5K app question
hharvey9
Posts: 36 Member
I read that on the original zombies run app your phone had to be moving. I don't have an armband or pockets so I'm wondering if I can still use the 5k version if my phone will be sitting on the treadmill while I run?
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When on the treadmill, it will have to use the accelerometer since gps would show you standing still. For that to work though it has to be on your body I think, so it can measure your steps.0
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That's what I was worried about. Well bummer. I want to start this bad but our budget is so tight and I have no work out shorts with pockets or arm band.0
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Maybe you can hold it as you run? Not sure, someone said it messed up GPS reading, but that won't apply in this case. I'm not sure how the accelerometer will read it though. Just a thought.0
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I started the app on my phone, opened a mission and checked the accelerometer settings. One of the options is "in hand", so holding it like sarannakitten suggested should work.0
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Awesome, thanks! I haven't even downloaded it yet, just got a new phone and wanted to make sure I could even use it before getting it.0
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5K will work just sitting still. I've done two runs where the GPS registered that I was sitting at home the whole time because of a poor cellular signal (thanks, Sprint!). You just won't have any stats on the Zombies, Run! site when you're finished.
If you move on to Zombies, Run! 2, you'll need a pocket or an armband to register your pace and whether you are outrunning the zombies.0 -
I stick it in my sports bra, under the strap. It's pretty secure there. And I use the "in pocket" setting.0
