What does everyone use to run with/to... ?

[Lucyintheskywith]

What does everyone use to run with/to... nothing.. music.. an app .. if so which one? ... what works best for you?

Name and praise your running ideas here...

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Nike Run Club app guided runs are very nice, especially the Headspace ones

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

I've just deleted that.. couldn't always get it to work and lots of that i couldnt get my head around...

Often stopped working after 5mins n failed...

[misswobble Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Yeah. I’m loving it. Love the coached runs😍 I have one of their free plans. You can then select a guided run to match the distance or time of the planned run and then assign that run to the plan when you’ve run it. Good idea I reckon You Take your own running coach with you I’ve done the two hour coached run with Coach Bennett and really enjoyed it.

[Hidden in reply to misswobble]

I’m fond of old Bennett. 😉

[misswobble Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

His delivery reminds me of Woody Allen 😁. What! Are you crayzeee 🤷‍♀️

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

I mix it up a bit. Sometimes I listen to my running playlist on Spotify which I’m always adding to! They’re particularly cheesy tunes - lots of 80’s! 😀🎵🏃‍♀️ Sometimes it’s the radio or a podcast, and sometimes I run in silence. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

I don’t regularly use an app any more as I have my Garmin which auto syncs to Strava. I used to use MapMyRun which was good. When I have to (!) I use JogRunSprint for intervals. That’s about it though. 😀

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

That's interesting... I'm fairly new .. so learning as i go.. havent went down the watch route as yet mainly due to costs.. use strava on my phone.

Are u part of a run club too?

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Lucyintheskywith]

No, I’ve never really fancied joining one, although apparently they can be brilliant.👍

[Buddy34 Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

How do I get my garmin to auto sync to Strava. Just got my watch last week so still learning 😊

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

Have you downloaded Garmin Connect on your phone Buddy? If so, you can link Strava to it (it must have been easy - I managed ok 😅). Then when you save your run on your watch and sync it to Garmin Connect, it also auto syncs to Strava. 👍

[Saxart Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Your play list sound's similar to mine!!

[Tasha99 Graduate10]

Strava and Apple Music although Spotify is better

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to Tasha99]

Gotta love Spotify!

[orangeguy Graduate10]

Old and battered mp3 player that has got knocked around with my keys while running over the years loaded with audio books and various selections of music from my collection - totally old school here! 🤣🤣🤣

[misswobble Graduate10 in reply to orangeguy]

I love my little Sony MP3 player I use my phone too

I generally listen to music but not when i’m Running around lots of traffic

I like all sorts of music 🎶.

[orangeguy Graduate10 in reply to misswobble]

We may have the same thing 😊 Mine is a Sony too, scrached, chipped and very worn but working fine 😊

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to misswobble]

Try these....

aftershokz.co.uk/

[Runningroni Graduate10 in reply to misswobble]

Yes and your music trivia knowledge is pretty amazing. Is it a sign of a misspent youth

[Stephen_UK Graduate10]

Just a phone with mp3s on it. I either go with shuffle for the surprise factor or prepare a playlist in advance.

[Mckennamark Graduate10]

I listen to nothing but the birds in the forest. I sometimes think maybe a distraction would be good.

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to Mckennamark]

Wish i lived in countryside to hear birds and wildlife.. that sounds so good.. I'd need a car journey to get anywhere near...

[JonathanP Graduate10]

Before I got my Garmin watch I used Runkeeper - no need now although I have set up the Garmin to sync to it, so I have all my runs recorded in one app. I always have music (except for parkrun) - whatever I fancy listening to this week (yesterday it was Music Planet from Radio 3). 🎧😀

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to JonathanP]

I've not went down the "watch " route...but I'm interested.. so expensive. Wouldn't know where to start..

[JonathanP Graduate10 in reply to Lucyintheskywith]

They can be pricy. Here's a good summary

techradar.com/uk/news/best-...

Many on this forum have the Forerunner 35 or 235. I picked up a second-hand 35 on eBay for £65.

[misswobble Graduate10 in reply to JonathanP]

The inexpensive Garmin f10 is fine 😃👍

[JaoJao Graduate10]

I run fastest when I’m running to music, that is upbeat music. I run slowest when I’m listening to a podcast, my favourite podcast is a free weekly times which is a podcast for parkrun. My most focused runs are done to meditation and these have helped me perform better at Parkruns I hope that helps

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to JaoJao]

Ooooohhh " free weekly times " does sound like a good idea!

