does buying a nike+ armband make me a gallowakler?

Running Shoes/Running Gear Apparel

14 years ago 04/22/2010 11:36am EDT

so I swung by niketown last night and picked up a new pair of nike elites (the lunarelites i guess they're called). Look pretty sweet. However, I also picked up one of the nike+ sportband watches that track your mileage and pace. needed a new running watch and it was like $60 so i figured it was a good deal. apparently they're pretty accurate so i was kind of excited to try it out.

but now i'm worried. what does this mean about me? did I just secure my position as a gallowalker? what next? a gu belts for 5 mile jog?

14 years ago 04/22/2010 12:45pm EDT

re: whathaveibecome

What is your 5k time?

14 years ago 04/22/2010 12:47pm EDT

re: wannamakerdreamer

wannamakerdreamer wrote:
What is your 5k time?

I was going to post the same thing... if you run sub 15 you're okay. Slower than 15 than you're a Gallowalker.

Letsrun rule #317

14 years ago 04/22/2010 10:30pm EDT

re: Adam Prime

Are we talking on a PB or a SB basis? Or an adjusted SB basis (normalizing for trainers, the fact that it's April, stiff winds, etc.)

14 years ago 04/22/2010 11:25pm EDT

re: whathaveibecome

I just won a 10k race wearing a sony armband radio with the big headphones. That's what you call going old school.

The next race I am just going to carry a boom box strapped to my back so everyone can hear my 80s tunes!!

14 years ago 04/22/2010 11:25pm EDT

re: whathaveibecome

That's like saying, "Does buying a knife make me a murderer"? No. Murdering, makes you a murder.

Similarly, buying an armband does not make you a Gallowalker. Gallowalking makes you a gallowalker. If you intentionally walk a part of every mile, you are a gallowalker. If you do not, you are not.

14 years ago 04/23/2010 12:15am EDT

re: Gallorunner

Gallorunner wrote:
That's like saying, "Does buying a knife make me a murderer"? No. Murdering, makes you a murder.
Similarly, buying an armband does not make you a Gallowalker. Gallowalking makes you a gallowalker. If you intentionally walk a part of every mile, you are a gallowalker. If you do not, you are not.

Sounds like you haven't been here long... Either that or you've been here too long.

14 years ago 04/23/2010 8:51am EDT

re: anon

14 years ago 04/23/2010 11:23am EDT

re: Gallorunner

14 years ago 04/23/2010 4:01pm EDT

re: Gallowanker.

For some reason, I am now motivated to gallowalk my next 5k. I would do like 80 second quarters and walk some to catch my breath. Do you know how annoying that would be to have me sprint by you about 12 times only to stop and walk long enough for you to pass and get a little ahead of me? I would surely finish just ahead of you and you would be ticked off a gallowalker beat you!!! I could probably do under 19 minutes.

14 years ago 04/23/2010 8:14pm EDT

re: whathaveibecome

You're not a Gallowalker... just gay.

14 years ago 04/23/2010 9:26pm EDT

re: Gallowanker.

Gallowanker. wrote:
Yes. Fvck you.

Fuck you too

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