Do you take your phone with you when running?

[migangelo]

if you witness a mugging or something worse, you're either going to have to act or protect yourself. by the time you get through to an operator the assailant could be gone or attacking you. better to carry a billy club if you're thinking bad things are going to happen than a cell phone.

 

[ChasingShadows]

Turning off the phone and carrying it may be a good option for some, as it stops the interruptions, but maintains the safety measures.

Thankfully I run at a time when no-one's likely to call, but if you want it for emergencies, may be better to have it on silent, so you don't have to wait for it to boot up?
Have waited 'til I've been safely out of the way of flashers & arsonists before making a call, but if I needed to act to stop something I'd try to call the police first (you get through pretty quickly here).

 

[NickW]

if you witness a mugging or something worse, you're either going to have to act or protect yourself. by the time you get through to an operator the assailant could be gone or attacking you. better to carry a billy club if you're thinking bad things are going to happen than a cell phone.

I don't agree with this line of thinking. Even if you are relatively close to a home or business the valuable seconds or minutes it takes you to get to someone with a phone and explain what is going on before getting to use their phone could be the deciding factor in life and death. If you were stabbed or worse and were laying there, without a phone is really bad, but with a phone you might be able to save your own life. No, I think I will carry my phone. Better for me and those around me. Really, it's not even an extra pound of weight, so what's the big deal? If you're worried about distractions do as someone above suggested and turn it off or on silent, at least then you still have it if needed.

 

[Bare Lee]

I don't agree with this line of thinking.

I think if you wear a loin cloth, a billy club makes sense and matches the fashion statement. A cell phone would look out of place.

 

[Sid]

I think if you wear a loin cloth, a billy club makes sense and matches the fashion statement. A cell phone would look out of place.

I prefer more modern implements and gear. There were a few moments on my trail run today, where I was channeling DDL.

Edit: Found this quote:
Day-Lewis: "I like the sensation of running. But it was not easy terrain, and we all took a few dives."

 

[ChasingShadows]

I think if you wear a loin cloth, a billy club makes sense and matches the fashion statement. A cell phone would look out of place.

Would you not actually need to to wear a loin cloth to get away with it? "Offensive weapon officer? But it's just part of my look!"

 

[Larry]

I have a long-running argument (mostly with my wife, but there are others involved) about the need to take mobile phones wherever we go. I usually just say that the world was better before mobile phones and nobody ever really suffered from not being able to contact somebody at all times.

I wouldn't dream of taking a phone along with me for any form of recreation. Please leave a message.

 

[scedastic]

I have a long-running argument (mostly with my wife, but there are others involved) about the need to take mobile phones wherever we go. I usually just say that the world was better before mobile phones and nobody ever really suffered from not being able to contact somebody at all times.

I wouldn't dream of taking a phone along with me for any form of recreation. Please leave a message.

I get it, luddite, but mine has made life way easier in many practical ways.

I check the radar right before a run (will it just rain? will it thunder and the skies open? will it be clearing and i'll get too warm dressed this way? should i walk to pick up the kids?) Not needed, of course, but convenient for sure. I have also used the radar to real time avoid severe storms in the summer (possible tornado activity) to navigate safely home, around the most severe cells.
I was rear ended and was able to call insurance, etc. on the spot and get all the proper advice and protocols followed.
Had a tire blowout on a busy highway with a loaded car and kids, 130 miles from home. Used location finder to figure out the nearest tire shop open on a sunday afternoon, oh, and get roadside assistance.
Able to call from a (paused) run to let family know i'm late and don't worry.
compass app----haven't needed it yet, but on trails, there it is.
gps tracking to find my way back even without compass app.
flashlight in case my headlamp goes out, or the roads are incredibly dark in the country at night (and usually i can run in that darkness with no light, but there was a very foggy night run where I couldn't see but a foot or few in front of me).

None of those activities are about being 'plugged in' to socializing or anything. They are practical, useful ways of making life easier. Modern technology is great if you use it in a way that makes life easier not more annoying.

 

[jldeleon]

I think if you wear a loin cloth, a billy club makes sense and matches the fashion statement. A cell phone would look out of place.

LOL!!!

 

[Tristan]

I carry mine for music and for my metronome app. If I'm going for shorter sprints I dont take it, but everything else I usually do.

I just clip my phone holder on to the waist band of my shorts, there is a spot that it sets pretty good and doesnt bounce much. Most of my runs are longer, and I generally use either my Nathan Fuel Belt, and clip it onto the belt, or my Nathan hydration pack and put it in one of the front pockets.

Unfortunately my bluetooth headphones got ruined in a rain storm, so now I've been going wired and its slightly annoying. Anyone have any good recommendations on bluetooth headphones?

