Adidas miCoach

I have a new obsession.  My husband bought an Adidas miCoach maybe 2 months ago - it's a tracking device that fits in his soccer cleats and tracks his movements.  It shows you how far you've run, how fast, how many calories you've burned and what percentage was a jog, run or walk.  It's a pretty amazing little gizmo.  Leo Messi from FC Barcelona also wears one - and my husband is obsessed with him and his team.

Last week my husband convinced me to get my own, so I did.  I've been running toward a goal at the gym, I got myself able to run just 1 lap, all the way to 25!  I decided that after I hit 25, I'd work on my speed.  I have to have goals otherwise I am just running in circles.  I achieved my first goal of 25 laps last week and I was elated!  Who knew I could run that much!  At the gym, the track tells you how many laps = how many km.  According to that, I assumed I was running 3.2 km at at time.  I tried my miCoach for the first time this week, ran my 25 laps and when I got home, I discovered that I had run over 4km!!!  Amazing!

My sweet little husband decided that he wanted me to be able to wear it while I play soccer.  His cleats have a slot for his miCoach because he bought the ones that are compatible, mine weren't.  So he dug a little hole in my insole and sized it for the miCoach.  I played on Saturday, came home and synced the miCoach to find that I had run 7km in the game!  I was so excited!!!  Me, running 7km!!  This from the girl who used to not be able run even if someone were chasing her!

That's not me anymore, obviously, but the changes I've made over the last few years amaze me and I am just so proud of myself.  Not only have I accomplished a lot, I have PROOF!  So if anyone says I should lose weight, I have the proof that I am trying.  If another doctor says that I need to change my lifestyle before he even knows me, I can show him my stats and shove them in his face.  Ok, I got a little excited there.  But I could slap those people that say stuff like that to me.  Not only can I challenge them and threaten to kick their ass, I really can kick their ass!  Take that stupid people!

Back to the miCoach - it is an addictive little tool.  Every time I wear it, I am always thinking about it and how much more can I run, how fast can I run?  By the way - at the gym I clocked myself at just over 15km/hr and at my game, I hit 18.68km/hr!!!  Now all I can think about it beating that!  Myself and I have a really heavy competition on now!  It's really exciting to see what my body can do, and then see how I can beat my own times.

I have to take a day off today - I ran 3 days straight and my feet are killing me.  But tomorrow, I'd better watch out, I am going to kick my own ass again!