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ditching the app?

SenoraMacias
SenoraMacias Posts: 305 Member
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So I am on week 8, and I think I've decided to run without the app. It seems like a lot less pressure without it... I know that probably makes no sense. I ran without the app on Saturday (just running to do it, not part of the program that day), and I was able to just "unplug" without thinking about how far I'd gone or having the "voice" come in to tell me I'm 1/2 way or whatever. Anyone else prefer running without the app?

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  • mbar2010
    mbar2010 Posts: 19 Member
    Hi! I ditched the app after 2 weeks - I found I wasn't able to get into a rhythm with all the stopping and starting. I decided to just go out and run, try to push myself further every day and 2 weeks later I ran my first 5k without stopping. I'm the same as you, I much preferred not having the voice speaking to me and just concentrating on running - I still use mapmyrun to log my times etc. The app is great but it just didn't work for me. x
  • mtcastillo86
    mtcastillo86 Posts: 119 Member
    Once you're into the longer runs, the app doesn't seem as useful. It did help me get over a hump, though, because before, when I was running around the track or running in my neighborhood, I was using landmarks to mark when I would change from walking to running to walking. It seemed like I'd programmed myself to want to walk at those landmarks, and I just couldn't break free of that. With the app, I quit paying attention to the landmarks and learned to push through until the next voice queue. Somewhere around W5 to W6, I felt like I could finally go for longer periods.

    Now I'm at W7, and yeah, I'm thinking about ditching the app for my runs at the track, and to start going for distance now. For an out-and-back trail run, a simple wristwatch alarm should suffice.
  • PinkNinjaLaura
    PinkNinjaLaura Posts: 3,202 Member
    I like the app because I like that it shows me my pace & distance. I did shut off the halfway voice command so it just told me when to start & stop. I'm about to start the 5K-to-10K program on Monday.
  • Joydriven
    Joydriven Posts: 46
    Ohhh, I'm looking forward to this moment! Right now, I'm strictly sticking with the app. It's such a secure protective voice assuring me, ok, now, slow down and begin walking. And, I'm all yes, ok, now, I'll walk. Because I'm a newbie and used to trying to run till exhaustion, only never to want to run again.

    I'm waiting for the moment in the future when I'll know and trust myself to tell me when to keep on and when to take it slow. There are hints of those moments now. When the voice says, ok, slow down now. And, my own voice is saying, really? Already? Wait, I want to go a bit more, then yet again, I wait knowing I'm not quite yet ready to push. Not quite yet. But, with your post in the back of my mind, I know I'll be ready.
  • BeingKevin
    BeingKevin Posts: 109 Member
    I don't know if I could do it without the app right now. I like the voice coming in telling me how far I have gone, it also gives me an indication of how long I have been running/how much longer I will run.

    I get lost in my thoughts when I am out there. I set mine to tell me how far I have gone every 5 minutes and there hasn't been a run yet that I could remember what lap I was (I have been running on the local HS track) on by the time the 10 minute mark comes up. I would have no clue how far I had gone without it.
  • Nancymcgregor
    Nancymcgregor Posts: 150 Member
    The app is great but I have a galaxy note so it's not handy to carry now. I just use a gymboss instead because if I tried to do it by myself I'd push myself too hard.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Ohhh, I'm looking forward to this moment! Right now, I'm strictly sticking with the app. It's such a secure protective voice assuring me, ok, now, slow down and begin walking. And, I'm all yes, ok, now, I'll walk. Because I'm a newbie and used to trying to run till exhaustion, only never to want to run again.

    I'm waiting for the moment in the future when I'll know and trust myself to tell me when to keep on and when to take it slow. There are hints of those moments now. When the voice says, ok, slow down now. And, my own voice is saying, really? Already? Wait, I want to go a bit more, then yet again, I wait knowing I'm not quite yet ready to push. Not quite yet. But, with your post in the back of my mind, I know I'll be ready.

    I was like this - so being able to go as slow as I could and do what the voice said let me know I was pushing myself *enough*. I was neither slacking nor killing myself. By the time you get to week 7 or 8, however, it's just telling to start and stop. You can do the same thing with a watch. And you will be doing it by yourself in a couple weeks anyway once you graduate.

    I can't count past 2 on a track either.

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