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Off I went this morning to start the first run of week 2.

The first 90 seconds run seemed to be a long time and I was nearing the end of the lane when I looked at my phone and realised that the app had stuck at 1m27!

Still,I suppose it's good practice for the weeks ahead.😉 Has anyone else had technical difficulties with the app or is it just my phone?

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HAJ8 profile image
HAJ8

Yes, I accidentally pressed pause putting my phone back into my pocket. Was also week 2 and I remember thinking how much longer 90 seconds felt! But no harm done.

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Reluctant57Graduate in reply to HAJ8

Thank you, glad it's not just me!

You're definitely not alone, practice makes perfect 👍

Keep running

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Reluctant57Graduate in reply to

Thank you, that's a relief!

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate

It happens... I have lost whole runs sometimes with my tech' gear!You did well, and got a bit extra in too.

Slow and steady and on you go... well done you!

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Reluctant57Graduate in reply to Oldfloss

Thank you😊

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Instructor57Graduate

To Quote a well known Welsh singer ." It's not unusual"

Unfortunately the app can be a little flakey.

It can sometimes stop if you receive messages or calls as well 😐

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Reluctant57Graduate in reply to Instructor57

Thank you for the warning! I am trying not to clock watch but I suppose I'll have to keep an eye on it to make sure it's still going 😉

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FrencGraduate

I think what I remember most is thinking oh Michael hasn’t spoken to me in a long time - it happened quite a bit. The app kept switching itself off for some reason! 😊

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Reluctant57Graduate in reply to Frenc

Yes! It's amazing how you get to look forward to hearing that voice 😁

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LionoGraduate

It only happened once to me but I've read about people deleting and reinstalling the app when it happens more frequently. I'm also guilty of accidentally pausing a run while putting the phone back in my pocket.

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j-runsGraduate

The app was very unreliable for me - weak signal I suppose being in a rural setting. I use the downloads with Laura instead, although I'd love to hear Michael or Sarah!

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Chris--BGraduate

Yes, I received a call while on a run section of a new week and was impressed that my £20 Bluetooth headphones picked up the call when I pressed the button on the side. It was the first time I had used that feature.Call finished and a press of the button and my music resumed. On I ran, and on, and on, and on. Bl**dy Hell, this week is hard I thought. Finally I took the phone from the case strapped to my arm. Yep, it was still paused, with 3 mins running to go.

The app pauses Ok, but does not resume. I dont even know why it pauses. If you run while on the phone, the app should just keep going.

What i have noticed is that the bell that rings to say you are half way, rings after 14 minutes from the beginning of the warm up walk, not in the middle of the run section. Again, is it my phone or the app???

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BrixcosGraduate in reply to Chris--B

The app, I think. I started putting my phone timer on so I knew when to turn round, otherwise my cool down walk was a bit too long!!

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YesletsgoAmbassadorGraduate

You haven't really done c25k at all unless you've had at least one run mucked up by the app😉😂

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Reluctant57Graduate in reply to Yesletsgo

🤣 at least I've achieved that then!

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Kirst13Graduate

Living outside UK, so I couldn't download the app on android and had to download it as the podcast. Downside was the music wasn't to my taste, but upside was I knew the tech was off when the music stopped!!

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