Hey MichNV.  White Rock is great, but Chisolm Trail in Plano is closer and better choise if windy.  The trail follows a creek from Legacy Road to 15th Street.  It's between Custer Road and Independance. 

Re: Panera, my son works at Panera in Denton.  Try the Black Bean soup (you need the legumes).   

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Survivor and Thriver

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Originally posted by GreenMan:

You don't say whether you're in Dallas or FW. If the latter, I'd recommend the Haltom Stampede on the 11th; it's a 5K and 10K, and the 5K is on a pretty fast course. It's also well-organized and fun, with a finish in the stadium on the high school track. I ran the 10K last year; it was my best race of the year.

If you're in Dallas, there are a couple of 5Ks at White Rock Lake put on by the CCCD or Thruston; either should be fine for your purposes.

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I am in S. Arlington. Were you talking about the 11 of Feb? That would be awesome! What exactly is ment by fast course? I will google it and see what I find. Thanks!
Laurie

I also got a 201 for Christmas. Here's what I've noted.

My "4 mile loop," which I had biked at 3.97 showed up as 3.93 on my 201. Not bad as my bike wasn't calibrated properly before and after the ride.

My "5 mile loop," which I had biked at 4.71 showed up as 4.73. Again, pretty good.

However, my out-and-back route had me running about 1/10-mile further on the way out than normal. No big deal as the route could be off. However, for the first couple of days, my return trip meant that I also had to run about an extra .1 miles to hit 6 miles. Finally, the return trip finished within 25-30 yards of the start. That's pretty reasonable.

I've been wearing it on my wrist, but I'm thinking about trying it on my arm.

One of the things that probably forces me to run longer is that the trails are wiggly for appearance purposes. If I ran in a straight line, I would probably be more accurate. Motion Based shows my 201 3-mile route to be 3.09. I'm betting that if I ran on straight streets, I would be fairly accurate.

I took mine to the track and set it to meters. I then walked 3 laps of the track. It came back with 402, 405, and 407 meters. That's probably pretty reasonable.

I'm not totally thrilled with mine, but I also have a GPS system for my car. There are times when it shows me to be on an adjacent street. Thus, I know not to expect 100% accuracy.

I'm gonna dowmload sportstracks to see what it's like.

Haltom is a fast course.  Before I tried Hit the Bricks last year, Haltom was my 5K PR race.  Not to say it's an easy course, but it is fast.  The 10K course is a bit more challenging with steep, but not too long, hills.

As for the 201, yeah, I've pretty much decided I need to wear it facing up. I'm sure my wrist bone will toughen up eventually. No, my route was not a straight line. It was ten times around my block with an added cul-de-sac. No, I didn't hear a beep, but I had headphones on. My eyesight is pretty bad, so except for the big numbers that show my overall time, I can't even see it while I'm running. I'll get it figured out. It's just frustrating. Kind of gave me a false sense of security. I liked being able to just go run, instead of doing lap after lap around my block. Thanks for all the suggestions.

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Wore it on my bicep tonight, as suggested, and it worked fine.  Not too uncomfortable.  I haven't tried doing anything on the computer with it yet.  In fact, the only features I use is stop and start.  I look at the history, and it tells me distance, pace, "fastest pace" (which I think is inaccurate), and total time.  I haven't messed with any of the other features because I'm afraid I'll mess it up.

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Originally posted by wndctyrnr:

DFW runners. I just moved to Dallas and looking for a running group. Any suggestions? I am training for an end of May marathon. I stopped in Luke's Locker and they said they didn't know of any winter programs.

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You might check with the RunOn store on Mockingbird Lane. (Does Pesiv still work there?)

Then there's Cross Country Club of Dallas. I don't know but what they might have marathon training groups. Their website is www.cccd.org.[/URL" target="_blank">






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That's too bad about your foot Paul.  Do you think you injured it at White Rock?  I hope it's nothing serious, and works itself out.

Wearing the gps on my bicep did the trick.  I couldn't be happier.