Hello - I've come back to c25k after a while. When I did it before, Laura's voice used to cut in over my music and then the music would resume after her instructions. I have my own running playlist but when I use the new app, I can hardly hear MJ at all. Wearing the iphone on my arm makes this almost impossible as I'm constantly having to look at the screen to see how many seconds I have left. Does anyone else have this problem? It is making the whole experience a bit of a farce...
Michael Johnson - great voice shame I can't he... - Couch to 5K
Michael Johnson - great voice shame I can't hear him
Someone may have a fix for you, but the app presentation is less robust than the podcasts, so you might want to give those a whirl. One suddenly popped up on my car audio yesterday morning - nostalgia!
Maybe it depends on your phone? Sarah cuts in above the radio, but I haven't tried over my music. I tend to run to Radio 2! (Which shows my age!)
Ha! Radio 2 is great, but I've made a running playlist with loads of dancey stuff which seems to fit my rhythm. Not sure Simon Mayo would keep me going...
I've got an iphone6
It is Chris Evans at the time I run, so it tends to be pretty upbeat! I have a Samsung. I have read other complaints on here that the app doesn't work over mp3s. I have a phone holder which I strap to my arm. You can get them cheaply and it means not juggling a phone and a water bottle as well as trying to run/breathe!
I gave up listening to Lara, not the biggest fan of the music... So I just wrote down what times I needed to walk and run and kept it on me while I ran using my watch as a timer (Garmin Forerunner 15) and my own music in my ears. - It has gotten easier now at week 7/8 where you have to run for one set of time without walking breaks.
I've only ever gotten to end of week 4 so well done you! And music for me is hugely motivating - nhs music is shocking and really puts me off. I've found another version of the c25k so fingers crossed. Failing that, Garmin it is. I could hold my phone but I'm so clumsy I'd prob drop it!
Hope it works! You are more than half-way there! I sing along to the songs in my head while I run to distract me
Any timing watch will work, I just got my Garmin two months ago so I could track my distance when I run outside and it came with a heart rate monitor (best investment ever!).
Good luck with week 5!