Stupid question?

[badcrumble]

Really sorry if this sounds a stupid question but this prog is couch to 5k but how do you know when you've done 5k? The app doesn't talk about distance at all, just the runs and the times and obviously we all run at diff speeds, so it can't really map your distance I suppose. Am I missing something? I've got another app 'map my run' which never seems to work, so I have no idea of my distance and times (very very slow). I'm not overly worried about this but was just pondering it this morning. Shouldn't it be called 'couch to 30 mins' if it's not actually mapping how far you've run and you need another app to tell you this? Sorry if I sound a bit of a wally for asking 😏

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Drat!! You have seen through this whole fraudulent programme.........and yes Couch to 30 minutes would undoubtedly be a more accurate, though less catchy name.

If you want to find out your distance covered, then you need to get control of your tracking apps.

[badcrumble in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Yes, couch to 30 mins doesn't have a jazzy feel to it does it 😊

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate]

Not a silly question at all!

What phone do you use? Samsung's health app maps runs and cycles. Strava free version maps your activities.

[badcrumble in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

I've got an iPhone but map my run won't seem to work at the same time as my music for some reason. I'll try another one 🙂

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate in reply to badcrumble]

Mapmyfitness on iphone actually controls music (from your itunes) within the actual app.

There's so many to choose from. Runkeeper, Endomondo, Runtastic

Good luck and keep running! 👍😊

[Millsie-J Graduate in reply to badcrumble]

MMR has always run really well on my iphone.

[davelinks Graduate]

You just need to do the time on c25k, don't worry about distance, get to 30mins running, which you will, as you're building gradually to it.

You need to measure distance by an app on your phone or use a dedicated sports watch...

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I use runkeeper which is pretty good...you can set your audio stats to tell you how far you have gone...how long you have gone for a little or as much as you likw.i recently graduated so only want to know 15 minutes at a time & the magic 5k is the only distance i want to heat but you can set it to.your own requirements 😊

[icklegui Graduate]

perfectly sane question, as hopefully you've been assured now! The original and other versions do focus on distance, possibly because of the catchy name but also I think because 5K is a distance that people actually race, whereas a 30 min race isn't as common a concept But I like our NHS version, I think aiming to run for a particular time is a nicer target, easier to fit in as well as you know you'll be running for x minutes rather than wondering how long it will take you to cover 3, 4, 5, km

If you're curious to know your distance and a tracking app isn't co-operating, could you map your route afterwards? Mapmyrun on the web will let you "plan" your route and then you can see how far it is/was. Don't get hung up on it, mind!