RUNNERS/Joggers/Walkers what do you USE?!

nuttyfamily

I've been using Runkeeper on my phone for a few years and really like it. I've tried a few others but always end up going back to Runkeeper.

MrsKearns

I use map my run but I dont have a smartphone so I map it out when I get home. One thing I dont like about this is when I go to track I cant type in the miles I did too. Just the time...and often I dont pay attention to the time.

runnercheryl

I use Endomondo! I love it.

I've burned off 36 cheeseburgers so far and I've gone .007 around the world!! lol

My profile is here if anyone wants to add me (please do!) - http://www.endomondo.com/profile/4528969

I'll do so now! You'll be my first active friend!

trud72

i used to use map my run but cant any more as i go off road and in through the feilds and woods lol :bigsmile: (sounds sooo wrong):laugh:
so if in doubt use a pedomitor...

lporter229

I used to use a timex watch, a car, and a spread sheet. Go running, time it. Later drive it to check the distance. Then do the math to get the paces. This was in the early 90s.

Up till a year ago, I used a timex watch, google maps, and a spreadsheet. Same as before, but map with google maps. Better.

A year to a month or so ago, I used a timex watch, google maps, and sportTracks. Even better.

Now I use a Garmin 405 and sportTracks. Garmin -> export to a TCX file -> import into ST. Slice the data anyway you want it. Want to see your pace for mile 4 of 7? Want to see how elevation gain effects pace? It's all there.

Love it! I've used these methods at one time or another. Got my first Garmin GPS watch (forget the model) about 6 years ago. It was so big, like something out of an old Batman movie. Now I have a 405, which, besides the HRM, doesn't really do anything more than the old one. But at least it's smaller.

KafkaMichael

I used to use Mapmyrun, which isn't bad, along with a couple others, but now I use Jog Log, which is the best I've used for a number of reasons. For starters, it works with Ant+, so if you have a compatible chest strap it'll track your heart-rate, which is great for me. It also has a bunch of pre-defined training regimens, like Couch to 5K. I'm currently doing the 10K to Half-Marathon regimen, which takes you from being about to run 6.2 miles to running 13.1, in eight weeks.

It keeps detailed logs, including time, distance, pace, speed, net calories burned, average heart rate, and max heart rate. It also does a graph that tracks elevation, pace, speed, heart rate, cadence, and power, over time, which can be interesting if not particularly useful to a non-athlete like me (a more athletic person might use it to figure out, for example, that hills really drive his heart-rate up more than they should, suggesting he should train more on hills). It also keeps a map, of course, including tracking splits and times (i.e., speed over each mile of the run, and where those markers hit along the route).

Another nice feature is that it can be set up to do a five minute warm-up and cool-down, but then not to count those in the data (so, I can have it track my warmup and cooldown walks without screwing up my pace data for the run in between).

Best of all, it's highly customizable, in terms of what it will report, when, and how. For example, you can choose whether it turns your music down when it reports something (e.g., telling you you've reached a mile), or whether it pauses it. When I'm listening to music, I like to have it keep playing quietly while I get reports, but when I'm listening to an audiobook, I want it to pause during the report, so I don't miss anything. You can set a target pace and it'll tell you how far in front or behind it you are. And you can tell it exactly how often to report things. For example, I could have it report my speed every minute, or my time remaining every ten minutes, or my heart-rate every three minutes, etc. And I can even customize whether it bothers to tell me units (if you just get the numbers, there's less interruption). It also links with the Runkeeper website, along with Daily Mile, so you can check out how you're doing online. And it links to Facebook and Twitter, if you want to keep friends updated.

Less meaningfully, but still sort of fun, it keeps track of your achievements -- like the first mile you run, the first 5k, 10k, etc., the first time you do a mile in 13 minutes, 12 minutes, 9 minutes, etc.,

I'm really thrilled with it. And, as I recall, it's only 99 cents. My only complaint is that it doesn't sync with Mapmyrun, so I can't use my old data or the routes I stored there.

sandraDallas

Polar FT60 Women's Heart Rate Monitor Watch: it tracks lots of stuff but I focus on using it to make sure I get my heart rate up high enough and stay there long enough. I also use it to track my calories. It doesn't have GPS but I walk and run on a treadmill and use it's readout for distance.

dawlschic007

I use Edomondo and like it so far. You can customize it to view your pace, distance, time, etc.

lilRicki

I use Endomondo. Very reliable, lots of statistics and totally free.

I just started using this app in it is great , and free.

I downloaded this, but it just times me, I don't know how to get the distance, pace, or anything else from it?

patranus

Digifit HRM setup.
Best product on the market.

