tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242345102337084083.post6044856206391700945..comments2023-10-18T11:20:11.457-04:00Comments on Morning Runner: Crazy numbers ladyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01210098462417950977noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242345102337084083.post-51947949561474945002012-08-20T16:38:44.004-04:002012-08-20T16:38:44.004-04:00This post just made laugh out loud! I have become ...This post just made laugh out loud! I have become the same since getting my garmin. I'm obsessed with landing on a sort of even number. Whether it be 4.0 miles or 5.25 --I can't end on an oddball number. It's motivating though cuz the garmin usually gets me to run farther than I think I wanted to go. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242345102337084083.post-39546881891742199612012-08-15T15:00:05.542-04:002012-08-15T15:00:05.542-04:00Ha ha ha! I love this! I am the same way. Not abou...Ha ha ha! I love this! I am the same way. Not about evening out at the end of the week (I used to be) but about the overall number that my Garmin ends on. It has to be divisible by 5. Ideally, it would be a whole number. I even do this when I used the garmin on my bike! And like you said... it's probably not even THAT accurate! :PKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201592937889358953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242345102337084083.post-40373866655494212552012-08-13T14:41:06.810-04:002012-08-13T14:41:06.810-04:00Oh I definitely do this too! Mike thinks I am weir...Oh I definitely do this too! Mike thinks I am weird when I want to get in the last .13 miles, but I just have to!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401836230674889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242345102337084083.post-10339891605894010302012-08-13T14:10:31.569-04:002012-08-13T14:10:31.569-04:00Haha, I do this too sometimes! Yesterday I ran bac...Haha, I do this too sometimes! Yesterday I ran back and forth across the backyard.Suz and Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703593542540533784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242345102337084083.post-75673898003952145922012-08-12T20:10:12.439-04:002012-08-12T20:10:12.439-04:00I do the exact same thing and I blame it on my eng...I do the exact same thing and I blame it on my engineering back ground!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242345102337084083.post-38480774427139379642012-08-10T14:31:04.134-04:002012-08-10T14:31:04.134-04:00I am TOTALLY like this and lots of my local runnin...I am TOTALLY like this and lots of my local running friends don't get it! I like to finish it on the quarter mile or half mile but preferably the whole number. With trail running I've had to let that go a lot though and just take what I can get. Also when I was training with the running room this summer who ran in km but I had my garmin set to miles I had a lot of random number runs :)Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185652640389232120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242345102337084083.post-87770071487197043402012-08-10T13:19:11.390-04:002012-08-10T13:19:11.390-04:00Hehehe! I love this post. I used to be very rigid ...Hehehe! I love this post. I used to be very rigid and have to round it out, but then I stopped caring and everything was uneven. Now I usually make things even becuase it just feels more complete! Glad you like your Garmin!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242345102337084083.post-31736590040854871252012-08-10T07:40:19.698-04:002012-08-10T07:40:19.698-04:00Oh I totally do this too. I will run around the b...Oh I totally do this too. I will run around the block or around the parking lot to hit my mileage goal. I usually to finish on a quarter mile, but ideally on a mile. But if my goal is 12 and I have 12.09 when I get back to the parking lot, I will just let it go. But if it's 11.88 - I am definitely adding on .12!! :)Lisa from Lisa's Yarnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05335500882510597919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242345102337084083.post-40932177791446098592012-08-09T17:00:48.718-04:002012-08-09T17:00:48.718-04:00I haven't trained with my Garmin in some time,...I haven't trained with my Garmin in some time, but I could NEVER finish a run unless I saw a round number (or something like .25 or .5). It would be like making only half the bed!Chelseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03988920247385609392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242345102337084083.post-62163371223995031212012-08-09T16:13:34.688-04:002012-08-09T16:13:34.688-04:00I totally do the same thing! I hate the idea of ha...I totally do the same thing! I hate the idea of having a 4.96 mile run for some reason. Round numbers are much better. Here's to all of us crazy people running up and down the stree to get that .00 :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242345102337084083.post-83382609090803316892012-08-09T15:46:41.533-04:002012-08-09T15:46:41.533-04:00I'm the opposite and have many routes I run th...I'm the opposite and have many routes I run that is not even. 15.1, 12.2, 17.1 and so on. I just take the number of the distance of the particular route. I'm a stats geek and love numbers.Johannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588120934444485158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242345102337084083.post-59449458846681587462012-08-09T15:08:21.481-04:002012-08-09T15:08:21.481-04:00HAHA! I do the same exact thing! If I'm on the...HAHA! I do the same exact thing! If I'm on the elliptical I even try to get the distance to be a solid number and the time to be a multiple of 5 (I have something about multiples of 5).....I ran yesterday without an accessories and I ran 4.44, so now I have to find something to make that even by the end of the week....crazy lady. :-)RunningJunkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04393872916933140796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242345102337084083.post-98262987363168142012-08-09T12:34:32.529-04:002012-08-09T12:34:32.529-04:00I'm totally a numbers person. I will get to th...I'm totally a numbers person. I will get to the even mile just so I see a happy round number. However, I don't usually do that with my weekly mileage. It varies and is often close to even (30, 40 or 50), but not usually right on.Lauren @ Sassy Molassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09386991766331711286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242345102337084083.post-89898785346356055652012-08-09T12:28:05.709-04:002012-08-09T12:28:05.709-04:00I am just the opposite of you now. I used to be a ...I am just the opposite of you now. I used to be a Garmin guy with every run, but I would get frustrated when I would check my pace and find out I was going slower than I felt I was going, so I dumped the Garmin and quit worrying about pace and distance and just ran (ok, I marked it on a map so I knew how far I went) but I have actually started running faster without relying on the Garmin!Jfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07112629068602038293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242345102337084083.post-71129295216955402272012-08-09T11:59:58.092-04:002012-08-09T11:59:58.092-04:00I'm with James - not worried about the whole n...I'm with James - not worried about the whole numbers, but I do like to make sure I'm over my target number for the run, even if it means additional random loops at the end. I actually like a non-whole-number total, as long as it's over what the plan calls for. Gotta love the Garmin.Evolving Through Runninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00708963226692830313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242345102337084083.post-62521631805914951532012-08-09T11:34:36.337-04:002012-08-09T11:34:36.337-04:00I'm not as strict about whole numbers, but I a...I'm not as strict about whole numbers, but I am about hitting a certain mileage. Last night, I went out for 6 miles. Just as I was finishing up, I was at 5.97, now this will not do. I HAD to hit 6 so I ran up to a fork and back. I knew that I'd be over 6.0 by that point. It ended up being 6.02. No worries about whole numbers, but I did have a bit of a cringe thinking "if only that 2 was one decimal place over, I would have ran a 10k". We've all got our quirks. :)Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03806353710709814218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242345102337084083.post-61975296951907260852012-08-09T10:55:03.638-04:002012-08-09T10:55:03.638-04:00It's funny, I used to be like this 100%! I was...It's funny, I used to be like this 100%! I was completely anal about round numbers. Now? I don't care at all. Maybe it's because it would just take too mcuh effort to end up with even running, biking AND swimming numbers!Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230997094889375925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242345102337084083.post-79372034231747805942012-08-09T10:43:49.541-04:002012-08-09T10:43:49.541-04:00I HAVE to even out my miles! If I run a 5K then I ...I HAVE to even out my miles! If I run a 5K then I run an extra 0.9 somewhere. My husband thinks I'm nuts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com