After we bought our supplies and got home, I changed for my run while he packed his paintball gear (he plays on a team and they have a tournament on Saturday). Today for my run I decided to venture up to the neighborhood next to ours. We've walked it multiple times with Guinness, but I had yet to run it. The voice inside my phone must have had laryngitis because she didn't tell me when to start running and when to walk! Having to keep glancing down at my armband was annoying, but hey, it worked. The Map My Run app got a facelift and had some great changes made to it. A voice comes on at each mile and tells you how long you've been running, how far you've gone, and what your pace is. I thought that was pretty cool.
As soon as I started my warm up, I knew my shorts were going to be a problem. They absolutely refused to stay up! I kept having to tug at them the entire run. I guess the good thing is that they ARE too big on me! Good thing I checked out Academy Sports on my lunch break yesterday and saw they have some great deals on running apparel. I may be making a trip there this weekend.
So I'm halfway through the C25K program, and I got really excited as I can see the progress that I'm making. That's the great thing about the Map My Run app...I can run it in the background and have all the mileage and min/mile information for me. When I looked at my past workouts I can see my mileage increase - woo hoo!
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| (Ignore the walk - that was an rest day from running) |
Tonight should be a fun night - I'm going to the home opener for the Gwinnett Braves with J's training class and some of his coworkers. Is it 4:30 yet??
Until next time,
Jen
I loved the new feature on Map My Run! I was a little surprised the first time the voice came up, but really liked knowing the information without having to look at my arm all the time!
ReplyDeleteMe, too! The first time I heard it I said "WTH?" but I really like knowing how far I've gone while running :)
DeleteIs this app on your iPhone? I currently have a droid but am getting an iPhone soon and have been wondering about good apps to use. I don't think the current one I use is available on the iPhone. Good job on being half way done with c25k. I'm almost finished too.
ReplyDeleteYes, I have it on my iPhone. It's called Map My Run, and I really love it. iPhones are way better than Droids ;)
DeleteYou can find the MapMyRun app on the droid too, i have it, but I've never used it. Do you know if it will track your mileage and pace when you're running on a track?
ReplyDeleteIt uses GPS so wherever you are it will track your mileage and pace, whether you're on a trail or running on a track.
DeleteI swear it's my favorite APP (even thought it eats my battery). I am so excited to hear it's been improved (I didn't run yesterday). I was just thinking the other day how nice it would be to know how far I ran, without having to look. Now I'm excited about my run tonight.
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for you (us) Jen! Our goals are looking awesome. When I did my 3miles for the first time the other day it hit me that we WILL be able to do the Princess, and succeed! <3
BTW - Your runs motivate me all the time. Opening Mapmyrun and seeing your last run. :) Keeps me from being a slacker!
Great job! You are doing amazing! Love the progress :)
ReplyDeleteGreat job, you're really making a lot of progress!
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