Americans have contradictory attitudes about training and tech. We want it because we think tech unqualifiedly enhances life; yet we think our triumphs should be matters of heart and will. Here's an illustration of what I mean. It's one of the biggest lies of the Cold War:
Thursday, December 16, 2010
tech
For about a year I've had a Garmin. Until just recently, I took it on every run except speed workouts: on long runs, daily maintenance mileage, easy recovery runs. Lately though I've gotten tired of it: the incessant beeping, it's mass, the way I look down at it constantly. I've gone back to my old wristwatch, measured loop routes and out-and-backs.
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I was just talking about this issue with Tom Rhodes. My stance is that Garmin is useful for the novice who is trying to learn how to judge pace and distance, or perhaps the veteran who enjoys the statistics or every run. For the competitor though, Germin takes focus away from your education: mastering your body and pace by feel. In races (of course I have never run a marathon, so this could change one day), we must focus on placing as high as possible, and too much attention to splits can drain energy and hamper this effort.
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