After a period of pretty frustrating months of semi-training I got rid of my watch (after a particularly embarassing, read: SLOW timed run) and have started running without it. Granted I am NO youth, but it seems to have opened up my running in some nice way: no pressure, just get out there and do it, don't worry about it.
Anyone else run watchless for this reason or something similar?
these days i run with a calendar strapped to mine
I heard that!
no watch, no ipod, no garmin
all the gadgets turn running into something it's not
Who needs a watch with a coach like mine constantly shouting out times and pushing us to go faster and work harder!
During the summer, I'll only wear a watch 3 days a week. And this is with a 7 day a week schedule with doubles.
In season, my teammates have watches on the runs. So I never wear one. Only for interval workout days.
Running has never been better.
I run with a watch... but I only "use" it once or twice aweek...
I don't run with a watch.
My coach times anything on the track.
All the stuff I do away from that, I don't need to know times. Reps of 1 minute can give or take a few seconds. Hills can be a variety of lengths. I don't need to know how long it takes me to run up sets of steps. It doesnt matter if a run is 35 minutes or 40 minutes. It doesn't matter what the watch says, it's more how it feels and the effort level. I know when I'm running a fast tempo, I know when I'm pushing it, I know when I'm overdoing it, I know when I'm going too slow or not pushing it enough. I don't need a watch to tell me those things.
On my normal aerobic runs, I do not wear a watch. I find that if I do, then I start running too fast.
If I am running fast or doing a workout then I always wear a watch.
My watch battery died during a marathon June 4. I'm now seriously thinking about getting a new one. Maybe later today or next weekend.
By the way, did anyone see Nomar's at bat against Peavy last night when he hit a HR? Man, what an appearance, that's why I watch baseball. Reminded me of Gibson's shot against Eck.
i always wear my watch and have since as long as i can remember (3rd grade?) but i do not use it all the time. for intervals i often rely on someone else and for hills it is unneccesary. for longer runs i will start it and stop it, nothing in between just to give me a rough estimate of how long i've run (my coach is a biggie about keeping track of miles). races, i never even wear it, about the only time i don't have a watch on. tempos are the only workouts that i truly use my watch for
no watch for you
no watch for me
no watch for anybody
just run baby
I run pretty much the same routes all the time.
I got old, & I don't need to race against the self image of myself from 25 years ago.
No watch, no problem.
Mostly I do but sometimes I'll use one if I want to get a split in the middle of a run.
If I time myself more often than once a month, I tend to get injured more frequently.
I don't normally wear one for my morning shakeout runs. Time doesn't really matter, I just do the same old loop as always.
I usually wear a watch on my other runs, for long runs so I know when to turn around, and for workouts. Easy afternoon runs usually, sometimes not though.
I wear it at times and at other times I don't.
I do wear a watch, but not to see how fast I am running, just what time it is.
My running is still pure.
Sincerely,
Different Reason
My watch battery died at the starting line of my first marathon. Talk about panic!
It was a totally unique experience, though. Felt very odd not to get the splits immediately, even with accurate mile markers.
The old-timers didn't need them. So why do we?
I run with a watch, for every run. The only time I look at it is when I start it, and when I stop it, so I'm still running off of feel. I mainly use it to write in my log what pace I was going, so that I can analyze why I'm feeling good, bad, injured etc.
Running with a watch is smart. Whoever says it isn't "pure" is an idiot.