This has probably been answered many times before, but how do you know how far you have run, how can I find out if I can actually run 5K?

[Hawkfall]

[helcl Graduate]

There are several apps you can download - I use runkeeper, but there are several others as well. Or if you know your route, you can use a website - can't remember what it's called, I typed running routes into the search engine - think it's something like mapmyrun - and do it afterwards

[ajwyld Graduate]

There is a google map pedometer. But I find it only reliably knows about roads. If I take a footpath then it won't always let me include it - even though sometimes I can see the footpath on the satellite view. (This may of course vary by location.)

[flossieflyblow Graduate]

Hi Hawkfall! Up until recently I've used mapometer.com to plot where I've been. It won't be 100% accurate, but I now have an android phone and am using Cardiotrainer but on some occasions that has come up with some wayward results too. Lots of people swear by Garmin watches as I gather that they are a great deal more accurate.

[juliewooly Graduate]

I use mapmyride..used this a lot with my cycling. Just change it to run, walk it gives you options.

when I start my podcast I start my tracking on mapmyride..Im on W3 Run 2..this one is shorter in time but I've managed to find a route that is just under 5K..so I walk the rest of the way after the podcast finished..I do this as im trying to get used to the distance that I will eventually get up to as the wks/runs go on.

good luck ..hope you find something you can work with that helps you ..

[OldNed Graduate]

If you have a smartphone there are lots of apps. I use Endomondo and find it very good. I've also used MapmyRun but found it a bit inaccurate.

[waletta Graduate]

runningmap.com/ & walkjogrun.net/ For some reason I can't actually put the link in only the addresses. Anyway before I had my Garmin I used the first site & I found it quite good & I've seen the second recommended recently but haven't tried it yet.

[waletta Graduate in reply to waletta]

Sorry once I posted it the link was created so I was inadvertently fibbing.

[ChrisL Graduate]

I highly recommend the iSmoothRun app. I wrote a review of it on here a week or so ago. You can probably find it with search.