Today is not my birthday. It isn't even my half birthday. Today is a mostly normal day. I had my longest run ever scheduled, which I completed successfully. Then I needed to do the normal post-longrun things, like eat, take an ice bath, and stretch. I had class tonight, and I am going out of town tomorrow, so I had some packing to do and some class prep. The day filled up quickly, and I wasn't able to do some of the things that my mom asked me last night if I could do with her.
Today, however, she surprised me. She said that she needed ten minutes of my time, and told me that she and my dad had decided to buy me a special running watch. They had been in contact with a friend of mine to find out what kind of watch it was that I had wanted, and they were prepared to order it for me. So we spent some time finding it and ordering it online. I have wanted this watch for almost a year now, but it was a luxury I didn't need to spend that much money on. I had a perfectly good running watch and could map out my runs on googlemaps so that I new how far I was going...
What a beautiful surprise, an incredible out-of-nowhere gift. I am so super-duper excited to get it and play with it. This is a Garmin 405 watch which tracks my distance, pace, time, heartrate, and more. It will be awesome to know my pace, to hear a beep when I complete a mile, and to know exactly how far I have gone and how much I have left to run.
Yes, it is a luxury. No, I don't NEED it. But I am blown away by the generous gift (it isn't cheap). Thanks mom and dad!
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