Quote:
Originally Posted by Russic
I LOVE runkeeper. I was using Nike+ but it didn't do it for me. Runkeeper (I went with pro) was fantastic. It charts out where you've run on a map and keeps data on things like pace. Really enjoy it.
For anybody who wants to get into running and doesn't feel like they can do it, Couch to 5K is incredible. Just a basic little app that has you run at increasingly hard intervals over a 3 month period. Most importantly it just gets out of your way and lets you listen to your music and it tells you when to start and stop running. I went from a pretty sedentary lifestyle to running 5k with a shocking lack of effort.
|
I've used both as well, nike+ is cool because you can do virtual races with other people if they use the same system, the nike dongle (about $25)will track your times verses distances and upload it to some giant database, so it's a little like an online scoreboard. Also it tracks your distance on treadmills as well. You can get a little case that attaches to any shoe to use the nike dongle, most useful if you prefer to run in a non nike shoe. You can get one at any Running Room.
Runkeeper uses your gps to track where you're going, so it eats up a lot of battery on a 30 minute run. Both are good with built in training programs, i believe nike has another app that uses gps now as well. these won't track your distances on a treadmill.
I particularly liked how nike+ throws in little easter eggs as well for your fastest this or that. I had lance armstrong congratulate me on my fastest 5k a while back. felt pretty good. The only downside is that the foot dongle runs on a battery, so you need to buy a new dongle when the battery goes. mine lasted about a year.