[EB43 Graduate10]

I listen to my ever growing Spotify run list in the winter (helps motivate me at 6.00am) but nothing in the summer as I love listening to the birds.

[Knittingrunner Graduate10]

Mostly I run naked. No headphones as it’s safer on the roads. Just my Garmin beeping at me. Sometimes I listen to books or podcasts or running music off Apple Music. But to be honest I prefer to just listen to what’s going on around me and whatever is going on in my head. Most times nothing 😂

[DaiFit]

Mowtown does it for me. ‘Ain’t no mountain high enough’, ‘Stop in the name of love’, ‘End of the road’, ‘I’ll be there’, ‘Keep on Trukin, etc etc ....all the lyrics seem to fit.

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to DaiFit]

Cool 🎶🎧🌞😊

[WC8334 Graduate10]

I usually run to music (find that Status Quo gives me a good rhythm to run to). However, the two 10K runs I have signed up to say that headphones aren't allowed so a little nervous as to how that will work.

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10]

Aftershockz headphones maybe are allowed...bone conduction..

Status Quo.. with you there!

[Anren Graduate10]

I have free Endomondo to track my distance and rout and then for my music player I use Musicolet and download mp3's to my phone

I love trance so get all my mix's free on sound cloud then I bounce along quite happily

I like Endomondo as I'm very much a lone runner, another I tried had people friending me and following me and that freaked me out! I love my lone time, I even quite like leaving the dog behind (but don't tell him that )

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to Anren]

I've not heard of Endomondon or musicolet or evenn trance .. none of these ..

[Anren Graduate10 in reply to Lucyintheskywith]

I'm often outside of the norm The first is a free or paid running app on Android, the second it a free but very good music playing app on android too and trance is a type of uplifting electronic dance music <3

[Fauvemarin]

I use Pod Runner (podrunner.com/) for fixed beat and Pod Runner Intervals (podrunner.com/programs.html) when I want to vary speed or do interval training.

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to Fauvemarin]

Fab .. that's useful to know!

[Sybilw Graduate10]

I love the podcast “there’s no such thing as a fish”. It’s leftover QI facts and very funny/informative. I’m often giggling as I go and try not to look too demonic as I pass others!

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to Sybilw]

My son listens to that 🤣

[angie31964]

The podcast Sha@@ed Married Annoyed! On my Iphone!

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to angie31964]

Chris R with his other half by any chance

.. 🤣

[angie31964 in reply to Lucyintheskywith]

They are hilarious!

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to angie31964]

Yup they are & that's them.. 🤣

[Hatman]

I am a fan of Rock my Run. A free app with loads of old choons. Even Beatles. It doesn’t show times for each K, but I can manage with just some times, distance and map and enjoy singing along to the tunes of my yoof!

[Rowers Graduate10]

I'm a "naked" runner after a bout of ear infections! I would find it hard not to run in time with whatever I was listening to if it was music...

[Elfe5 60minGraduate]

Free version of Mapmyrun, random selection of favourite music, (I change my “Run!” playlist when I am beginning to get bored with it) & a variety of radio four podcasts such as “the food program “, “Desert Island Discs “ & “Woman’s hour”. .. so the decision each time is… “Do I run to music or do I run to the spoken word?” 😀

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10 in reply to Elfe5]

Like your style ☺

[JW001]

I just run to Motley Crue!

[kpks Graduate10]

Mostly Nike Run Club with the Music they pick out on Apple Music. Recently Runkeeper for the extra info on cadence they have. Again linked to Apple Music.

I sign up one or the other training plans to give me specific targets to work on.

I prefer letting apps pick music. Helps me explore new genre/artists/songs. Almost all other times I only listen to my own collection.

Off late I am not listening to any music because my running group says we should pay more attention to our body and surroundings while running.

Once I figure out how to make this work with my smart watch, I think I will go back to music while running.

[Lucyintheskywith Graduate10]

I've never been able to get that nike run club app to work on my android.. so deleted. Do like idea of apps picking music.. although as i use spotify that wouldn't work for me..

I'm also considering joining a run club too..