Apps
If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don't spend the rest of your life wondering if you can do it - Priscilla Welch
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Welcome Distractions
Running can be tedious at times. Here's some ways to make running more pleasurable...
Get lost. Literally. If you're like me, you don't go out and crush your long runs. Take it easy. Roam. Explore new neighborhoods. You've got plenty of time.
Use your senses. Within the first 3 miles of my run I had smelled the pleasant aromas of sweet honeysuckle, I'd tasted the salty ocean air, I slowed down to listen to the crickets and cows who were making music on the farm next to our rental house and I'd stopped to stare in awe at the fields of wild flowers and the rows...and rows...and more rows of green veggies sprawled across the farms. Amazing. Look, listen, smell,…
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Charity Miles
Move With Purpose. Earn Money For Charity.
Couch to 5K
Get off the couch and run a 5K in just 30 minutes a day, 3 days a week for 9 weeks.
Endomondo
With Endomondo on your phone, you can track your running, cycling and other sports. It's fun, it's social and it's motivating.
iRideInside
Take your indoor cycling class to go with iRideInside, an app that provides you with “ready-made” as well as “customizable” workouts so that you can get in a great ride anywhere you want and for any amount of time. Choose from a selection of experienced instructors that ride right along with you and push you harder than you ever thought you could go. Whether you are a beginner just wanting to get in shape or an avid cyclist looking to stay fit, iRideInside is the app for you.
iSmoothRun
Programmed by runners, iSmoothrun is the App that we all wished for. Taking advantage of the unique hardware our iPhones provide, we created the ultimate App for endurance training.
Jog Log
Want a better workout and a better and healthier you? Whether you are just a beginning walker or an advanced marathoner, Jog Log is your all-in-one fitness solution! Get the only app in the App Store with GPS mapping, interval timers, voice cues, ghost pace, heart rate monitor integration, Couch to 5k plan and DailyMile syncing.
MapMyRun
You pound the pavement, we provide the motivation. Plan each stride and learn from every route with MapMyRun.
My Run Plan
Runner’s World My Run Plan designs a training plan for you based on your personal goals, preferred workout schedule, and current level of activity and fitness. Using a patented algorithm, which has been proven to increase fitness and improve race times, My Run Plan will build an appropriate training progression and get you to the start line feeling fit, fresh, and ready to run your best.
Nike Run Club
The Nike+ Running App tracks your runs and helps you reach your goals -- whether it’s running your first race, or setting a new personal record. From first-time runners to marathon veterans, you'll get the measurement and motivation you need to run farther and faster than ever before.
None to Run
If you can't currently run for more than 5-minutes straight without stopping to catch your breath, you're in the right place.
PUMATRAC
PUMATRAC gives you more ways to fall in love with training. We show up like a personal coach with bespoke workout content that knows what you need and motivates you to do it. Add in tools for scheduling workouts and tracking progress, access to exclusive events, support from a community of like-minded athletes, and you have everything you need to create a fitness routine tailored to the ways you move.
RoadID
The all new Road ID App is a great tool for runners, cyclists, hikers, walkers and basically anyone not glued to their couch. With amazing features like eCrumb Tracking, a Stationary Alert, and a custom Lock Screen creator, the Road ID App is your perfect training partner. With the ability to track your workouts in real time, your friends and family can stay better connected whenever you head outdoors...delivering peace of mind like never before.
RockMyRun
RockMyRun provides amazing, DJ engineered mixes designed specifically for running and working out that can automatically sync the music to your body!
Run Interval
Easily set up and record your Interval and Fartlek running sessions. With the flexibility of using time and/or distance as interval targets for your "Hard", "Easy" and "Rest" efforts. The simple but highly configurable interface on your phone and watch will have you running sooner.
RunGo
RunGo is the best running app for exploring new routes with turn-by-turn voice navigation. Build your own route, or select one of the 100,000+ routes worldwide, and let RunGo guide you. RunGo also tracks your run stats like time, pace, splits, distance and elevation.
RunKeeper
RunKeeper is an iPhone application that enables you to use the built-in GPS in your iPhone 3G to track all of your outdoor fitness activities, including duration, distance, pace, speed, elevation, calories burned, and path traveled on a map.
Runmeter
Runmeter gives you the data that helps you achieve your goals, whether it's to run a block or a march, reduce your weight by burning off calories, or improve your cardiovascular fitness.
Runtastic
Join the worldwide community of fitness-minded folks (just like you!) who are getting in the best shape of their lives with the free Runtastic GPS Running & Fitness app.
Strava
Strava lets you track your running and riding with GPS, join Challenges, share photos from your activities, and follow friends.
