Yes, I know, Christmas is over. But I was without a computer for the last month so I am posting this now. I didn't get a lot for Christmas, which is fine since I'm 35 now. My kids did get plenty of new toys and children's educational DVDs from my parents and their aunts and uncles and great grandparents. As for my wife and I, we both got pretty much what we asked for. What other time of year can you expect that someone will buy you something that you want?
The band of my previous Timex Ironman watch (http://tinyurl.com/y93zemu), which I just loved, broke after over two years of use. Timex does not sell replacement watch bands. So I put this watch here on my wishlist for Christmas and, look what Santa brought me! A new one! Yeah! Of course, this isn't the same watch, which was much cooler, but I can replace the band on THIS watch. With the other one, I could not find a replacement band for it. So, I carefully put watches on my wish list that I knew I could get replacement bands for. It is not the color I wanted but beggars can't be choosers and I will cherish it and my extra watch bands for as long as they will take a licking and keep on ticking!
The Watch http://tinyurl.com/y8nmhpy
It is water resistant up to 200 meters, shock resistant, has a timer and a chronograph with a 30 lap memory. It also has two time zones. Just a few less functions than my old one. It is also slight less bulky and a lot less cool. But one of the things I like about this one is that it reminds of the the original Timex Ironman watch, the one that I really wanted as a kid. It just looked so cool back then. Now, I know there are a lot of more advanced watches out there from other brands, watches that have GPS and heart monitors and watches that can store many runs and as many laps as you want, but I'm a simple runner and this watch meets all my needs.
