August "Don't Be A Slacker" Challenge (Page 7)

owl_girl - 2010-08-16 11:20 PM I did get a short ride done after teaching class. Then I proceeded to cough up a lung.

crimefighter2 - 2010-08-17 10:10 PM Well, if that isn't a kick in the pants. I was checking/charging my Garmin 305 tonight to make sure it was good to go in the a.m. and I noticed it had a "workout" in it - 1. something seconds worth.  I go to hit the lap button to reset it and nothing.  Button rocks a bit, thats all.  I push start/stop.  Nothing.  Push and hold the power button - same result.  pace is changing like crazy everytime I move the watch.  Nothing happens when I push any button.  I guess it died in the heat/humidity on Sat?  Sigh.

Suggestions?  What do you all use?  I really liked it - except the HR was tiny and hard to read.  I may have to go without now as my budget appears blown for things like this.

yogachic - 2010-08-18 10:13 AM

I also have a 305.  I have to get it fixed as well... It got run over by a car in May.  At first it still worked, but died about halfway through my HIM last month.  Now it can't find me, ever.  (It works otherwise, but the antenna must have gotten broken).  Regarding the HR, I forgot how I did it, but I set the secondary display so that it shows heart rate so that it shows up the same size as pace, distance, etc (I forgot what the default setting were, but some of the displays were redundant). 

I was just going to bring my watch in for repair.  I think it's a $79 flat fee.  Has anyone done this?  Maybe they'll decide mine is just dead and give me a new one...

I was just going to bring my watch in for repair.  I think it's a $79 flat fee.  Has anyone done this?  Maybe they'll decide mine is just dead and give me a new one...

crimefighter2 - 2010-08-18 3:41 PM

Just got off the phone - they want 79 dollars and they'll send me a different one. I balked at that price and he said he could do $59 - I still balked.  I am going to let the battery die and then try to do a hard reset.  But - I have to mail mine in - I think - no Garmin store by me -

owl_girl - 2010-08-19 4:09 PM

Updated!  It looks like I'm slacking but I'm right on target.

Dee.....when are you going to do another random slacker slap.

D001 - 2010-08-19 8:31 PM Surprise! It's a RANDOM CHALLENGE UPDATE! August is 61% over. Don't be a slacker! And wow, do we have a lot of slackers this month! OVERACHIVERS: Artemis - 76.70% ON TARGET: Blagels - 59.60% SLACKERS: yogachic - 52.10% sappho96 - 52.00% owl_girl - 51.70% kimk - 46.60% tri808 - 45.80% ABrady42 - 42.70% LiamD - 37.50% mndymond - 32.20% crimefighter2 - 26.90% pdbman - 25.90% Emmanem - 23.90% ashort33 - 0.00% D001 - 'cause I withdrew.

D001 - 2010-08-19 9:32 PM Ahem.... Just in case you missed it...... OVERACHIVERS: Artemis - 76.70% ON TARGET: Blagels - 59.60%

yogachic - 2010-08-19 11:01 PM Oh yeah, I got another bike commute in today, and a run.  I was going to do speedwork but I didn't want to run around in circles on the track, and my Garmin's still broken.

I even tried going to the Garmin store today to bring my watch in, but it was closed.  The hours were 10-6, and I got there at 6:10 coming straight from work.  Grrrr!  How the heck do they expect the working public to be able to make it during those hours??  No wonder it's always empty in there.  I guess I'll have to go over the weekend.