Running Apps for Smartphone

martyeds

I will be purchasing my first smartphone in the coming days and i was looking for some advice on an app to aid my running to download.
Ideally i would like an app which would advise on what speed i am doing and which can tell me how far i have ran.
Any advice would be helpful. Thanks

5uspect

On Android there's My Tracks

AntiVirus

Endomondo does that for you and its free. The website records all your runs online and shows you lots of stats all for free :-D

Also if you do get a Garmin watch down the road, it can read the data straight from your watch :-)

meijin

If by smartphone you mean iPhone I recommend iSmoothRun http://ismoothrun.com/ (app, paid) or RunKeeper http://runkeeper.com/ (app + website, free). I currently use iSmoothRun app with RunKeeper website.

JohnDozer

I was lucky enough to get the Nike + app for free on a promotion (available for some fee under €2 on iTunes), and would highly recommend it, excellent GPS tracking and accurate distances, and good features on the website when runs are uploaded. I also use Runkeeper for creating routes and it also a useful app, although I found the GPS a bit patchy at times. Hope that helps.

robinph

meijin wrote: »

If by smartphone you mean iPhone I recommend iSmoothRun http://ismoothrun.com/ (app, paid) or RunKeeper http://runkeeper.com/ (app + website, free). I currently use iSmoothRun app with RunKeeper website.

Smartphone...Apple. :eek:

For proper smartphones running Android the Endomondo app is going to 10cents today in the sale, was going cheep a couple of days ago as well but has been put back on now. Will only be that price until about midday 12/12/11 I expect.

Haven't actually used that app myself though as I've a Garmin, but for 10p I bought it anyway incase the watches ever all die on me.

plodder

If your phone is Android, then you could try the app, written by a poster here, and mentioned on this page. Don't know anything about it though.

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robinph wrote: »

Haven't actually used that app myself though as I've a Garmin, but for 10p I bought it anyway incase the watches ever all die on me.

I find the Endomondo website much better than the Garmin connect website. I've used it with my Garmin forrunner 410 and 610 and it connents to them no problem.

Its free for the Windows Phones.

DoraExplora

Endomondo looks gud, can you set a pace target with it, so that it lets you know if your going too fast/slow?

tHE vAGGABOND

I used the Nike+ one for ages. It was perfect and just what I needed at the time when I was getting into running

martyeds

I'm not too tech saavy in relation to phones. Phone is a samsung (android).
Thanks for all the recommendations so far.

donglen

+1 on www.runkeeper.com

It's totally free and records all your data for viewing on the website. Found it a huge help for spelling out exactly how unfit / slow I was!!

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DoraExplora wrote: »

Endomondo looks gud, can you set a pace target with it, so that it lets you know if your going too fast/slow?

Yes you can, try it out.

rdunne

I just stated using the garmin connect app for iPhone , its great , you can upload and view all your runs . it matches my garmin watch , but not as usfull while running. Its called garmin fit