A little run to start September

[Yesletsgo]

Some days leaving the house is a huge pain. Sometimes enthusiasm reigns. Today was nicely in the middle.

It was overcast, warm (20C), muggy but a pleasant southerly breeze, which on my route means it's mostly blowing on my side, perfect.

I was a bit late setting off and when I set my Garmin I noticed that the battery was in the red. Oops, do I go back and charge it or just see how long it lasts? If I went back the lethargy would get me. Who needs numbers anyway? I had my NRC app going too so that'd prove I'd been out

Well, the battery lasted around 25 minutes, not quite enough to see me home. I'd planned to do 3k but covered a little bit more so decided to carry on to 3.14 km (I'm a bit of a nerd, it's a π run ). NRC reached 3.13, I was watching it as it can jump suddenly, 3.13, 3.13, 3.13, 3.13...ok, I'm bored, I'm going to stop it now...suddenly 3.15, and when I stopped the run it said 3.16.

I'm all for a bigger slice of the pie but...

[Annieapple Administrator]

🍏🤣 These glitchy Garmins 🍏 think you should all change to Apple.. they just keep telling you to stand! 🤣 Glad you had an enjoyable run! Xxx

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Annieapple]

If I got an Apple watch I'd have to change all my tech to Apple. I had an iPad for a few years, couldn't really get on with it, not enough buttons 😂

Pity, their stuff looks lovely

[Annieapple Administrator in reply to Yesletsgo]

🤣 Some days it’s very tempting to run without these gadgets. I have always enjoyed the experience the few times I have done it.

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Annieapple]

I keep meaning to cover my watch with masking tape once I set it going so that I can compare my perceived effort with what the watch says.

I'll let you know if I'm ever organised enough to do that Annieapple 😂

[Annieapple Administrator in reply to Yesletsgo]

🤣🤗

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

A nice outing for you 😀 and oh the numbers do jump if you aren't careful 😜

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

They do indeed!

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10]

Absolutely love this because it’s exactly what I do as well! Nice to be in such good company!!!

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10 in reply to MissUnderstanding]

Birds of a feather and all that 🐦🦜🐧🐥🦉🕊😂

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10]

Making the most of the weather when we can... well done to you... despite the glitches!

I sometimes think, bring back the days when i just had my watch and my land marks and pre run mapwork to tell me exactly how far I had run... it may have been a bit inaccurate but it worked.

I have a really good in-built estimation of distance now too and in my local runs, I don't really need any tech, to tell me how far or how fast... just my watch!

A tail wind saw you home... a good run!

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

If only I could just ignore all the numbers but it makes me happy to see proof I'm actually getting out there

I've got a few regular routes that I know are 3, 5 or 6 km without measuring so ultimately I have an idea what I'm up to...well, at least with the running 😂

[drl212 Graduate10]

OMG! "It's a π run." I have to share this with a math professor friend of mine. She will get a great kick out it...

I've learned the lesson of Garmin charging. I was out for a run and my miles count towards a virtual run I'm doing following Catherine of Aragon's route from court to Kimbolton, where she later died.

My Garmin warned me that I was very low and I wondered if I would lose the entire run or part or what...luckily, it lasted and I virtually made it to Hatfield House.

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10]

If the battery dies it saves just before it powers down, so you get some of your run recorded.

The irritating thing was that I checked it the night before and it showed it was halfway charged, but you live and learn.

[Fionamags Graduate10]

Thanks for this post!!! I am sitting in my running gear, staring out at pouring rain and have chickened out of a morning run. Hopefully there will be a window this afternoon when it dries up a bit. As long as I can start in the dry...... But, when you mentioned your watch battery, it made me check mine and it is nearly dead! So thanks to you, it is now charging and should be all fired up and ready for the next run shortly. 😂😂

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

Happy to help

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