I completed C25K Week 2 Day 1 (timed) (3.12 km), in 19:00, pace 06:05 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/Z4Xt
I carry so much tech with me on my runs, this is what the plugs in my bedroom look like after a run. Charging my Nike+ Fuelband, GPS SmartWatch, Jabra Bluetooth Headphones and my Fitbit One.
I completed C25K Week 1 Day 3 (timed) (3.51 km), in 18:22, pace 05:14 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/P4Vu
Day 3 of the C25K. Same as Day 1 - 5 minutes warm up walk, then 8 intervals of walk-run at a 60s/90s split, and a 5 minute cool-down walk. Next workout is Week 2 Day 1 – 5 minutes warm up walk, then 6 intervals of walk-run at 90 secs run, then 120 secs walk, followed by 5 minutes cool-down walk.
I completed C25K Week 1 Day 2 (timed) (3.21 km), in 18:26, pace 05:45 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/24Rf
Day 2 of the C25K. Same as Day 1 - 5 minutes warm up walk, then 8 intervals of walk-run at a 60s/90s split, and a 5 minute cool-down walk.
I completed C25K Week 1 Day 1 (timed) (4.01 km), in 18:26, pace 04:36 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/t4We
More strangeness with Nike+
Try to start a 5K run
And then, during the run, I have set it 5K, have run 0.00K, but it somehow thinks I’ve completed my goal already. o.O
Strange, today’s run is 4.8K,
But I’m given a 9.6K run.
Now, Nike suggest I drop out of the plan, uninstall the app, reboot, reinstall the app, then put a new one in, so I’ve done that, but that’s now reset my training plan, and Nike+ training plans always start on a Monday, so that means, no plan run today. :/
Tech lies we all fall for
Interestingly, the last one caught my attention. Here’s the main description:
Recently two members of Team T3 did the same half marathon using the same training plan with the same app. They trained twice together and noticed one of them was recording about a mile less than the other each time. There was no way to test who was being short-changed in their preparation until race day, when one of them hadn’t done enough training and nearly died in the last couple of miles. Lesson: don’t trust apps, trust watches.
“Don’t trust apps, trust watches”? I kind of expected that. After all, a phone is not built to be used as a GPS receiver (even though it is a function), whereas a GPS watch is designed for that function. I have run with the Nike+ app and my SportWatch on at the same time, and have noticed a difference of around 0.2 to 0.25 km between the two. Most of the time the app clocks up more mileage than the watch, but I trust the watch more because it is a dedicated GPS receiver.
Today is the first day of my using the Nike+ training plan. It is an easy start - with a day of rest. Here is the schedule for this week:
And here’s today’s summary
This is how I feel during a Parkrun…
I haven’t used the Nike+ Running app for a long time, since getting a SportWatch. However, I dug it back out after starting to use the Nike Training Club app (as it ties into the Running app to check you have done a running workout). Now, Nike have put in a coach with plans for 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, and Full Marathon distances. Interesting.
I’m starting off with the 5K, and using the Intermediate plan (aim to beat personal best)
Plan starts tomorrow
Practising a different running style, and got a new mile record. 4 seconds off my previous time.
Today’s run was wet and miserable, and look what awaited me when I opened my door to my house. My door broke.
And it wouldn’t close. So I had to unscrew the plate with a makeshift wrench:
At least now, it closes. And here is what was causing all the trouble.
It’s been a while since I checked my Nike+ trophies, and I found out I had won the Elite 8 trophy twice.
After tolerating the instability of ZR3 for a long time, I have finally decided to quit using the app. It has become unusable, crashing EVERY use at least once and causing other apps to force close as Android tries to frantically free up memory for the black hole that is ZR3. Six to Start have not even addressed this issue, even though they acknowledge it is a memory hog.
The resources I have made – the Google Music tutorial page, and the Bitbucket respository, will remain up for now, but will not be updated further. If someone wants to pick them up and continue with them, by all means, do so, and let me know, so I can add a redirect or link to your site.
Easy Run. Aimed for 8K, but ended up doing a lot less…. :-(
Not going to go parkrunning for a while, whilst I get back to distance training to try to get back up to 10K capability.
Did not run Parkrun this morning
No target, just running on a treadmill, adjusting pace as felt comfortable with. And amazingly, busted my 1K record:
