Best C25K App for the iPhone?

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kdw_130
kdw_130 Posts: 18 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
hello,

I started the Couch 2 5K program 2 days ago, but found myself constantly looking at my time and therefore not focusing on the run. I want to download one of the apps for my phone that will tell me when to walk/jog. There are so many different apps for this, just wondering if anyone has any experience with which one may be best. The Active.com one claims to be the "official" Couch2K5 App, but from the previews it didn't look at great as the $2.99 one (icon is brown with a white 5K).

Thanks for any help you can give me! I'm looking forward to completing the program as I have never been a runner and have envied those who can just go for a run!

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  • Aid_B
    Aid_B Posts: 427
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    I don't use an app, I just download the podcasts from http://www.c25k.com/podcasts.htm

    I never look at my watch, the podcasts verbally tell you when to run/walk and include music

    Then just make a C25K Playlist and your good to go
  • Boomerof51
    Boomerof51 Posts: 44 Member
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  • SammiFrancs
    SammiFrancs Posts: 28 Member
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    I did a search for my C25K app, but its a little light green icon with a white stick figure type on it and says 5K. Its is perfect, has running prompts and has a GPS tracker on it too (to record distance if you aren't using a treadmill). I forget how much it cost- might have been 1.99 when i downloaded it, but I love it. Here is the facebook app locations so you can see the icon I'm talking about. https://www.facebook.com/#!/c25kapp

    I have music loaded on my iphone already (my ipod died) so I just turn my music app on then go to my C25K app and I can control the music from there. It will turn down the music during prompts so you can here and then will go back to its normal volume. good luck!
  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
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    I use Interval Run. It has the voice prompts, had C25K and a few other programs. I've been very happy with it. I believe it's $1.99.
  • MrsVagus
    MrsVagus Posts: 82
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    I love my app! I can't figure out what it is actually called but the icon is a white little guy running with a green circle around him and then 5k in the bottom to the right. Haha- it was pretty cheap and I just LOVE IT! Makes it so easy- I can listen to whatever music I want and then a little "ding" comes on with a guy telling me to run or walk, don't even have to think about it. I'm sure they are all pretty similar though :smile:
  • johnny_k
    johnny_k Posts: 150 Member
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    I have the one from BlueFin (link below) and I really like it. Great graphs for tracking progress and a journal feature to record runs. The app is free, but you definitely need to buy the GPS add- on, I think it is $.99.

    http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/c25k-couch-to-5k/id301233668?mt=8

    The very few issues I ever had were resolved when I updated and restarted my iphone.

    I have completed the program and I still use this app for 3x a week runs.

    http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/c25k-couch-to-5k/id301233668?mt=8

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