Starting fresh

Well, I just did something I haven't done in almost 6 months - I downloaded all my data from my polar heart rate monitor and deleted all the workouts. All of them. This includes the Ironman!!!! I almost wanted to go through and delete all of them except that one, but I didn't for a few reasons. First, I didn't really want to go through that painstaking process to delete every other one (at least 100+) except the ironman. And, two, with that big bar graph for the 15+ hours it took me to do the Ironman, I was a little tired of even 2-3 hour workouts looking so measly next to that 15 hour one. Even 30-45 minute runs were rather sad looking and almost not even visible on that bar graph. It's almost time for a new heart rate monitor actually. My watch is about to break off the front part of the strap and once that happens then it's over. There is no replacement for just the watch band itself. It's all kind of connected (I have the RS400 model). I suppose I will wait until it's either broken off or if it hasn't happened by Christmas then ask Santa for one. :) I do need to get a new battery for the strap though. It's giving me some odd readings, even on the weekend ride my HR was reading 181, 184, even 199 was showing up as the high reading. Um, nope. 171 is the highest I've ever seen my HR on the bike, so I know 180s was just not going to happen. And, I wasn't working hard. The battery is probably nearing replacement, which is a total pain on these polar models because a simple coin cannot turn the battery cover. We live close enough to drive to an official Polar authorized repair location, but it's still a good 50 minute drive or so, one way. I know people say to take it to a jeweler, but I know our jeweler doesn't do this kind of repair and so walking in to just plain ol regular jeweler that I know nothing about seems odd. Anyway, maybe all this will be justification to get a new watch sooner than later. :)