Garmin Forerunner 50

I am so worked up right now at my stupid Garmin Forerunner 50, which I just dropped $107 on plus another $125 for the footpod. I've spent the past two stupid hours trying to get this stupid shit connected to my MacBook which, according to their stupid file-way-too-large sitelet is supposed to be stupid easy. Then come to find that I can't even use the stupid connect website since it's not Mac compatible. Which is stupid. What kind of fitness enthusiast uses a damned PC anyway? And who the f--- are these Garmin ignorami who can't make their instruction manual and help files more, gee, I don't know, helpful?

If I pay for a product whose sole purpose it to easily download workout info to my computer, then it better be f---'in easy for me to DOWNLOAD WORKOUT INFO TO MY COMPUTER.

I've been deep in computers for the past TWENTY FIVE YEARS, have ALREADY OWNED A HEART RATE MONITOR FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, and HAVE NEVER MET SOFTWARE I COULD NOT INSTALL CORRECTLY.

F--- you, Garmin.

Oh, I went for a run today. I WOULD TELL YOU MORE ABOUT SAID RUN BUT I CAN'T GET MY F---'ING WATCH TO TALK TO MY MACBOOK.

Recap: this week's workouts

Sunday 3/2:

Walked from my apartment on the Lower East Side over to Soho, around Soho, and then to the Angelika Film Center to watch The Counterfeiters (just okay). 1.2 miles, give or take.

Thursday 3/6:

Basketball game. We had six players and no point guard until about 7 minutes into the first half. I was 0 for 97 from the field. I definitely need to hit an open gym or just practice my outside shot for about seventeen hours straight.

We lost, but by less points than the previous time this team beat us. However, no angry fight with them at the end of the game, and the ref was less egregious than before. So, that's something.

Friday 3/7:

Clubbing. Dancing for a good 2+ hours straight to Benny Benassi. I remember the days when I'd club until 7 a.m. and pack Icy Hot. Ah, to be in one's twenties ...

To do list:

• I'm trying to make my own version of lightly flavored, gently sucre'd post-yoga water in order to put all these plastic bottles roaming around my apartment to use and save on Vitamin Water. Test recipe at Foodums.com.
• Need to upgrade my running system and get new sneaks, decide on whether I am going to run with socks or run barefoot (need to get advice of my former basketball teammate Erica, who is now a manager at Jackrabbit Sports on 14th street), and get the Garmin GPS heart rate monitor Awesome Machine. Why do I feel like triathlons are in my future?
• Prep for yet another Miami trip. This one's a week and I'm staying the weekend. Considering packing my snork gear. (Why not?)

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(That is a glow stick.)

Tai chi & yoga

February's activities included Feb Club for Old People,



Beach Vacation for Old People,



and, after yoga and tai chi at the Sonesta Coconut Grove (Miami) on Thursday evening, yoga & tai chi for old people. Let's just say that yoga in NYC is a very different beast.

(Quoth my friend Adrian, who lives in LA now: "Every day in New York is a war.")

I followed it up with some hot tubbing and cold dipping and rooftop pool swimming.

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