Don't you hate that feeling when you wake up with no recollection what happened the night before? Even worse when you wake up with a new attachment to your arm?
Cowboys vs Aliens
Well, that didn't exactly happen, those days are long gone. Anyways, through a series of fortunate events and good deals, I managed to pick up the new Timex Run Trainer. So how did it happen? Timex was giving a $50 rebate if you purchased a TRT if bought from a authorized dealer. Being my frugal cheap triathlete, I searched every authorized dealer on the west coast to see who had the cheapest/best deal (Hawaii omitted since prices were higher). After searching some 20 something sites, I came across Road Runner Sports in classy San Diego. Road Runner sports has the option to join their VIP family for $1.99 which includes a 10% discount and FREE shipping to Hawaii. If you live in Hawaii, free shipping is pretty damm awesome. So with the membership cost, discount and rebate, my total cost was around ~$120. Not bad being that regular the regular price is $189.99.
It's big but not as big as Jakes nor does it shoot anything
The usual Timex colors
Comparison to my everyday watch. I didn't realize the times were different till I took the pic.
I'm sure your thinking "But why did you get this? You hate running!" Yes I know it's got "Run" in the name and it's more geared toward running but 1) I couldn't resist the price 2) It can be used for biking too as seen in DCRainmakers review. You should check out his review since it's more in depth than mine. I'm still trying to figure out what this bad boy can do.
Since my runs are pretty sad, here's some data for a Tantalus ride I did this past Tuesday (Ride data). It's not the greatest since the vog was killing me that day. If you're unfamiliar with the backside of Tantalus, it's once of the better hill climb locations in town, has a lot of shade, traffic isn't crazy and it's pretty relaxing ride. Here's a vid of the the route going down.
