W8R3 in the bag... last week before graduation next week

[MDaw35]

Completed this run at 6am this morning and it was a lot tougher than normal. I wanted to increase my pace but I got a dreaded stitch just before halfway through so I slowed it right down to ensure I finished. I'd only had 3 hours sleep the night before so I knew this would be a tough one. Roll on week 9 😊 PS what's the best app to use to track my run? Strava only seems to catch part of it...i don't know what I'm doing wrong. Thank you

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Well done to you MDaw35 for completing W8R3 in the dark at the time of 5.32 to 6am, not long now until you graduate, I find Mapmyrun very good on timeing, tracking and paceing my runs, unlike Strava which you say only tracks some of your run, Mapmyrun tracks all of my run.

[MDaw35 Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Thank you very much 😊

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Great job on little sleep... enjoy that victory lap on the way to the podium

If your GPS let you down, all tracking apps would be the same, personally I use Nike Run Club, but tracking and sharing isn’t my primary concern.

[MDaw35 Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

I just want to track my distance to see improvement on my goal to reach 5k 😊

[ArthurJG Graduate]

You might not be doing anything wrong. If there's no GPS signal for part of the route then Strava (or any other software) has to guess. I think my Fitbit picks up signals that are too weak for Strava (correction - that are too weak for my phone's GPS system, which Strava relies on) but I haven't checked that in a systematic way.

Strava can also be too clever for its own good sometimes - is it perhaps autopausing when you don't want it to? You can sometimes improve that by changing the settings.

[MDaw35 Graduate in reply to ArthurJG]

Thank you 😊

[Katnap Graduate]

Well done! W8R3 for me this morning I use Strava and Runkeeper and C25k at the same time!

Good luck with Week9! 😸

See you at the virtual finish line next week 😁🏃🏆

This affects GPS 📡 accuracy but that doesn't bother me. Some record is better than no record.

Runkeeper allows you to make run programmes such as splits and add 5 minutes of warm up and warm down walking.

I share Strava but not Runkeeper.

[MDaw35 Graduate in reply to Katnap]

Thank you I'll try this next week 😊

[Katnap Graduate in reply to MDaw35]

Excellet!

With regards to getting a stitch during your run, there are 2 theories on this: one is hydrate! Make sure you have taken on water before running... and the other is don't eat about 2 hours before running.

I always remember getting a stitch when doing cross country at school which was after midday dinner! So the eating theory makes sense to me. 😸

[MDaw35 Graduate in reply to Katnap]

I go at 6am so don't eat before, it must be a hydration thing. I don't drink much before.. I'll increase this next time, thank you.

[Ibot]

Well done. I use Nike rum club. 🙄