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Just wondering if just me but the half way bell seems to be early.

Was out for a run this morning and had 'planned' my run. The bell went off so kept on a wee bit more then turned round. But got back to starting point well before the end? Maybe I was slow for first half and fast for second?

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Vespina profile image
VespinaGraduate

Maybe you were on negative splits (as you say, the second half faster). Which is generally seen as a good thing, so I wouldn’t worry at all.

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Devon_stragglerGraduate

Yes, probably. You don't say what run you were on, but I presume a continuous run rather than walk-run intervals? The 'toxic-ten' makes the first 10 minutes more challenging as the body is still warming up. Without aiming to, I notice the time taken to cover a km tends to decrease towards the end of a 5k run as my body is much warmer. You're probably seeing the effect of that. Assuming of course that you're not climbing uphill on the way out and downhill on the way back!

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HeavyFootGraduate

From memory, during C25K I used to think “is the halfway bell ever coming?”

Cmoi profile image
CmoiGraduate in reply to HeavyFoot

From memory, there was no halfway bell on the podcast, and I'm delighted about that!

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HeavyFootGraduate in reply to Cmoi

I used the app, guided by Laura.

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CmoiGraduate in reply to HeavyFoot

The app's not available outside the UK, so it was the original Laura podcast for me, featuring the truly unforgettable Julie!

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HeavyFootGraduate in reply to Cmoi

I didn’t know that. I must have downloaded it in the UK. It still works when I use it for a jog/run/jog session in France (where I’ll be tomorrow yahoo).

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CmoiGraduate in reply to HeavyFoot

Probably also depends where your phone is registered - I'm on a French network, don't have a UK mobile.

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GreenmummaGraduate

Hi, my 1/2 way bell is consistently and annoyingly early. I'm on week 9 and yesterday it rang just before Denise said I'd been running for 10 minutes. Any thoughts why it would be doing that anyone?

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Wagper08Graduate in reply to Greenmumma

I have Denise as well. Maybe she gets over excited and rings the bell early 🤔🤪😂

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LeotigrisGraduate in reply to Greenmumma

I have had exactly the same experience. I was wondering whether the problem was with my phone or with the app.

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Crunch1ebarGraduate

I had the same experience too during the latter part of C25k-probably from week 7. I used the app

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BugsorsnailGraduate

Yep, me too. I have the app with Laura - the bell seems to go off after about 10 mins for me on a 25 minute run (week 7).

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nowsterGraduate

In the app, the trainer is a continuously playing recording (MP3) which is mostly silence except when the trainer is speaking. The bell is a separate sound effect triggered from the metadata that controls that workout (eg. when to mute your music). It's entirely possible that the bell time could be wrong, or arranged to not clash with the trainer's voice.

(I had a look inside the app a few years ago.)

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LeotigrisGraduate in reply to nowster

so it's the app that's the problem not the phone?

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nowsterGraduate in reply to Leotigris

Probably.

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