Any weekend vents/complaints??

[boston340]

Misery loves company, right? Anyone have any complaints or vents?

I went to turn on my Garmin220 today before my run and it was completely dead. I put it on the charger, went for a run, checked it 2 hours later, and determined that I think it's dead. I tried to call customer service but they are only avail Mon-Fri - SO ANNOYED!

[taratru]

Ummm...I drank too much?

[kams]

Well, I must have missed chamois butter on a very large spot this morning because 4 hours later, when I jumped into the shower, I realized I am torn up on the crease of my inner thigh. Thank goodness yesterday was v-day and I'm off the hook for sex for a few days! :-#

[water*drop]

Feb 15, 2014 23:13:15 GMT -5 boston340 said:

Misery loves company, right? Anyone have any complaints or vents?

I went to turn on my Garmin220 today before my run and it was completely dead. I put it on the charger, went for a run, checked it 2 hours later, and determined that I think it's dead. I tried to call customer service but they are only avail Mon-Fri - SO ANNOYED!

Did you do the firmware update? I think it said battery calibration was one of the things it was supposed to fix...I hope so because mine said 100% when I connected it to the charger before doing the update (and there was no way it was 100% because it hadn't been charged in a long time) and then the battery was down to 13% when I put it back on the charger right after doing the update (which is probably closer to what it really was when it had said 100%). I'm hoping that it really IS at 100% right now because I really want the stats for today's run.

[mcc]

I signed up for a free blogger event at Flywheel for yesterday afternoon. Friday night I drank too much and fell on the ice. I spent all of yesterday nursing my hangover and bruised ass. In so upset I missed the class and now screwed up my workout schedule. Also, my butt hurts!

[thom]

More evil snow is supposed to come late today. 3-5 inches. Make winter stop, please.

[skwcm80]

I'm so sick of the snow and cold.

Earlier in the wee the forecast said it was supposed to be about 27 degrees at the time I typically do my long run, it was 9 degrees by the time Saturday finally rolled around. We got 3 more inches of snow than we were supposed to, and the trail wasn't completely clear. My running buddy and I were only able to run 6.5 of our planned 12, and I had to finish up on the treadmill with legs that were feeling like lead from all the running on snow.

[hannahb]

My motivation to get out the door has been lacking. Couple this with the cupcakes, cookies and candy I've been making in the snowstorm and it leads itself to a very non H&F weekend.

[cinco]

I need to vent about my half for a tiny bit. I promise I'm not harping on it, but I think it is okay to say I'm a bit frustrated w/o sounding like a brat. If not, then please ignore my ramblings. The wind kicked my butt. I never felt like I had a groove, and I couldn't tell you much about my surroundings other than we passed a crazy amount of pancake houses. It just wasn't fun. I felt like I had some kick left for the last few miles, but then we turned and were running head on into the wind. We turned off again with a quarter mile left and I sprinted in under my 5k pace. I felt like I still had so much left in me. I just couldn't do it with the wind. It was a good race though, and the volunteers were about the best I've ever seen. Maybe I'll look back on it more fondly in a few days? Now I just need to get rid of the doubt that maybe my training hasn't made me faster.

[shorewife]

I had a half scheduled in my marathon training program for this weekend and there just wasn't one available so I pretty much just did a 13.1 mile pace run. It was awful. I'm glad that's over.

[brooke77]

We've had our share of snow this winter. I don't mind running in the snow/cold - that's what all me expensive running gear is for. It's hard when NO ONE clears the sidewalks! I can risk my life running IN the road (the shoulders are all filled with snow) or risk injury trying to run on the snow/icy sidewalks. It's hardtop head out for a 10 miler when there isn't 10 miles of clear paths to run....

Is it spring yet?

[bostonmichelle]

I'm so over this winter. This is my first winter running and I really wanted to get outside on the weekends to run to break up the treadmill weekday runs, but that doesn't look like it is happening. I also have races the next 3 weekends and I'm worried that the roads aren't going to be the best/lack of sidewalks and I'm going to be miserable.

[clseale]

I'm sorry, cinco. I know races like that suck, and you know I can relate with what that does to your confidence. However, remember how you guys all told me I was crazy when I was freaking out after my monsoon half a month before my marathon? You guys told me that I did fine given the conditions, and that I definitely HAD gotten faster with training, I just had things working against me that day. Guess what? You guys were correct, and I'm correct now when I tell you that you are going to be fine. Sulk for a day or two, and then shake it off. Amazing things are coming for you in April.

[Deleted]

There's a picture I'm trying to post but it won't and that about sums up my weekend. 

/grump

[jene]

Feb 16, 2014 7:31:18 GMT -5 thom said:

More evil snow is supposed to come late today. 3-5 inches. Make winter stop, please.

Dude, winter is drunk.

[MrsE]

My shoulders and glutes are ridiculously sore this morning. I made a poor decision in picking Saturday mornings for my crossfit elements classes because it throws off my weekend workouts. I can't even think about going to yoga this morning because the thought of anything in plank position makes me cringe. Burpees are no joke. Ouch. Whine. Ouch. When will I be able to get through a crossfit workout and be able to move the next day?

