Garmin Badge Roundup

Last week, I earned the Garmin streak badges I was working on. I earned my first Run Streak badge for running at least one mile 30 days in a row. I also earned my first 30 for 30 badge for running at least 30 minutes for 30 days straight. Then, I took my first rest day in 30 days. The schedule got busy, and Tuesday wasn’t a great time to run. The same busy schedule happened on Thursday, and I skipped running that day. However, I kept to my goal of not taking more than four days off.

Speaking of badges, I thought there was a 15K badge for January. I ran 9.33 miles on Saturday, hoping to earn the badge, but I discovered that there wasn’t one.

I also squeezed three S & C sessions in last week. Since I have historically not been good at doing S & C before a run, I sometimes forget and must complete it afterward.

The rest days were good for me. After a day off, Wednesday’s base run felt strong. Friday evening’s run was speedy on the track. I thought my headlamp was charged, but it wasn’t, so I hit the track. Saturday’s 15K was rough, but I felt accomplished after negatively splitting the last 2.33 miles. Sunday’s zone 2 run was a quick one as well.

A 5K time trial is scheduled for the weekend this week. It will be interesting to see where I am at.

How has working towards your goals gone? Please let me know in the comments below.

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