I must have been a good boy...

because Santa brought me lots of good gear! My beautiful wife must have sent Santa the specs because he brought me the exact watch that what I wanted. It's the Timex Ironman Race Trainer/Digital Heart Rate Monitor. Isn't it beautiful?

Just a Few of the Watch Features

• 10 Workout Memory - Automatically saves latest workout; lock past workouts to prevent deletion
• Target Heart Rate Zones
• Time in Zone - Amount of time spent within one of six selected heart rate target zones
• %-of-Max Heart Rate Display
• Calories Burned
• Five Linked Interval Timers - Each interval can be assigned its own target zone 
• Recovery Heart Rate Timer - Measures your heart rate after a timed recovery during or after your workout
• 5 Variable intensity interval timers
• 100-hour chronograph with lap and split, either in large or small digits
  
• 50-lap memory for each workout with average, min and max heart rate per lap
• Polyurethane integrated chest strap
• Water-resistant 100m
• Activate INDIGLO night-light with the press of any button using NIGHT-MODE feature 

For those keeping track, now I don't have to wear a heart rate monitor AND a watch, this one does both...with more features that I even know how to use!

Santa (aka my Mother-in-law) also bought me some new running shoes, which I can't wait to hit the pavement with...and some more cold-weather Under Armour (from Mom & Dad). Overall it was a great Christmas and I received way more than I deserve. I am truly blessed!

TODAY'S WORKOUT:
2hr 10min on the bike in Zone 2. Thanks to my new watch I can now tell you the following info about my heart rate during this workout:
Avg. HR during 5 minute warm-up = 105 bpm
Avg. HR during 2 hour ride = 130 (right in the middle of Zone 2, perfect!)
Avg. HR during 5 minute cool-down = 98
Max HR during workout = 143
After all the Christmas treats I had over the last few days (Mom's famous no-bake cookies, cherry delight, banana pudding, pineapple upside-down cake and even a cinnamon roll for breakfast yesterday), I was eager to get in a good workout. The 130 minutes on the bike flew by!