Hi All
Just got myself an iPhone, apparently there is an app for everything so was wondering if anyone could recommend me something for running. Not looking to spend the earth here, so free or nearly free is the benchmark. I just really need some basic info, time, distance, speed, etc. Sort of thing you might get on a garmin 305 (which i have but its broken).
Is there anything out there?
R
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Don't have one myself, but know someone who uses Runkeeper. Sounds like it does what you're asking about.
I have to agree, iPhones are not a rugged item. Leave it at home OR!!!!!
Buy one of these
http://www.otterbox.com/iphone-cases/iphone-3g-3gs-cases/iphone-3g-3gs-defender-case/
I got one last year and they are super tough.
Thanks for the replies, I take the point about the iphone not being too sturdy and have recently had to fix my ipod when sweat got into it. Fortunately no long contract but I heed the warning
R
This is it: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/tricalc/id286234919?mt=8
If you scroll down the page you'll see other apps in this genre which you might find useful.
All the best.
I use RunKeeper Pro after I ditched Nike+ RunKeeper
They have a pretty decent support forum (Forum) and there is a free version to try if you want to see what it can do. The pro version has voice cues, training packages, playlist selection and you can upload to a website which shows all your stats and can plot on a map.
Regards
Take your i-phone with you on longer training runs. I've got lost at least twice, and the map app that comes already loaded onto it got me out of trouble brillantly - it even showed me the route home if I told it where I wanted to end up!
No useful running apps, though, sorry.
Also the tracking accuracy is nowhere near as good as a Garmin and you'll often find that you have been running through rivers, hedges or walls instead of the track next to them when you see it on the map afterwards.
it is brilliant at displaying and sorting the information after the run, I just think the flaw is getting the information reliably in the first place. It's probably more the hardware than the app. at fault.
Agree with all above, RunKeeper Pro is great, but you need to find a good armband. My Iphone is about 18 mths old and the problem I have is on long runs you loss a lot of battery. Hope to pick up a Garmin this month.
You can pick up a lovely belkin armband for about £15, I just got a new one.
I don't use my iPhone as my phone anymore (moved over to an HTC android model) but have kept the phone itself as I love Runkeeper so much. As my phone has a cracked screen I'm not too bothered about dropping it or being mugged for it (well, obviously that would bother me, but its not a major concern). They have just released a version for Android but its only for v2.0 and above phones and only has the 'free' version features, but its promised they'll be improving it quickly.