Wahoo
We are iPhone-Powered Fitness. Wahoo Fitness harnesses the power of your iPhone to transform the way you ride, run and reach your fitness goals.
WalkJogRun
We wanted to build an iPhone running app so accurate we would use it every day. This was the result. Our app is accurate to 1/100th of a mile for every mile you run meaning a 10 mile run is no more than 0.1 miles off the actual distance.
Weav Run
Weav Run is a running music app that adapts songs to match the rhythm of your steps. Running in sync with the beat floods your brain with endorphins, delaying fatigue and pain. Run faster and further than ever before!
Zombies, Run!
Zombies, Run! works anywhere and at any speed. We immerse you in an action-packed game and story mixed with your own music, whether you're jogging in a park, running along a trail.
Get running with Couch to 5K
Taking up running can seem like a scary prospect, especially if you feel out of shape or unfit. NHS Couch to 5K will help you gradually work up towards running 5K in just 9 weeks.
How to use Samsung Health to train for a 5k or 10k run
Go from couch to 5k with the help of Samsung Health.
Nike redesigned its popular running app, and users are very angry
Runners are livid about a random overhaul that removed some features.
Our favorite run tracking app RunKeeper
While a lot of runners prefer watches with dedicated GPS units — the iPhone makes for a great alternative. There are a lot of run-tracking apps, but RunKeeper is the best running app due to its deep feature set, vibrant community, and strong integration with other services. I’ve tracked over 400 runs with it, and even after spending time with a host of other applications, RunKeeper stands apart.
Can apps and GPS watches really make you run faster?
In a bid to run a marathon in under three hours, Adam Vaughan turned to technology. Which gadgets work for you?
How Accurate is Your Running App?
You would think that a GPS signal is a GPS signal. While the signals from space are the same, the way different devices receive and process them is where the potential for inaccuracy lies.
Killing Running Apps on Your Smartphone: Is It Necessary?
More myths get propagated about technology than anything else, it would appear. How else can anyone explain the randomly strange questions and statements that are posed to people like me on a daily basis? We’ll tackle the myth surrounding running apps in the background today and deconstruct what it really is and if killing these apps really helps.
There is no ‘Tinder of running apps’ — is that a problem?
Bad design and/or missing features are common, Lauren Goode and Kara Swisher argue on Too Embarrassed to Ask.
Who uses running apps and sports watches? Determinants and consumer profiles of event runners’ usage of running-related smartphone applications and sports watches
Apps are more likely to be used by younger, less experienced and less involved unorganized runners. Hence, apps have the potential to target this group of novice and fragile runners. In contrast, sports watches are more likely to be used by a different group of runners, older and more experienced, organized runners with higher involvement. Although apps and sports watches may potentially promote and stimulate sports participation, these electronic devices do require a more differentiated approach to target specific needs of (unorganized) runners
Welcome Distractions
Long runs are....well...long. I actually enjoy them. Most of the time. But, once in a while they're a bit tedious.
5 Health Apps That Pay You Cash When You Exercise
Exercise - whether you love it or hate it, we all need it. And while some Singaporeans already have their workout routines, it’s still an ongoing battle against procrastination for the rest of us. Nothing motivates us kiasu peeps better than freebies, so if you’re tired of making little progress in the battle, here are 5 health apps that actually give you real cash when you work out - with no strings attached.
7 Running Apps for the Fierce and Determined – and Zombie Chasers
Some options provide apps; others are designed for Instagram lovers.
8 Running Apps for Marathoners, Skeptics and Everyone in Between
You’ve seen your friends bragging about their runs all over social media — from “I just crushed a 3.00 mi run” tweets to your pal’s #seenonmyrun selfie — and we don’t blame you for wanting to join the party.
Best apps for running a 5K for the first time
Need help preparing for your first 5K run? These apps will help whip you into shape!
Best Running Apps – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Side of Working Out
But which app is the perfect app for me: cardio, running, or maybe weightlifting. Let’s take a look at the best for each skill level, price range, and preference.
The best Apple Watch running apps tested
From pace and distance to heart-rate tracking, we take these apps out on the road.
The Best Apps for Every Type of Runner, From Newbie to Veteran to Zombie Fan
These 15 iOS and Android apps will coach you, track you, motivate you, and keep you entertained (yes, fleeing the living dead is considered entertainment).
The best running apps for iOS and Android
Here, we’ve rounded up 12 of the best running apps available for Android- and iOS-compatible devices.
Introducing Stitches!
Your Path to Meaningful Connections in the World of Health and Medicine
Connect, Collaborate, and Engage!
Coming Soon - Stitches, the innovative chat app from the creators of HWN. Join meaningful conversations on health and medical topics. Share text, images, and videos seamlessly. Connect directly within HWN's topic pages and articles.