Comments on My Dirt Road Anthem: Top 5 Things I do while the Garmin finds a Satellite

Hahah -- "Heaven forbid some of my run might ...

2013-03-13T22:53:48.987-06:00

Hahah -- "Heaven forbid some of my run might not be documented or I might not know how fast I am running." -- SO TRUE! I have to document every run or it didn't happen!

AMEN my garmin takes forever to get working and it...

2013-03-13T20:54:59.347-06:00

AMEN my garmin takes forever to get working and it drives me bananas! love the lung idea, how productive of you!

HAHA! This cracks me up. I will spend FOREVER wait...

2013-03-13T20:48:02.305-06:00

HAHA! This cracks me up. I will spend FOREVER waiting for Garmin to find a satellite. I usually stand as still as possible and wait...and wait. Sometimes, I start running and then it syncs and then I stop running and start all over so as not to lose any distance. I know exactly what you mean!! ;)

I just about keeled over laughing at you! I don...

2013-03-13T15:16:31.593-06:00

I just about keeled over laughing at you! I don't have a Garmin (yet), but I hear these complaints a lot. Personally, I'm waiting for the Bia to come out in June. Supposedly: No waiting. :)

Sarah
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I have a Garmin 610 and I usually only have time t...

2013-03-12T05:27:27.900-06:00

I have a Garmin 610 and I usually only have time to put my shoes on. If there's time, though, I look around for deer in the woods.

Hahaha! With my old Garmin, I simply put it outsi...

2013-03-10T18:55:47.486-06:00

Hahaha! With my old Garmin, I simply put it outside 5 minutes before I was ready to go. The newer one I have doesn't take as long. But, I have totally done the arm up in the air thing too. :)

Oh my gosh, my garmin does the same thing! Sometim...

2013-03-10T18:35:26.503-06:00

Oh my gosh, my garmin does the same thing! Sometimes it quick to find the satellite but other times it takes forever and I am sure people that are driving by look at me like I am crazy waving my arm around trying to find satellite, walking back and forth down the sidewalk lol
Cloudy days are terrible and never stand underneath a tree, limbs are distracting I think lol

You have me LOLing because the other day I honestl...

2013-03-09T21:31:26.483-07:00

You have me LOLing because the other day I honestly ran over a mile before it linked and started up!

Ha! Great techniques!!! I will stand at the door...

2013-03-09T18:05:58.950-07:00

Ha! Great techniques!!! I will stand at the door and face the garmin toward the sky (through the window).....but lately I've just been brining my iphone because I get instant gps..... I've been saving the Garmin for races only

Haha, I can't help but envision you dancing ar...

2013-03-09T14:36:27.583-07:00

Haha, I can't help but envision you dancing around with your ponytail bobbing up and down and Cola sitting down waiting for Garmin Dance Time to be over so you guys can start running! I usually just stand there tapping my foot like it's going to convey to my watch that I'm being impatient.

I also hold my garmin up to the sky in hopes it wi...

2013-03-09T12:57:58.209-07:00

I also hold my garmin up to the sky in hopes it will connect faster.. haha like 2 feet would make a huge difference :)

162 lunges?!?! Your garmin must really take a while to connect! Ive read that placing it on the ground will make it connect faster because if its on your wrist you are *probably* moving around which makes it take longer.

lol! I wish you had video of these processes. At l...

2013-03-09T10:44:10.155-07:00

lol! I wish you had video of these processes. At least you keep moving! I tried holding my arm up, once, and felt really dumb.

This cracked me up because I do the same thing wit...

2013-03-09T09:45:20.224-07:00

This cracked me up because I do the same thing with holding my wrist up to the sky like that's going to speed things up haha

I usually put mine outside before I start to get r...

2013-03-08T21:39:13.786-07:00

I usually put mine outside before I start to get ready. By the time I've got all my gear on, it's usually all set to go.

Best advice I ever received in regards to the Garm...

2013-03-08T19:35:22.699-07:00

Best advice I ever received in regards to the Garmin. Turn it on, put it on your windowsill(inside), get ready to go outside. By the time you are ready, it's ready and go run. Try it, it works.

I always laugh at myself when I hold my arm up tow...

2013-03-08T13:13:07.700-07:00

I always laugh at myself when I hold my arm up towards the sky!! Like I think two feet is going to make that much differnce!!! During the summer I pick weeds in my flower bed, and in the winter I kick the snow. I know my neighbor thinks Im cracked!!

Hehe - I never thought of trying to get closer to ...

2013-03-08T11:29:45.533-07:00

Hehe - I never thought of trying to get closer to the satellite!
My Nike GPS usually connects within a minute, but last week it wouldn't connect at all for a couple of runs - annoying as this upsets my highly important statistics lol! I noticed the charge was low, and it worked fine after charging it fully so maybe that affects things.

Hahaha! Those are great! When it's really co...

2013-03-08T10:58:45.854-07:00

Hahaha! Those are great! When it's really cold, I put it outside, run back in and put my shoes on. It's usually ready by the time I get back out :)
When it's not too bad, I do 100-ups or some other form drill while waiting for it.

This is so true, I love how we are all so anal abo...

2013-03-08T10:48:15.490-07:00

This is so true, I love how we are all so anal about logging everything!! I'm glad mine usually only takes a minute and will find satellites when I am in the house.

Love this post! Chalk that wait time up to one mor...

2013-03-08T10:45:39.699-07:00

Love this post! Chalk that wait time up to one more thing I do NOT like about running with a Garmin. I do love, however, your idea of throwing in some strength moves while waiting. Win/win!

We now live in Honolulu which means lots of very t...

2013-03-08T10:45:11.527-07:00

We now live in Honolulu which means lots of very tall buildings - takes forever to find the satellites! I'll have to try some of these tips - except the lunges!

Too funny! I usually just stand there like a tota...

2013-03-08T10:26:26.739-07:00

Too funny! I usually just stand there like a total dud trying to wake up. Off the enter the giveaway...I need compression socks so bad!!

Dang! 162 lunges?! Beast!! That's awesome! I u...

2013-03-08T10:11:22.034-07:00

Dang! 162 lunges?! Beast!! That's awesome! I usually dance around with my wrist in the air! I'm sure that's quite the sight! LOL

Funny! I hate it when my Garmin takes forever to ...

2013-03-08T09:52:04.674-07:00

Funny! I hate it when my Garmin takes forever to lock on. Lately, I leave it on the front porch while I continue to get ready and it's locked on when I get outside:)

I take the minute or two to pick out a podcast! I...

2013-03-08T09:48:48.310-07:00

I take the minute or two to pick out a podcast! I wonder if it takes your longer to load since you're out in a more remote area....I cold never fit in 100 lunges while mine loaded (but that'd be a great way to get in some extra strength training :)