My Garmin Found Its Own Way Home

How tricky is that for a GPS unit?

Ok, so I managed to knock my Forerunner 305 off the quick release on the wrist strap last Saturday and didn't notice it till I finally checked 4 miles later to see it if was time to turn around. I went back to the point I thought I'd lost it and there was no sign of it.

Turns out at least 2 honest people came into contact with it before I made it back to where I lost it. Someone had placed it on the drinking fountain behind the gate that I'd bumped on the way to refill my water bottle. Then Dan K. from Olathe (this post is mostly props to Dan) saw it and figured there was a better chance of finding the owner if he took it home and then came back along the trail and left a note with his phone number.

Fast forward to this morning and I stop at the same drinking fountain and see Dan's note. He wouldn't take any reward (I'd picked up a couple of gift cards for iTunes and Starbucks), so I'm going to make a donation to a 5K fund raiser some friends are organizing for lung cancer research in Dan's name.

Also restoring my faith in humanity is the wonderful lady who helped me look along the trial and even offered to loan me her husband's Garmin since he'd injured his knee and wasn't able to train for the time being.