Ahh, the Garmin Forerunner 201 is finally here. What is it? It is a GPS receiver that is made for runners and cyclists. It is pretty small and is about the width of two regular sized digital wristwatches. It ran me about $130 delivered with the handlebar mount, and when you see what it allows you to do, I am sure you will understand why I bought it. Basically, the GPS unit will allow me to record all of my rides and download them to my computer. Then using the new Garmin Training Center Software or better yet, the online Motion Based system, I can see the elevation change, mileage, speed, split speeds per mile, and compare it to previous rides to see how my fitness level is progressing. Actually, if you go to the Motion Based website right now, you can see the ride I normally do 3 times a week on the home page. You can get an idea of what kind of statistics a GPS receiver can give you.

The Garmin 201 will do all kinds of other stuff as well, and if I were still running (been a long time), I could wear it like a watch to see the same kind of data for my runs. At this point, they would be pretty sad. Anyway, I will try and post my ride info here today when I get back.