{"id":325,"date":"2011-04-04T13:58:21","date_gmt":"2011-04-04T20:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jtalbot.com\/swim\/?p=325"},"modified":"2011-04-04T13:58:21","modified_gmt":"2011-04-04T20:58:21","slug":"not-an-exact-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jtalbot.com\/swim\/not-an-exact-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Not an exact science"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was at the Apple store last week and picked up what I thought was the ultimate solution to having my phone bouncing around while I ran: the incase Sports Armband Pro<\/a>. I was so wrong. The strap is about 4 inches too short to go around my arm. As much as I have joked over the years that my biceps were “21-inch pythons”, they’re really not. I just measured my left arm. It’s only 16 inches around. I am shocked and disappointed that an accessory company would cut corners, making their product only fit the arms of small women and children. I’m not impressed.<\/p>\n

As cool as RunKeeper can be, it’s far from being an exact science. Take a look at the map it generated for my run today. It says I started about a half mile from home (where I actually started), then I ran through houses and fenced-in yards before I finally got on track. I guess it’s more the fault of the GPS in my phone than RunKeeper, but it’s still sort of frustrating.<\/p>\n

Despite the incorrect GPS data for my run today, I’m still happy enough with the end result. I started off pretty fast, trying to make up some time on the initial hill climb into The Cedars. I think I was faster (no way to know, since the GPS data is all screwed up), but then I was hurting the rest of the run. I still managed to come in under 10 minutes, which is my second best time, so I’m happy. Even though I can’t trust the route or distance data from RunKeeper, I can at least trust the time.<\/p>\n

29:34<\/a><\/p>\n

I’m not quite ready to add that next mile onto my route, but I’m getting closer every day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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