Photo Penalty
I screwed around so much during my run this morning – stopping to take photos and text people – I feel there should be some sort of penalty, in the form of time or distance.
Alright, Kim, we see your watch says you ran 6 miles, but it looks like you stopped take 16 photos and you send 8 texts. That is a deduction of .1 miles per photo/text, or an addition of 1 minute, each.
Ha ha.
For what it’s worth, I only left the house to run when I did because the fog was so pretty, and I wanted to take photos. So… can I have less of a deduction?!
Do you ever stop to take photos when you are working out? Why or why not?
If you do stop, do your stop your watch?
If I see something interesting (to me), I am going to stop to take a photo, even if I am with other people (I will ask if it’s okay). Capturing moments on “film,” even with a smartphone camera, is important to me. More important than “training.”
Okay, okay, if I was really training for some reason I might stop less. Maybe.
I used to be a lot worse. Before I had a smartphone, I actually carried my camera with me on my fuel belt. What. A. Dork!
Themocracy
I don’t usually carry my phone (or camera) with me so I don’t take a lot of pictures. (and when I do have it, it’s crammed in my fuel belt and a pain to take out)
I wish I had it on my run last night though. There was one tree that had turned the such a beautiful bright red and it was stuck between all these green trees that hadn’t started to change color yet. It was really pretty!
I don’t think you should get penalites for stopping! It’s your run, who cares?!
Aww man! I want to see that tree! I just love the changing colors! I am going to attach a tree pic for you.
Hee hee. I definitely think it’s okay! I have read a few bloggers who make fun of it though!
When I do easy runs I stop a lot, especially Saturday/Sunday runs. I’ll text or take pictures and then start up again. I figure that easy runs are supposed to be fun!
By the way that fog is so cool!
I like the pics you share! 🙂
Thanks!
Since I wear my phone in an armband I rarely stop to take pics. It’s just such a pain to get it in and out of the arm band. I wish it were easier, though, because sometimes I see stuff that I think would make a great picture!
I love taking pictures on my morning runs but usually a) its too dark or b) i forget my camera. I do think having a smart phone has helped me to take some good running photos but my smart phone camera is so out of date. i think I need a new phone!
my rule for photos: usually when I start, as my fingers aren’t sweaty yet and I can actually unlock the phone, or if i’m doing an easy run, I don’t care about my end time and I’ll take a photo. Although I have trouble with the phone with slick fingers!
I like to carry as little as possible while I am running so I don’t often take pictures. Most of my running pictures happen with I am running the stroller and I have a place to put my phone.
I carry a camera on my long runs. My phone just doesn’t capture the “Kodak Moments” like a camera with a retractable lens! And yes it’s case has a belt loop, so it goes on my fuel belt. I always keep my watch running even when I stop. I guess the additional time is my “picture penalty!”
Ha! I stopped on my bike ride today to take some photos. I did stop my watch for most of the stops but I don’t always. I don’t usually stop during my runs though but I often run without a camera.
I wish I ran with my phone (especially for trail runs). It’s so beautiful out in nature! Just gotta find a way to transport it. I tried your approach once…major chaffing! Instead, I’ll just have to live vicariously through your awesome shots on your blog, Facebook, etc.! 🙂
You gotta lube up there! LOL. In the summer though, I put my phone in my handheld or water vest. 😉
That’s so funny! I love the photo penalty idea. I don’t take a ton while running. I have to actually stop to do it, so it messes me up. Sometimes on long runs I do, though.
The fog this morning was amazing! I’ve been stopping a lot lately to take pics. Usually at the start and near the end of my runs. I do stop my watch. I’m not serious about training now either.
It’s been so cool lately!
Doesn’t it all depend on what your goal is for working out? I mean, if your goal is to set a certain pace or complete a certain number of miles within a certain number of minutes, then sure, penalize yourself for stopping. But, if your goal is a flat distance, regardless of time, or to exercise while appreciating nature, then who the eff cares how often you stop? These days, the only times I go running are with Gavin, which means I stop all the time to answer his countless questions. Yes, it’s annoying (at times, though I’m mostly used to it now), but I don’t consider it to NOT be exercise just because I have to stop every so often.
It totally does. And… I was trying to be funny. Fail! LOL. No one should care if I stop, except for me 😉 It was just funny how much I stopped yesterday. 🙂
Part of running is enjoying it. No penalty needed.
Dork alert!!! Camera on your fuel belt?? Are you for reals??
I do take pics sometimes, but it is usually dark out so there isn’t a lot to see!
My new garmin has the auto stop feature, so that is nice, I don’t have to think about it!
Ha ha ha, IKR? At least now I use my smart phone so my dorkiness is more inconspicuous! 🙂
I haven’t ever used the auto stop! I just press the button and turn it back on. I should try it.
ahem. I was hoping furlough would = MORE blog posts, not less. Wah wah wah!
I love your pics – don’t ever stop taking running photos!
I know, isn’t it weird? I feel like I am in a haze this week. I guess I need more interaction to get my brain going? I feel a bit shut off, even though I have been getting out! Thanks for saying that, though 🙂
1st I have carried a camera to many a race to take photos….so we can be dorks together! And last Sunday at the marathon I texted my husband who was back in GA while I was in CA that I was tired and asked him to come get me….I was joking…sort of. I try not to text while running mostly because I suck at it but it does come in handy when you are running behind pace on a marathon to let your ride know you are still alive so they don’t abandon you. Love the pics. Makes me miss running on Des Plaines trail.
Oh gosh! Texting has come in handy BIG TIME when I am running. Or at least, to have the phone with me so I can say if my predicted finish time has changed (SLOWED down, ha ha). Although, I learned my lesson – I ran with my phone in my bra w/o a plastic bag in Chicago 2010 and ruined it! Ha ha ha. Now I double bag it.
The DPRT misses you! COME BACK! 😀
Lovely photos! I vote to definitely have fun while you run 🙂