I posted a month or so ago, not long after completing C25K, celebrating that I’d ran 7k one morning without noticing!!
Well later that day, my husband, after studying my summary on Map My Run, sensitively pointed out that it was quite unlikely that I’d managed to run that far in such a short time and suggested that the app might have messed up? Well it had!! I I eventually saw the funny side after relentless teasing from my family but I was so embarrassed about my post that I thought I’d never be able to use this forum again 😳😳 Anyway, I’m still running, very slowly, and am using a different app !!
Thought I’d take the bull by the horns and confess my foolishness.
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You don't need to be embarrassed, Sarah, some of those apps are not all up to what they should be, there was some new runner that told us that he had run a 7k in 20 minutes, of course, that was not true, to do 7k in 20 minutes is for more experienced runners, Olympians.
I always double up my apps just to be sure but so what. You’re running that’s the main thing. I’m enjoying it all a lot more since I’ve started to ignore all the stats until I’ve finished. I find I’m running further since I stopped checking my pace and speed . Just keep enjoying it 😄
I didn’t know I could double up! I’m using Runkeeper now - I’m not bothered about speed - just want to build up some distance, Happy to plod along at my usual snail pace!
Sarah... you are running...that is all that matters Technology is brilliant... for totally confusing us
Use Strava.. I started fairly recently.. and it is great and lots of fun,and quite a few C25K-ers are there.. It is a great record and you get extra support from fellow runners too.. always helpful
Thank you Oldfloss I will take a look. When I did the C25K I found the support from the forum essential and having been missing it. So glad I posted yesterday! 😁
Well my daughter and I use Strava, run the same route together with one of us in the outside of the pavement and one on the inside and we quite often get different times and distances
Oh dear! My daughter is trying to persuade me to get a Fitbit thing but I’ve had similar gadgets before and can’t work out how to use them!! Shocking really 😂😁
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