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PB! Oh, wait a minute...

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5k in 28 minutes! Yay!

Then I look a bit more closely and the first km was 4 minutes - yeah, right. Runkeeper had glitched and recorded me starting some way from where I actually started running :(

Still, I am very pleased with the run, aided by my "pace dog" who, in return for biscuits, makes sure I don't run too fast

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Good run, and then some... shame about the glitch, fast though! Enjoy the next one.

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Well done. I’d recommend you switch to or give Strava a try. I’ve been trying quite a few running apps and syncing them with my Garmin to compare them. They have all given the same times and distances, give or take a second or two, but I’d say Strava was the best Runkeeper the worst. Last week every other app knew I ran a PB 5k but not Runkeeper for some strange reason it said 4.8km! It wasn’t a glitch either as it has consistently been different. If you’ve got an android device you can sync your history with an app called Sync My Tracks.

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Now-runner_NeedsAttnGraduate in reply to gcoulter

Thanks, I'll give Sync My Tracks a try, I've been wanting to try Strava but didn't want to lose the records I have in RunKeeper.

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I think the free version lets you sync your last 40 tracks

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Now-runner_NeedsAttnGraduate in reply to gcoulter

Yes but RunKeeper doesn't export the names of the activities so Strava just shows "Morning Run" "Lunch Run" "Afternoon Run".

Tip: support.strava.com/hc/en-us... also works just as well with no 40 limit though it does need a degree of IT expertise...

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gcoulter in reply to Now-runner_NeedsAttn

Yes I advised someone else to do this as the app they were using wasn’t listed in Sync My Tracks. As you said you need to be a bit more IT savvy.

I think I’ve done it the other way round from Strava to Runkeeper but can’t remember if it brought the name across.

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Lol! I went out yesterday and ran deliberately very slowly because I was tired. MapMyRun told me a pack of lies!! 😄 After several months of using it, I know it hiccups from time to time and I also know the distances on my familiar routes so I can spot when it isn’t behaving itself and ignore. 😃

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I found out that I can export the run as GPX, edit (delete in this case) the bad waypoint(s), delete the run from Runkeeper/Strava and then upload the fixed version :) So... 4.91 km, duration 28:05, average pace 5:43 - and I followed that up today with 5.01km 28:24 5:40/km BOOM :) :) :)

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gcoulter in reply to Now-runner_NeedsAttn

Wow you’re way ahead of me now, must give this a go.

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