My pretty little Garmin has lost it's mind and has in turn caused me to lose mine! It has been acting up for the past two weeks and I have been resetting it in the middle of my runs because it either tells me that I am running 15 minutes miles when I know that I am not or it tells me that it took me 2:16 minutes to run .03 miles and completely throws my average pace off!
It has also been searching for the foot pod and does not allow me to turn the foot pod off without resetting it! I am not even sure why the foot pod option is even turning on?? Something is clearly wrong and I would hate for this to happen in the middle of a race, especially a marathon!
I have two races next weekend so I might end up running them naked or I might have to use my old one!
Have you ever ran a race without your Garmin/watch?
I never have!
Mine died last week too, and was lucky enough to get a hand me down. Still trying to figure it out (the 405!). I'm dreaming of a 610!
ReplyDeleteI found the bezel on the 405 to be hard to use. It is still a nice watch but the 610 is a touch screen and very easy to use!
DeleteThe 405 was hard for me to use due to the bezel but it was nice for a friend to hand it to you. Did you try resetting your old one? There is a way to reset them and they sometimes just need that to work again.
ReplyDeleteMy one recent naked race experience was great--second fastest half. I recommend it!
ReplyDeleteI just might do it. I am so bad at running my feel because most of the time I running faster than I should be. I will have to try it one day.
DeleteMine has been aching weird too. Now I'm worried :(
ReplyDeleteYou should replace or have it repaired before any big races!
DeleteGrrr frustrating! When I was coming back from pregnancy I ran without. I used the clocks and mile markers to help me. It helped me focus on the distance and not the pace as much! Good luck!!
ReplyDeleteI like that idea Nancy! Sometimes it is nice to forgot about the time and just enjoy the run!
DeleteI feel your pain!!! My Garmin (or the cord; not sure) decided it wasn't really digging working - in time for my marathon! So I ran "almost" naked (dug out the old timex - ugh).
ReplyDeleteHopefully it is just the cord which will be much easier to replace than the watch itself. I don't think I could run a marathon naked but maybe a shorter distance. Good luck with your watch :)
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