App to set own intervals : I am about to start w... - Couch to 5K

Couch to 5K

132,722 members158,734 posts

App to set own intervals

ameinias profile image
ameiniasGraduate
5 Replies

I am about to start w9r2, so close to being finished and I want to prepare myself to graduate so I can't make the excuses! I'm very excited. The 9 weeks took me 5 months, I spent over a month doing w8 for various reasons.

I've searched many posts on here and reddit but haven't found a satisfactory answer - I'm specifically looking for an app to make my own Laura to play over a playlist. ;) I want to make timers for the five minute warm up and cooldown walks, plus at 15min, 25 min and 29min. The running apps I've looked at seem to allow me only to set a single timer/audio cue. Other fitness apps want me to hit a button after each timer. I just wanna set it and forget it like I did the podcasts.

Alternatively if I can play two audio apps at the same time my phone,I will make an MP3 of my own voice announcing intervals over music, thought that's a pain if I want to change it in the future. I THINK there might be meditation apps that can program timers like that?

Bonus if it can also announce kilometer goals, but i am not too worried about that yet.

Let me know if you've found a post-C25K system you like! Free is good but reasonably priced is fine if people vouch for it.

Written by
ameinias profile image
ameinias
Graduate
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
5 Replies
IannodaTruffe profile image
IannodaTruffeMentor

Runkeeper allows you to programme your own intervals and will give time and/or distance notifications as well as average and/or current pace notifications while it tracks you.

It all runs in the background and is free..........what more can you want.

ameinias profile image
ameiniasGraduate in reply to IannodaTruffe

I tried runkeeper but I can only set one interval - like every 5 minutes or every ten minutes. I don't like announcements at the beginning because makes me count how much time I have left. I did kind of get the impression it could do that, though - maybe it can only do it on iPhone and not android?

IannodaTruffe profile image
IannodaTruffeMentor in reply to ameinias

Go to Create Workout, then just add time or distance intervals.

Works on Android for me.

ameinias profile image
ameiniasGraduate in reply to IannodaTruffe

Thank you very much! I never would have found that without your help!

Mum2N profile image
Mum2NGraduate

Great question. I graduated and found motivation hard because I had nothing to guide me, so I totally get where your coming from

You may also like...

C25K on Intervals Pro App

Hi! I wanted to recommend the Intervals Pro app - it has a 9 week C25K program with three weekly...

First run with Nike app and own music

Intervals are over! 😲

Any advice for finishing off this week? I found today's 2 sets of 10 (with a 3 min walk) hard but...

Intervals = complicatables

read in my RW that they help improve PB's and I WANT THAT... BADLY Please help C25kBErs Thankyou,...

Outside UK cannot use new app - any app recommendations where you can use your own music?

through songs to make playlists. What I'd really like is an app that create playlists for me based...