When you time your run.....

[CrimsonMama]

Do you start from after the five minutes brisk walk? I map my distance with the Fitbit app and it tells me my pace but I start and finish it from my front door. Should I start from the end of the warm up to get my running pace?

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Personally I start my tracker which gives me a 3-2-1 countdown at the end of my warmup, and it pauses itself when I hit my goal for the day if I go on a timed guided run.

[CrimsonMama in reply to UnfitNoMore]

What sort of tracker do you use if you don't mind me asking?

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to CrimsonMama]

I use Nike run club.., for the guided runs mainly... I like having a coach with me.

[Fit2Sing Graduate]

I use a Fitbit Surge & have just started tracking only when I'm running. When I was doing c25k I was tracking door to door but since graduating, without Laura telling me when to stop, I was struggling to know what I was up to (I don't wear my glasses when I'm running & so can't read the screen!). Now I use the km vibrations on my tracker to monitor distance. Tracking just the runs is definitely helping me to monitor my pace better! Happy running 🙂

[CrimsonMama in reply to Fit2Sing]

Yeah that's what I was thinking! My Fitbit tells me the time spent and distance every half mile. But I don't use it at same time as C25K. But I've noticed I am going further than I used to despite taking the same time so my pace must be faster. However with the walking as part of the calculation it seems I am not much faster than if I was brisk walking! But I know this can't be true!

[Fit2Sing Graduate in reply to CrimsonMama]

I'd definitely try just tracking the running & see what they looks like. I might track my walk to work tomorrow & see how it compares to tonight's run, I wouldn't be surprised if I walk as fast as I run at times! 😂😂

[ForestGrump63 Graduate]

Not much difference in pace over the course of 30-40 minutes tbh. That’s what I’ve found anyway

[CrimsonMama in reply to ForestGrump63]

True! And it's not much about speed but it would be useful to have a number now where I am still quite new at this so I can look back in a year's time and compare lol.

[ForestGrump63 Graduate in reply to CrimsonMama]

Good point. I’ve done it once or twice but it didn’t tell me much tbh. Now I just set it as I’m leaving the house and pull my sleeves over my hands cos it’s cold (mines a watch)

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Just time the running bits..

[ktsok Graduate]

I use the Nike Run Club app to track just the runs 🙂

[CrimsonMama in reply to ktsok]

I downloaded that today to have a look at! I wish there was a way to track calories burned on a mixed route. Such as, my Fitbit app only lets you set as run, walk or hike but some tracks I like are a mixture!

[ktsok Graduate in reply to CrimsonMama]

Good luck with it! I enjoy looking at the stats after runs. Regarding calories - I wear a Fitbit and let it do its thing. It seems to automatically detect runs and walks and I think it uses the heart rate monitor to estimate calories burned?

[Coolcookingteacher Graduate]

Try Map my Run app by Under Armour...it's free. I start it as I leave the house and then write down the stats in my journal on my return! It's amazing in 4 weeks how you do improve.

[ButtercupKid Graduate]

I time the lot, but I only started timing at all once I was past the interval runs. There’s not much difference between my walking and running paces anyway, and I’m interested in seeing what I accomplish in the session, not just the run.

[CrimsonMama in reply to ButtercupKid]

That's what I have been doing. But I'm curious now as to just my running pace now it's 25 mins straight.

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to CrimsonMama]

Makes sense to start timing from the end of your warm up and stop it at the start of the cool down then. All the best with it x

[SpanishShuffle Graduate]

I'm on WK6 🏃 3 next and at about 3 this morning 💡 I woke with the thought that I can delay map my whatever 📲 by up to 5 mins . So on my first full 25 min shuffle 👣I can have accurate stats 📊

It's only taken me 17 sessions to realise that! 👏

[CrimsonMama in reply to SpanishShuffle]

Can you? I will have to look into that!

[HuwC Graduate]

I use strava and find that it’s best to ignore the warm up 5 minutes- I’m trying to get to the 5km in 30 and find it easier to track to the 6 minute a km pace that way.

[CrimsonMama in reply to HuwC]

Yes that is what I figured! After I graduate the goal will be to try to bring my speed up a bit to reach the 5k in 30-35 mins. At the moment I'm upto about 3.8km (including the five mins walk distance).