What to do with phone during half-marathon?

Stalwart_tgibbons wrote:

Use the storage lockers, otherwise another trick is to thread your phone to your shoes with the shoe laces.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6qUiyjg08qY

WTF? Storage Lockers? Thread it in your shoes?

You people are so weird.

OP, leave it in your car if you're driving. If not driving, put it inside of some socks or something and check it.

Cooper River Bridge Run is a race where this is a major issue b/c you have 40,000 runners and the finish is across the bridge from the start (and you are not allowed to run back over the bridge). Plus, it is nearly impossible to connect with people after unless you have a phone. In this situation, I plan ahead and designate a meeting spot and a time. So, I usually give like 30 minutes after the slowest person crosses and we all meet. They have their phones and I don't. It gives me time to warm down and take a dump or whatever.

Do that if you can... Just designate a meeting spot and time and let other people deal with the phones.

Don't run with your phone, though. That is major Beta.

Go out the night before and hide it at the finish line. Maybe under a rock or something. That's what I usually do.

Hello Mr/Ms. obtuse. Welcome to the internet!

Duct tape it to your chest like a bomb.

You could put it in your pocket.

I havent used one in a race (yet), but use this for runs.

https://www.nathansports.com/phantom-pak-4801n

I bought two and zippers broke on both, but still functional. Contacted the company and they replaced them. Zipper broke on one of those (haven't used the other). In other words, these are great if you don't mind a sh***y zipper.

If you don't like the idea of a waist pack, just carry it in your hand. Stick it in a Ziploc with a little bit of cash for after race beers and you're good to go.

Thank you! It is nice to be here. I love you.

Sometimes It is an Issue wrote:

Stalwart_tgibbons wrote:

Hello Mr/Ms. obtuse. Welcome to the internet!

Thank you! It is nice to be here. I love you.

Geez what is wrong with everyone? Screw all these elaborate schemes like having a special meeting place with a secret handshake. And running with a phone is beta? Ok dad, spoken like a 50 year old.

Shove it in a waist strap and be done with it. Simple. You can still run fast. NBD. End of thread.

here's an idea wrote:

Go out the night before and hide it at the finish line. Maybe under a rock or something. That's what I usually do.

This is actually a good idea. You should weatherproof your phone though in case of rain. Maybe put it in a pressure cooker or some other device to prevent your phone from getting wet.

Goatse.cx wrote:

Look, the last thing anyone wants is a Facebook update about your pathetic finish time or a phone call to tell everyone how amazing you are. Nobody cares about your crappy race so do us all a favor and leave the phone at home

Correct answer.

What's wrong with you all wrote:

Sometimes It is an Issue wrote:

Thank you! It is nice to be here. I love you.

Geez what is wrong with everyone? Screw all these elaborate schemes like having a special meeting place with a secret handshake. And running with a phone is beta? Ok dad, spoken like a 50 year old.

Shove it in a waist strap and be done with it. Simple. You can still run fast. NBD. End of thread.

I am not disagreeing with you. I think this thread is hilarious. But if I tired to race with a phone in my waist strap, it would be either in my liner or on the ground within 3 strides. Not to mention that if it lasted the entire 13.1 miles, it would be broken due to sweat.

Maybe you don't sweat and can balance a phone in your waist band, and if so I am jealous.

What's wrong with you all wrote:

Geez what is wrong with everyone? Screw all these elaborate schemes like having a special meeting place with a secret handshake.

Solid point. It takes like 8 seconds for everyone to agree "let's meet in front of such and such place at 4:30". Done.

MUCH better and less elaborate for a dozen people to carry phones during a race and then randomly texting each other over and over again as you try and find each other in a crowd afterwards.

Evo Morales wrote:

What's wrong with you all wrote:

Geez what is wrong with everyone? Screw all these elaborate schemes like having a special meeting place with a secret handshake.

Solid point. It takes like 8 seconds for everyone to agree "let's meet in front of such and such place at 4:30". Done.

MUCH better and less elaborate for a dozen people to carry phones during a race and then randomly texting each other over and over again as you try and find each other in a crowd afterwards.

But then how would all of these companies sell all of their special $90 arm bands?

I heard that Mike Rossi will drive your stuff directly to the finish line if you carry his bib during the race.

what is so important that it can't be communicated until you get back to your car or your home?

Flounder wrote:

I heard that Mike Rossi will drive your stuff directly to the finish line if you carry his bib during the race.

ha

pretzel man wrote:

Goatse.cx wrote:

Look, the last thing anyone wants is a Facebook update about your pathetic finish time or a phone call to tell everyone how amazing you are. Nobody cares about your crappy race so do us all a favor and leave the phone at home

Correct answer.

I actually plan to send President Obama a notarized copy of the results. I'm hoping to crack a 3 hour half marathon and qualify for Boston. May even run the whole way.

I don't want a phone to weigh me down, but taking 100 photos at the finish line to sift through later is an absolute must. I need the perfect action shot for my Tinder profile that screams alpha male. My bio will include my race time, with 15 minutes shaved off of course.

Just don't answer it. Let it go to voicemail.