The thing I never go without is not my mobile phone….

What is the most important thing to carry with you all the time?

The thing I always have with me

And rarely go without

Is not as you might think my phone

It is my running watch.

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I almost never take it off

I wear it while I sleep.

It monitors the hours I slept

If rest is light or deep.

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It monitors my energy

And how much I’ve got left

Whether I should exercise

Or seek an early bed.

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It monitors my heart rate

At max or when at rest

And helps me when out running

To keep an even pace.

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I use it with a special app

To monitor performance

My pace and cadence, where I’ve run

And most important distance.

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I like to use the Garmin coach

To help me plan my running

To see how fast I ought to run

And how to build my mileage.

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It tells me when there’s messages

Or calls come on my phone.

My hearing is not very good

So useful things to know.

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I only ever take it off

When in a bath or showering

And that’s when I will charge it up

To keep it up and going.

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My phone is quite important

But can be left behind.

But stepping out without my watch

The last thing on my mind!