[bostonmichelle]

I just shoveled my driveway, I apparently have no upper body strength since that was the hardest workout I've had in months, and we only had a few inches.

Also I can't figure out how to open my giant bucket of ice melt because my husband didn't think to open a new bucket before he left for a work trip. So my dad is coming up to help me, I feel like a pathetic girl. After lunch I'm jumping on the treadmill and hopefully will feel better but god I feel like such a wimp today.

[runblondie26]

Going on day 5 without able or Internet at home. I'm blowing up the data plan on my phone.

I spent 45 mins on the phone with Comcast on Friday trying to get our cable reconnected.

They made me go through the whole trouble shooting process. I'm like, "I can absolutely guarantee we have no service despite what your system says. I'm looking at the severed cable hanging off my house." Made me do it anyway.

Now I have to wait until Monday... when they said someone will call just to SCHEDULE the repair appointment. Who knows when they'll actually show up.

Gawd, how am I supposed to function without in-home wifi.

[runblondie26]

Oh yuck cinco, I'm sorry the conditions were so lousy. I'm sure your frustrated you didn't post a faster time, but the fact you felt so good is huge. Good things are coming your way !

[lauren170]

I miss that awesome feeling I had when I was in the best shape of my life. This pregnancy weight is not coming off by itself. I'd get a walk in today but its 20 degrees here. Tuesday I'm getting a treadmill though so that should help.

[zoidberg]

Same as always, although I am getting suspicious that they have been looking at the wrong thing this whole time and that the tendon thing is secondary to something else.

My friend did the Mt. Taylor Quad this weekend and I am sad and jealous instead of being happy for her. Bad friend.

[taratru]

Sounds like my vent was actually a celebration. Sorry, everyone!

[Deleted]

Feb 16, 2014 8:23:24 GMT -5 cinco said:

I need to vent about my half for a tiny bit. I promise I'm not harping on it, but I think it is okay to say I'm a bit frustrated w/o sounding like a brat. If not, then please ignore my ramblings. The wind kicked my butt. I never felt like I had a groove, and I couldn't tell you much about my surroundings other than we passed a crazy amount of pancake houses. It just wasn't fun. I felt like I had some kick left for the last few miles, but then we turned and were running head on into the wind. We turned off again with a quarter mile left and I sprinted in under my 5k pace. I felt like I still had so much left in me. I just couldn't do it with the wind. It was a good race though, and the volunteers were about the best I've ever seen. Maybe I'll look back on it more fondly in a few days? Now I just need to get rid of the doubt that maybe my training hasn't made me faster.

It's just one bad running day and a race that sounds like it just wasn't what you needed today!  Don't let it get you down!  Your hardworking will pay off it.  

[emilyj]

Getting old blows. That's pretty much all I've got right now.

[libbygrl109]

Add me to team Done With Winter. The shoulders on the roads around me were finally passable before the storm we had on Thursday. So even though it's sunny and the temp is somewhat bearable, I would have to risk my life on a busy main road in order to get to safer streets.

And I want to pop DH for not going for a treadmill because "he wouldn't get too much use out of it". Grr

[Brit]

I had a craptastic run with H on Friday which led to my whiney running post. The wind kicked my butt. It took everything I had in me to keep up with him and he was pushing the Bob. And he only runs once, maybe twice per week. Then he rubbed it in by 'just doing three or four more' because he wanted a good workout. Grr. I'm a lame a-hole.

[clseale]

The pollen is out of control! My car is completely yellow, & it's ruining the nice weather we're actually having. I cannot stop sneezing. My nostrils & eyes are all inflamed & everything is watering. Ugh. I'm afraid to go back outside.

[agswife]

My ILs are visiting. 'nough said.

[archaeominx]

Eff you to winter and an even bigger eff you to people who don't clear their damn sidewalks! It's too dangerous to run on the shoulders where I normally go so I drove to the next town over that has sidewalks. People have still not cleared the damn things. So now most of them are 9-10 inches of packed uneven ice in various foot-shapes, all great ways to break an ankle. The shoulders in that town weren't really plowed very well so yeah. I actually know the guy that does the plowing for that section and I think I'm going to actually ask him if he can do the shoulders next time he goes through. So the crappy road/sidewalk conditions combined with single digit temps made for a really miserable 10 miles today.

tl/dr --> winter blows!

[venice2007]

Feb 16, 2014 12:16:20 GMT -5 clseale said:

The pollen is out of control! My car is completely yellow, & it's ruining the nice weather we're actually having. I cannot stop sneezing. My nostrils & eyes are all inflamed & everything is watering. Ugh. I'm afraid to go back outside.

Omg the pollen is terrible already this year. It clogged my window washer fluid holes. Ugh I had to pick it out. Why is it so bad this year?!?!?!? Everything is freaking yellow. Our patio is gross already