Is this a sign?
The blank screen of death.
I fully charge my Garmin. I run 7 stressful miles. I complain to a friend. Friend suggests I run GPS-less. I have an epiphany and declare I will run my next race sans technology. Garmin dies.
Well, I don’t know if it “died” per se, but it’s abnormally drained of all energy. I know it can power through at least 26.2 miles, so what’s the deal? I guess the Run Gods are affirming my decision to run without technology this weekend. (Run Gods – while you’re at it, can you heal me of every ailment and help me run, like, 6 minute miles? Thanks in advance.)
I guess we’ll see how well I’m being watched over on Thursday when I see the sports doc. I’m counting down the hours until I finally have a clearer view of what’s going on between those muscle fibers. I’m crossing my fingers that he doesn’t recommend I make me cancel any of my upcoming races…I have a packed schedule and I’m not really interested in adjusting much of it!
Bronx 10 Mile (September 9)
Fitness 4 Mile (September 15)
Ragnar Relay (September 28-29)
Staten Island Half Marathon (October 7)
Philly Marathon (November 18)
Half Ironman (Spring 2013)
Full Ironman (July 2013)
I’m sure I’ll be throwing some others in there as well (if I can, that is)…definitely want to get a few more triathlons in somewhere before Ironman! Yikes.
As for some more recent news…Brendan and I finally decided enough is enough: we are going to start COOKING DINNER! Gasp! I even busted out a cute weekly calendar and started planning which recipes we would fix on which days.
I’ve always been the type of girl who LOVES planners and calendars! I’m obviously super cool.
I’m also keeping a comprehensive list of ingredients we’ll need to scoop up from the grocery store. The easy part was picking recipes – I love this cookbook from Weight Watchers because it has appetizers, salads, main dishes, and side dishes. I always find their recipes delicious, simple, and healthy:
Hey, I never said we were looking for fancy recipes…
Someone protested against being in the picture, but I got his legs!
See all the yellow tabs? We are starting on them next week because one of us will be gone pretty much every night for the rest of this week. Our goal for “home cooked meals per week” is set at three for now! That’s the hardest part, in fact…I hate that we barely have time to enjoy evenings together. Typically no one is home until after 7:30pm as it is. I would love to have a healthy sit-down dinner 4-5 nights per week. We can work up to that, right? I’m going to ignore the fact that last time I tried to plan one “Family Dinner Night” per week, I failed miserably.
Do you have a weekly meal plan? If so, what’s on your menu? Share some ideas! Also…do you say “make dinner” or “fix dinner”? I’ve always said “fix” (I think it’s the Midwestern in me) but most people Brendan likes to reply with something along the lines of “it’s not broken”! What a jokester!
I am so jealous you have so many races in your future. I want to run some !
You should! Are there any near you?
You’re running Philly? Woo hoo–so am I!
BTW, my friend just ran the San Francisco Marathon sans-Garmin and PR’ed by 22 minutes! These “naked” runners might be on to something
YAY maybe I’ll see you in Philly! Have you run it before?
Thanks for the positivity about running Garmin-less. I’m actually pretty excited. I’ve never run a 10 mile race so I guess it’s an automatic PR regardless
ah i just wrote about planning and prepping too..but for me it’s mostly my lunches and getting things like chicken and veggies and stuff prepared on Sundays so that I”m ready to go. If i cooked dinner at home more (the perks of still living at home? lol) I would try to plan also to save money and time..also to make better choices! i still think preparing lots of fruits and veggies will help for your dinners also!
I really, really need to do that! And I really, really wish I still lived at home, haha!! But yes, better choices are always made when you plan in advance…I agree
I love prepping and cooking everything on Sundays, and then just reheating during the week. Such a time saver and you’re still able to eat healthy!
I ran a 5k sans Garmin and PRed by 6 minutes. Technology-free HAS to be good luck!
I reallllly need to do that whole “preparing for the week on Sundays” thing. When I have done it, it’s been SO easy to pack lunches! I need to find the motivation, haha.
You’re the second person who has PRed Garmin-less so it has to work, right?
I didn’t go into it intentionally though (I’m numbers-obsessed), the damn thing wouldn’t find satellites at the start haha. But it forced me to run smart!
Ohhh hahaha that’s too funny!
You will love running without your Garmin!
And I hope that it works again. I used to be a meal planner mastermind but have kind of slacked off since moving to NYC 
I just don’t have time to do it nor do I have time for a big grocery trip (or the arm muscles!). I have a subscription to Cooking Light and also love Real Simple’s recipes. I will be using the crockpot a lot this fall so that I can throw everything in in the morning and then have it be ready when I get home! 
Grocery shopping in the city is never fun!! But I guess it is a good arm workout
That’s such an awesome idea about using cooking magazines…I’m definitely going to get one of those! I also like the Clean Eating magazine but haven’t bought it in a long time! Oh and YES crockpots = fabulous
I think you’ll like running without the Garmin. It’s kinda freeing not to worry about time or pace and just listen to your body. But, it stinks that it’s broken because those watches aren’t cheap and sometimes they really are a good idea, like if you’re doing a track workout or something. Good luck with all those races, you are right, that is a really packed racing schedule! But you can do it :).
It’s actually working again thankfully! BUT I’m still not going to use it this weekend! Cross your fingers for me!
My garmin is having probs too. I have the same one… it’s not retaining battery well. Last time this happened it was because it needed a software update.. that was like maybe 6 mos ago. I dunno what’s up with it now!
Mine started working again, but it definitely needs software updates and all that…it’s so old!