Click to see a close-up of his battle wounds.
After three of his brothers met an untimely death, Miles IV has escaped the family curse. My only explanation is that green running gear is more lasting than black running gear. Ninja-runners have a short life span.
Miles I drowned in a thunderstorm. Miles IV has survived a monsoon and flash flooding. A couple of weeks ago Miles IV became waterlogged and lost his memory, but seems to have suffered no lasting cognitive impairment.
Miles II was difficult from the start. He refused to communicate with his satellite overlord and withheld critical information like my distance and pace. Miles IV keeps in constant contact, even under forest cover.
Miles III acted fine and then one day, poof. He went silent and never rewoke. Miles IV is reliable. Even though he is scraped and chipped and his face is scarred from recent brushes with rocks, roots, and other hard surfaces he soldiers on. He may not be pretty, but he dutifully reports back to me after every run. So far, no poof.
Miles IV is 11 months old. One more month before the warranty expires.
That’s the sound of me knocking on wood.
Title Reference: Hank Snow – I’ve Been Everywhere. 1962.
HEY!!! My battle scars make me intriguing, not ugly. If the Dos Equis guy were a watch, he’d be me. The women love hearing about how I got these scars… swimming with sharks, climbing K2, etc.)
Those are very impressive scars. When I zoom in I can see that you still have rocks embedded in your strap. I think your tales may be a tad embellished though. Chased by wolves yes, chased by sharks no.
I entrusted Km1 with my pace (life) this morning for the first time in a 5k race and he got the km’s perfect at each marker in the Longboat 5k and finished the race with 5.00 indicated. He may be ready for a track measurement under controlled conditions against the wheel !!
I don’t know, maybe he should wait until he turns 60 before challenging The Wheel.
Sounds like Garmin has been churning some slipshod products out of the factory. Get it together, Garmin. Tsk tsk!
I envision a non-running dude in an office saying, does it really matter if the watch is water proof? Who runs in the rain anyway?
I’m green with envy.
I’m gonna black list those other ones.
Garmins are evil. I said that before. But I will continue my relationship with old red nonetheless. I feel less lonely on solo runs with him/her.
A red garmin eh? Do you get a lot of speeding tickets in that one?
garr?! I didn’t know they did that. I’m still on Miles I but so far he hasn’t disappointed me. Of course, it’s only been a month.
The key question is – what colour is your Garmin?