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[Fthree]

Run keeper is a great app. I commonly use it but also am on strava which my garmin is hooked up through.

Got 6.68 miles in 49:50 today, was pretty proud of that.....

 

[jbachandouris]

Run keeper is a great app. I commonly use it but also am on strava which my garmin is hooked up through.

Got 6.68 miles in 49:50 today, was pretty proud of that.....

I used Runkeeper, but made the mistake of using the autostop setting. When I moved my arm to look at the screen, it thought I had stopped. The run ended after .25 miles. I went back to the stock app. Time to buy a Garmin.

 

[Fthree]

I'm glad you told me that I was thinking about changing my setting in run keeper.

 

[maflynn]

I used Runkeeper, but made the mistake of using the autostop setting

I used to use that option as well, and it turned on and off at various times during a run - no more.

 

[Fthree]

How often do y'all have rest days? What is your split like? (Training for a. Half)

 

[Technarchy]

I run every time I go to the gym approx. 3 times a week.

For shoes I have a few options

Trail Shoes:
Columbia Ravenous Lite
Salomon Speedcross 3 CS (Waterproof)
Brooks Cascadia 10

Road Shoes:
Nike Free Flyknit 4.0 (Blue)
Nike Free Flyknit 4.0 (Red)
Pearl Izumi Road N2

I use Apple Watch to track everything. Headphones are Beats Powerbeats 2

 

[Fthree]

I run every time I go to the gym approx. 3 times a week.

For shoes I have a few options

Trail Shoes:
Columbia Ravenous Lite
Salomon Speedcross 3 CS (Waterproof)
Brooks Cascadia 10

Road Shoes:
Nike Free Flyknit 4.0 (Blue)
Nike Free Flyknit 4.0 (Red)
Pearl Izumi Road N2

I use Apple Watch to track everything. Headphones are Beats Powerbeats 2

Nice! Never tried the flyknits but ran in some Pegasus for a while. How do you like them? (Obviously a lot since you have two pairs)

 

[zhenya]

How often do y'all have rest days? What is your split like? (Training for a. Half)

How often are you running right now? In general you probably want at least one day off, maybe more. There are lots of good half/marathon training plans that lay all that out for you. Are you following any of those?

When's your race?

 

[maflynn]

How often do y'all have rest days? What is your split like? (Training for a. Half)

I usually go against the norm, as I normally run for fun, so when the weather turns warm, I usually get out almost every day. I try to do at least one long run a week, and then I'll try to have a rest day the following day, though I usually convince myself a rest day consists of a 3 mile run

 

[Fthree]

I have run keeper and am currently training on the under 2 hr half plan. That was the best plan I could find to give me workouts for a half. My first half ever was 1:47 so the plan is not necessarily hurting me but it's not exactly pushing me either (other than my mind pushing myself by keeping up with times etc.) I run between 4-5 times a week typically between 6-8 sometimes 10 miles and a long run on Sunday's (13-14 miles) race is the 13th of March

 

[zhenya]

I have run keeper and am currently training on the under 2 hr half plan. That was the best plan I could find to give me workouts for a half. My first half ever was 1:47 so the plan is not necessarily hurting me but it's not exactly pushing me either (other than my mind pushing myself by keeping up with times etc.) I run between 4-5 times a week typically between 6-8 sometimes 10 miles and a long run on Sunday's (13-14 miles) race is the 13th of March

It sounds like you are on a good track. Depending on where you are overall in your running, you will eventually have to add some speedwork in order to get faster. If you are still in the phase where you are building cardiovascular fitness and overall volume, you'll continue to improve with minimal speed work, but eventually you'll plateau and need to run faster, say twice per week, in order to continue to improve.

 

[Fthree]

It sounds like you are on a good track. Depending on where you are overall in your running, you will eventually have to add some speedwork in order to get faster. If you are still in the phase where you are building cardiovascular fitness and overall volume, you'll continue to improve with minimal speed work, but eventually you'll plateau and need to run faster, say twice per week, in order to continue to improve.

thanks, there are interval training days that help but i find myself adding a day of about 5-6 miles per to the plan weekly, i don't know if that is a good thing. My time is improving though...

 

[Fthree]

Short 6.5 8:05 min mile pace this am, Long run tomorrow! Need it to start warming up

 

[Fthree]

finally ended up breaking the hour thirties barrier,

13.1- 1hr 39min 09sec