Apple watch pausing C25k?: I'm having a... - Couch to 5K

Couch to 5K

132,689 members158,722 posts

Apple watch pausing C25k?

mookie81 profile image
6 Replies

I'm having a nightmare of a week with all things technological. One of them being, I've restarted Couch to 5K and use my Apple watch to record it as a workout. This seems to keep pausing the C25K app... I think it could just be (hopefully) the voice notifications on the workout app, and I have now turned these off, so hopefully when I'm back out tomorrow for my next run, it won't happen. Can anyone please confirm? I ended up having to, shock horror, complete yesterday's run without recording it, which we all know means the run didn't actually happen then in this day and age if I didn't record it 😅😱

Written by
mookie81 profile image
mookie81
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
6 Replies
backintime profile image
backintimeGraduate

Oh no!

I can't help as I don't record ANY of my runs :D

I hope someone can help you and you work it out

Instructor57 profile image
Instructor57Graduate

Can't speak for the apple watch, but I used to find the app stopped if I received a phone call

mookie81 profile image
mookie81 in reply to Instructor57

Yes I think it could be all notifications. I’ll put it on Do Not Disturb tomorrow and see how i get on. Thank you 😊

OldManRunning profile image
OldManRunningGraduate

I had problems on my Android phone similar to this so I downloaded the podcasts and ran using them, the dialogue is exactly the same. I let the app run then when I was enjoying post run coffee, water, breakfast just so I could screenshot the completion to show the family 😁

Vixxy382 profile image
Vixxy382

I don’t use the Apple Watch and don’t record runs but have found the app sometimes pauses if I press something I shouldn’t on my earphones (not that I know what that something is unfortunately) so I always have to double check the app is still running. However now I’m out of intervals I check what time I should finish so if it does pause on the app I know how long to keep going for 👍

Leabac profile image
LeabacGraduate

Hi Mookie!

I use Apple and haven't had any problems with the C25K app whilst recording my runs.

I start my playlist on Spotify on iPhone, connect my headphones, start an Outdoor Run Workout on my watch, then start the run in the C25K app on iPhone. Then make sure the screen is locked before tucking my phone into my running bum bag. The audible notifications haven't affected the app at all, although I don't use Siri much so my phone is not used to responding to voice notifications. Are you trying to change the workout type whilst using the app (run to walk etc)? I record everything, including warm up and cool down walks as one running workout.

Hope you get it sorted, I know how frustrating it is when it doesn't work, during one of my runs last week my watch stopped the workout, and then immediately told me it looked like I was working out 🙄. It was heavy rain at the time, so I put it down to that and thankfully it hasn't happened since.

You may also like...

Apple Watch

Morning all. I'm trying to find a way to take the C25k app running with me along with some music...

Watching slinkylinky on c25k

yesterday on run 2 with her, like I have been from week1, passing on tips. And as I was running...

My route and Apple Watch elevation gain

on another thread. My run shows an elevation gain of 2m. When I do a Map My Run of my \\"out and...

Apple Watch distance accuracy?

been outside to run yet so I really have no idea what distance I'm running. My Apple Watch says...

Weird Apple Watch question

Does anyone else use an Apple Watch to analyse their runs? I’m not yet running the full 5k...