Is there somewhere a ranking of phone running apps in terms of accuracy, particularly as regards distance?
I am in my umpteenth consolidation run. As I have explained in previous posts I am happy to run at a slow pace (essentially slow jogging) and see what happens as regards average speeds etc over time. I have, though been gradually extending my runs and thought it would be nice to manage 5K in 40 minutes.
So I plotted a route using the Footpath app which comes to 5.14 km. I ran it this morning in marginally under 40 minutes, accompanied by relaxing music including Georgia Mancio singing Gracias a la Vita, Katie Melua: Perfect Circle, a couple of Ennio Morricone film themes and a song or two from Diana Krall.
My Adidas running app made the distance only 4.83 km. When I looked at the map in detail it showed me cutting corners, running through front gardens and so on. So basically all the statistics I have been accumulating are now suspect. I believe Footpath because it covers the exact roads and paths and is based on a map, not on a phone GPS.
So I’m going to try another couple of apps to see if they’re any better. But meanwhile it seems that I’m probably a faster runner than I thought I was!😀🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️