Runner's support and Accountability
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@missingWDW Great job on your second run of the week! Yep, we all have those runs! I think I have them way more often than I used to!
But you still held a great pace!@RIDisneyPinGuy We absolutely love our Garmin’s!! They are super easy to use and I love the app that comes with it for your phone! It was worth the investment for us. Of course, our primary reason for getting them was for
because there was no way my phone battery would survive a full marathon with playing music, tracking and pics. It is also way faster and easier to hit the stop button on the watch than it is to unlock my screen and hit stop. We ought ours through http://www.heartratemonitorsusa.com and they offered the best prices. Ryan even found a coupon code for extra savings. Plus free shipping over a certain $ amount. Well. I got my run/walk in on Saturday morning. Was able to walk for 5, run for 3, repeat for 45 minutes. Then just walked for 10. I was hoping to get another run/walk in on Sunday, but with everything going on didn’t get the time. And didn’t make it to the gym at lunch yesterday because of Court. So I’m hoping to get my “rope drop walking” in at lunch today!
I honestly was surprised that I was able to run for that much on Saturday morning since I haven’t run in about 5 months. Hoping to get a run in tonight after work, even if it’s 15 minutes. I got to start somewhere!
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@eeyorepoohfan How does the Garmin play music? Do you need to have your phone with you? One of my friends at drill has a watch where he can leave his phone at our unit and listen to music while we’re out at the track. Which Garmin do you have? I’m going to invest in one, maybe around Black Friday if there’s good deals then and my Fitbit survives that long. I’ve had a Fitbit since 2015 and they really suck
I had planned to run this morning after a 10 day hiatus from being sick. I’m almost back to being able to tolerate as much water as I should be drinking in a day
BUT it hasn’t stopped raining since last night. It was pouring and I’m sure the track is flooded, my parking lot at work is @eeyorepoohfan As you can see I know nothing about Garmins
I misunderstood and thought they played music like an Apple Watch and my friend’s Samsung watch. How do the Garmin batteries work? You don’t have to charge them frequently like Fitbits, right? The way the Fitbit works is great, it’s easy to use, the app is clean and clear, it tracks the things I want to track. The problem is 1) sometimes it has real trouble syncing with the app which is a very common problem. It seems that happens less if I sync every day but even then sometimes I have trouble. The biggest problem I have is they don’t last. A Fitbit has yet to last me a year before it breaks and it’s a pain in the butt to contact them over the warranty. If wearing an activity tracker every day means it breaks within a year, it’s pretty pointless.
So after a week off of running, I went for a short 2 mile run Sunday morning while we were camping in the desert.
I fully planned on running yesterday but I woke up with a massive headache and a stuffed nose. I stayed home from work and stayed bundled on the couch almost all day.
The plan is to go after work today, or for a hike. It will be one of those for sure!
My next race is a 5K next Saturday morning. Not trying to PR quite yet, but sometime this year!@sarahjoe37 great job on Saturday! You are doing awesome! I hope you can get a rope drop walk in at lunch. Anything is a start and you are doing great!
@bexruns great job getting out on Sunday! I’m so sorry you were down sick yesterday.
I hope you’re feeling much better today.
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