W8 R1 Laura - your new app is driving me crazy! We're splitting up - I'm running further without you..

[Suelyn]

Well yesterday I was very excited to start Week 8 for obvious reasons. Now I have the new app where I have Laura and my own music I wa looking forward to it. I had eventually worked out how to have the music and Laura butting in.

But I had been lulled into a false sense of security. Set off. Pressed play. Clicked the music symbol and all well. Also tapped mapmyrun on - but forgot to set the Audio.

Anyway off I go on my brisk warm up. Pass my usual marker for starting my run...no Laura. Must be going slow today I think. However it became clear that yet again Laura has left me..so there I am - trying to put glasses on to sort out C25K app, keep the walk going and also find out from mapmyrun how far I walked!! 8 mins. So just start running...at least it's my music.

And wouldn't you know it....when I finally had to give up running before I died on the spot... I had been on the go for 39 mins! So taking off the 8 I walked...

Yes folks without knowing it I had managed 31 mins!!!

I have decided - it's gets to the point where Laura slows you down ha ha..

I still can't believe it...but I would never have done it if Laura had been telling me - that's you finished!

I still have run 2 + 3 to do..but I'm sorry to say...I've had to split up with Laura...she's cramping my style it turns out....

Thanks Laura..it's been great..you've made me a better woman but I've outgrown you... It's not you ...it's me...

It's been fun...

But you need to sort the app out...

[Rockette]

Exactly same thing happened to me not long back , Laura deserted me & I run ( unknowingly) ) 30 odd mins to my own music & no Laura .

[brownfox Graduate]

Ha ha! I also had a break without Laura and ran quite respectably far. But I've come back to finish the programme just for the sense of achievement, you know, for the sense of knowing I've done it.

[Suelyn]

Oh I know I should listen to her to complete it but it is so arduous with that music! Ok I'm going to try again this morning - but not promising anything.

I think we should start a new thread about the app tho. Get them to have another look or give us some instructions. This could affect the health of the nation!

[Rockette in reply to Suelyn]

Good idea , I have given the app 3 goes & every one there has been different malfunctions , one example I had been running 15min + & Laura comes in with ... You have been running 5 mins now you should be in a nice rhythm ! Glad I had the garmin on . In sticking to pod casts , for last few runs , I'm like brownfox I want to see it through with laura

[Rockette in reply to Suelyn]

Good luck with trying it again ! Let me know if it works

[redrunning Graduate]

I too had app problems, back to podcasts for me, don't trust it. Well done for running 31 mins though, very impressive, like you post too

[Suelyn]

Well it didn't work again. This time had the first 5 mins, no music at all.... But then I saw Oprah was on Lorraine and plugged into the treadmill instead. Unfortunately I could only run for 15mins. I was shattered. Did I run too fast? I was doing 7.5?? So did rest on an incline as a brisk walk. I'm going back to rubbish music on Sunday and outside...it's all falling apart and I'm off to Goa in 2 weeks!! Wanted to have finished by then.

Just had a thought...I shall do a practice play at some point today and see if I can juggle it around and make it work..

[Rockette]

Oh I've done the practice play , in the house strangely worked as it should , got out & it played up again .