How to track distance/time?

[carrie73]

I've just completed Week 6 and have been so focussed on 'getting through the plan' that I didn't think about speed or distance!

Now that Laura told me 'I'm a runner😜'...thought I would start to track distance and wondered what apps people use.

As always advice much appreciated x

[Scruffy64 Graduate]

I've just started to use Map My Run, it's quite basic, but does all you need at this stage, measures time and distance, shows your route and keeps a log so you can see your improvement (well I'm still working on that ..... 😊)

[JoolieB1 Graduate in reply to Scruffy64]

Map My Run is great, it is a free App too, works well for me

[Pc59 Graduate]

My son told me about runkeeper & I really like it much the same as map my run but I can follow my son as well! Good for encouragement as tells you when you have done your longest run or times😊

[orchards Graduate]

I've tried both Strava and Endomondo - both free, both good but on the whole I prefer Strava. You can run the app on a smartphone and sync it with a PC if you want to.

[dirkcb07]

A "Runner", IS ABLE to Run for a LONG PERIOD of TIME (5 min ??) !!

A "Runner", Runs FOR the JOY of the RUNNING !!

A "Runner", UNDERSTANDS what "Pace" IS !!

>>> "Distance" and "Speeds" ARE MINOR Considerations !! <<

[Millsie-J Graduate]

Map my run does all i need, free and runs in tbe background whilst you listen to Laura .

[carrie73]

Thanks for all your replies - looks like Map my Run is the most popular so will give it a whirl

[dirkcb07 in reply to carrie73]

"Map my run" sounds like an interesting application.

Have many questions about it. Greatest questions involve how it is activated ??

[Isabel_Smillie Graduate]

Map my Run completely ate my data allowance for the month in a couple of runs and so I changed to Strava and don't have that problem. I much prefer it and it remembers your route so you can see improvements if you regularly run around the same areas.