 

[PatrickGSR94]

I take mine in my shorts pocket just for the E25K app. If I turn the volume up I can hear the prompts without needing headphones. That's all I use it for, though.

 

[NickW]

I get it, luddite, but mine has made life way easier in many practical ways.

I check the radar right before a run (will it just rain? will it thunder and the skies open? will it be clearing and i'll get too warm dressed this way? should i walk to pick up the kids?) Not needed, of course, but convenient for sure. I have also used the radar to real time avoid severe storms in the summer (possible tornado activity) to navigate safely home, around the most severe cells.
I was rear ended and was able to call insurance, etc. on the spot and get all the proper advice and protocols followed.
Had a tire blowout on a busy highway with a loaded car and kids, 130 miles from home. Used location finder to figure out the nearest tire shop open on a sunday afternoon, oh, and get roadside assistance.
Able to call from a (paused) run to let family know i'm late and don't worry.
compass app----haven't needed it yet, but on trails, there it is.
gps tracking to find my way back even without compass app.
flashlight in case my headlamp goes out, or the roads are incredibly dark in the country at night (and usually i can run in that darkness with no light, but there was a very foggy night run where I couldn't see but a foot or few in front of me).

None of those activities are about being 'plugged in' to socializing or anything. They are practical, useful ways of making life easier. Modern technology is great if you use it in a way that makes life easier not more annoying.

Wow, I don't use mine for anything but music usually, but I have had to use it once to call the wife to come get me. After 13 miles I was just dead and couldn't walk the 3/4 of a mile or so the rest of the way to the house. I have used it (Google maps) to get unlost too thanks to my constant need to explore and see where little paved trails off the streets in my neighborhood go. I get bored running the same routes every day so once or twice a week I will try to find new routes and paved trails and see where they take me.

 

[Zetti]

Wow, I don't use mine for anything but music usually, but I have had to use it once to call the wife to come get me. After 13 miles I was just dead and couldn't walk the 3/4 of a mile or so the rest of the way to the house. I have used it (Google maps) to get unlost too thanks to my constant need to explore and see where little paved trails off the streets in my neighborhood go. I get bored running the same routes every day so once or twice a week I will try to find new routes and paved trails and see where they take me.

Me thinks there is more to this story than you care to share
hahaha.....I remember the runkeeper conversation from past months...

 

[SillyC]

The Nathan Shadow Pack is a great little pack for carrying pretty much a cell phone and a key, and nothing else. It's not too elastic, so it doesn't bounce.

I've got a tip for you guys - another number to program in is Animal Control!

 

[Zetti]

The Nathan Shadow Pack is a great little pack for carrying pretty much a cell phone and a key, and nothing else. It's not too elastic, so it doesn't bounce.

I've got a tip for you guys - another number to program in is Animal Control!

I use a SPIbelt when I want to take my phone....works well also.
I have more than 200miles on it (I often do not wear it) and no complaints...except that it tends to ride up on me, but I think that's because of my body type not the belt itself.

 

[OdiarAmor]

I use a SPIbelt when I want to take my phone....works well also.
I have more than 200miles on it (I often do not wear it) and no complaints...except that it tends to ride up on me, but I think that's because of my body type not the belt itself.

That is good to know. I'm all
hips so I doubt it would work for me... I take my phone and just put it where I can when I go running for music.

 

[SillyC]

I use a SPIbelt when I want to take my phone....works well also.
I have more than 200miles on it (I often do not wear it) and no complaints...except that it tends to ride up on me, but I think that's because of my body type not the belt itself.

I also have a SPIbelt - it holds a bit more than a smartphone and a key, but it bounces more on me. The Nathan bounces a bit less.

 

[NickW]

Me thinks there is more to this story than you care to share
hahaha.....I remember the runkeeper conversation from past months...

That was a totally different story Zetti. That was about me using a running app (mapmyrun maybe?) which drained my phone's battery all the way. My wife does not want me using any apps like that again (she couldn't get a hold of me during a run and she started panicking), that's why I went back to using my Garmin. As far as taking my phone I don't have a problem with.

 

[Zetti]

What is sort of funny is that I take my phone, bluetooth headphones, GPS watch, cadence pod, heart rate monitor, UV block sunglasses, BUT NO SHOES!

indeed...and the plot thickens

 

[Zetti]

That was a totally different story Zetti. That was about me using a running app (mapmyrun maybe?) which drained my phone's battery all the way. My wife does not want me using any apps like that again (she couldn't get a hold of me during a run and she started panicking), that's why I went back to using my Garmin. As far as taking my phone I don't have a problem with.

oh yeah....that was it....sorry to bring up painful memories