week 2 run 2 how to keep tack of time

[2Fit2Sit]

well must say was easier than week2run1 but still not easy

the problem i have is trying to keep track of time week one i just counted week 2 a bit more difficult to count and week three counting for three minutes very diffficult and from there it gets worse does anyone have any ideas

[misswobble Graduate]

Time doesn,t matter for the programme. Just do what laura says and go home ☺ Are you doing C25k ?

[2Fit2Sit Graduate in reply to misswobble]

hi

i do have the app on my phone but it does not give me a time that i,m doing on each individual run

i,m not sure if it will help but as the run times increase i would like to know where i am on each leg of the run

[2Fit2Sit Graduate in reply to 2Fit2Sit]

by that i mean if i,m doing a 5 min run would like a count down on that run not sure if will help but running blind waiting for a beep at the end does not give me much feedback

[2Fit2Sit Graduate in reply to misswobble]

by that i mean if i,m doing a 5 min run would like a count down on that run not sure if will help but running blind waiting for a beep at the end does not give me much feedback

[RainbowC Graduate]

If you have a smartphone you can download an app or a set of podcasts which tell you when to run and walk. The apps (a number are available!) generally let you play your own music; the NHS podcasts have music and a lovely encouraging coach called Laura who talks you through it.

[2Fit2Sit Graduate in reply to RainbowC]

hi

i do have the app on my phone but it does not give me a time that i,m doing on each individual run

i,m not sure if it will help but as the run times increase i would like to know where i am on each leg of the run

[RainbowC Graduate in reply to 2Fit2Sit]

Ah, ok. If you can download the podcasts, that might help - Laura gives regular time-checks, right from week 1. So at first you might get 'you're half-way through, keep going' in the 60-second runs (if I remember that right!). Later as you start doing 5-minute runs, she gives a 'one-minute-to-go' check. And as the runs get longer, she pipes up every five minutes to let you know how you're doing and encourage you to keep going. Is that the sort of thing you're after?

[Tomas Graduate]

Can you not simply look at your watch when Laura tells you to start running? So for instance if you need to run for 5 minutes and she says "start running now" at 11:24, then you know you need to carry on until 11:29

[2Fit2Sit Graduate in reply to Tomas]

yes i supose i could the problem being when i exercise i use my charge 2 to track stats which works well for this but to get time need to press a rather small button and the time is quite small i suppose i could increase the size as it has a few different screens but was looking at some thing that i could program with a large screen countdown

[Tomas Graduate in reply to 2Fit2Sit]

Sounds like you want a reason to buy a watch with a bigger watch face. I hear Rolex favours large watches

[misswobble Graduate]

Just run 😀 Worry about time further down the line. You don't need to be distracted 🙂