoo! cool toys you got there. I’m happy for you. Guess we’ll just wait till the next blog on how your Forerunner works. Does that mean the nike+ will take the back seat now?
November 1, 2007 at 2:46 am |
Ah the Garmins, they are super popular here too. Runner’s know their gear, smart to get a consensus from the community first. They used to be bigger, nice that they slimmed down the watch. A heart rate monitor is as high tech as I get but I have my eye out for one of the high end Polars. Need a watch that can at least measure heartrate/altitude/distance/temperature and have a built in compass. Something for the long distance trail runs. Happy Halloween!
Ummm yes, that NB shirt is probably a fake, funny tho, no?
November 3, 2007 at 7:21 am |
hi BR, may we know if the amphipod can be bought locally? thanks….
November 5, 2007 at 10:30 am |
wow! an early christmas indeed! Enjoy the new toys tbr!
PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR !!!!!!!!!
November 8, 2007 at 11:42 am |
Inggit naman naman ako sa yo! One of the advantages of having a loving and supportive hubby! Hmm . . . makahanap na nga din . . .
Where can I buy this amphipod? Love to have 1 myself. You know I normally drink water every after 800 m. of running.
I’m so happy for you, Jaymie!
November 13, 2007 at 2:23 pm |
woooooweee! jaymie, andami mo bago toys! but you deserve all of these. you’ve been training hard, and my bet is on you for your first marathon
wootwoot!
November 22, 2007 at 11:54 pm |
Hi.. I know the Garmin and Amphipod were gifts to you but would you know how much they cost and where they can be bought?
December 2, 2007 at 10:34 pm |
Sherwin,
You can order directly from amphipod http://amphipod.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?
Cost is USD40, you can just have it delivered to Johnny Air Cargo and pick it up in Megamall.
December 5, 2007 at 7:55 pm |
Sorry, you cant buy directly from the link I gave. After emailing support, they directed me to their online merchant who handles international orders. Here’s the link http://www.rei.com/product/750372
Jaymie, do the bottles leak if not tightened as in super tightened? Read that feedback somewhere.
March 28, 2008 at 1:47 am |
Hey Jaymie,
Did you ever use your amphipods?
October 3, 2008 at 4:15 pm |
where can you buy the garmin forerunner in the philippines?