EPICSRT

I use Cyclemeter on my iPhone. It seems to be very accurate in terms of calculating speed and distance etc. I've had it for a year or so now and also use it for hiking and cycling. You can also pair it with Blue HR or Polar H7. Haven't used this feature though.

I think it's a well rounded app for $3.

runnercheryl

I use Endomondo. Very reliable, lots of statistics and totally free.

I just started using this app in it is great , and free.

I downloaded this, but it just times me, I don't know how to get the distance, pace, or anything else from it?

Have you got GPS signal? It'll tell you, if so. I had a friend who I recommended it to last summer. She was saying for weeks it was just timing her, then realised eventually that she didn't have GPS on, so it was tracking her time but not her movement.

ronldjn

I have used Runkeeper for 3 years and love it. I would recommend this app to anyone and its free.

cmayfield3

I started out using the iMapMyRun app but I found it wasn't very accurate. Switched to Endomondo and looove it.

stylistchik

i use runtastic on my blackberry. They have it for iphone and android too I think. It's like map my run but easier to use I think.

lilRicki

I use Endomondo. Very reliable, lots of statistics and totally free.

I just started using this app in it is great , and free.

I downloaded this, but it just times me, I don't know how to get the distance, pace, or anything else from it?

Have you got GPS signal? It'll tell you, if so. I had a friend who I recommended it to last summer. She was saying for weeks it was just timing her, then realised eventually that she didn't have GPS on, so it was tracking her time but not her movement.

:blushing: thank-you

La_Amazona

I use Nike+GPS on my iphone. Easy peasy!

vico1612

I use Walkmeter on Iphone and the Mrs has a Garmin 405 :laugh:

momofJandA

I use mapmyrun.com but I don't have a smartphone so I just log it when I get back home. For time I have a stopwatch on my regular watch so I use that.

Sox90716

I use Strava Running for Android. Love it! It gives your pace, calories burned and is a great motivator! Good luck!

JAllen32

I use Endomondo! I love it.

I've burned off 36 cheeseburgers so far and I've gone .007 around the world!! lol

My profile is here if anyone wants to add me (please do!) - http://www.endomondo.com/profile/4528969

Hi!! I just joined and added you!

MrsR0SE

Both endomondo and run keeper are great, but neither work with my heart rate monitor, so I paid a couple of pounds for ismoothrun, which I absolutely love and it exports to run keeper and some other apps.
ETA: if there's no GPS it uses the accelerometer on the phone, so you can even use it indoors if you like.

spartangirl79

I have the Nike+ Sportband and it has been surprisingly accurate even without calibrating it. Within 0.1 mile on almost all my walks and runs, but usually within 0.03 or 0.04 if any variance at all.

I don't like carrying my phone, and don't always use my iPod so the regular Nike+ made itself obsolete. And whenever I went out and wasn't listening to music, I couldn't track my walks/runs because I wasn't using the iPod. I know most people use their phones for music now, but I don't.

It's been fairly accurate with calories burned estimates, compared to my Polar, which was really surprising to me.

I had a Garmin GPS watch and it was super cool, but didn't work as a HRM when doing indoor workouts (on a treadmill or lifting weights or something). For $300 I wanted something that did everything.

So, when I want a HR reading and accurate calories burned during a workout I wear my trusty old (yep, like 6 years old) Polar and when I am just going out for a run and am OK with an estimate of calories (albeit very close) and want distance/time/pace, I use my Nike+ Sportband. Sometimes I get crazy and use both, lol!

ishallnotwant

I use mapmyrun but do it when I get home. I like the site a lot. The app def has its faults.

This is how I do it, too. I really like the site.

mommajolynn

RunKeeper app on my android. Crazy accurate on my routes. Even when I turn around and go back for some reason. I love it. Only bad part.. it talks and tells you how you are doing every 5 mins and I haven't figure out how to turn it off..

Insanity2bSane

I use Runkeeper app to track distance and what not but I recently bought a New Balance HRM at target and that is way more accurate.

Insanity2bSane

RunKeeper app on my android. Crazy accurate on my routes. Even when I turn around and go back for some reason. I love it. Only bad part.. it talks and tells you how you are doing every 5 mins and I haven't figure out how to turn it off..

To turn off go to settings, audio cues and then time trigger. I like that it talks to you because that tells me if I am falling behind in distance compared to time.

maura1110

I use the MapMyRun app and I love it - but I noticed a few people have said it's not accurate or reliable - I'm just wondering why?

bluefox9er

I use the nike+ sportwatch...incredibly accurate and the maps look great when it plays back your run...and you can track your run on iphone, too.

DeanneLea

I ended up liking mapmyrun the best out of a few that I tried. I like their website with the new updates so I ended up going back to it after I went to Runmeter. I find it's pretty accurate.