Back on track

After 5 years of running, riding, walking and much more with a GPS, I almost felt underdressed setting off without the familiar weight on my left wrist. The battery of my Garmin Forerunner 305 died - two years almost to the day since I'd got the FR305 - near the end of a run, and a replacement wasn't available until at least a week later.
Fortunately, I use SportTracks as my workout analysis software, so I was able to draw in tracks after having gone for a run or a ride. But I pined for my GPS...
One Saturday morning I even borrowed a friend's 310 XT model. I tried not to look unconcerned about the Achilles tendon injury that had prevented him from joining us on the run. It's just a gadget, come on...
It's been a week now since I strapped on my replacement 305. (I loved the 310's feel, vibration alert and above all the thought of a 20-hour battery life, but the budget wasn't willing. Besides, I consoled myself, it didn't support Routes - and I use Routes a lot.) Ahhh... that's better.