Running App

Young Blood

Are there any alternatives to Mapmyrun which are free? The aforementioned app is not free.

fully floating

Strava

Young Blood

fully floating wrote: »

Strava

does it have similar features?

fully floating

To me they are fairly similar tho haven't used either in ages as I got a garmin.

Young Blood

fully floating wrote: »

To me they are fairly similar tho haven't used either in ages as I got a garmin.

Nice one. How much does mapmyrun charge anyway?

mossym

it's free. their mvp,which is optional,is a subscription service. most of the services have paid options for more serious users

Bawnmore_Ent.

I use runkeeper. find it excellent for running / cycling. phone battery lasts longer than a lot of Garmins.

Young Blood

run keeper seems quite popular

Young Blood

thanks everyone. i downloaded run keeper. didn't know i could burn 900 calories on a 10k. pretty awesome.

sconhome

Polar Beat app is pretty good too. Free and underrated.

MojoMaker

Those calorie statistics are notoriously optimistic - designed to make casual runners/cyclists feel a lot better about themselves

Look at the difference a garmin with HRM declares compared to a generic app.

Young Blood

MojoMaker wrote: »

Those calorie statistics are notoriously optimistic - designed to make casual runners/cyclists feel a lot better about themselves

Look at the difference a garmin with HRM declares compared to a generic app.

I wouldn't consider myself to be a casual runner tbh

John G

MiCoach works for me. Great training tools etc and all for free

thejaguar

Young Blood wrote: »

thanks everyone. i downloaded run keeper. didn't know i could burn 900 calories on a 10k. pretty awesome.

I'd be pretty wary of the calorie calculations on Runkeeper. I commute about 10k to work and Runkeeper comes in about 400 calories, my Polar HRM reckons about 250. I'd be more inclined to believe the HRM.

Having said that - I love Runkeeper, I use it for running and cycling.

sconhome

thejaguar wrote: »

I'd be pretty wary of the calorie calculations on Runkeeper. I commute about 10k to work and Runkeeper comes in about 400 calories, my Polar HRM reckons about 250. I'd be more inclined to believe the HRM.

Having said that - I love Runkeeper, I use it for running and cycling.

WAHOOO!!! I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS WILDERNESS!!!

mossym

Young Blood wrote: »

I wouldn't consider myself to be a casual runner tbh

call yourself Mo Farah if it rocks your boat, you still didn't burn 900 calories for a 10k.

if you're not a casual runner you're likely to be even further away(lower) from the 900.

tbh.

MojoMaker

Young Blood wrote: »

I wouldn't consider myself to be a casual runner tbh

Yep, not saying you are, but watch those optimistic calorie figures from those apps

I've had some classics from MiCoach and Nike Run a couple of years back that suggested I was burning thousands of calories per run - if only. They do tend to be aimed at casual participants who are looking for a "lift"

sconhome

mossym wrote: »

call yourself Mo Farah if it rocks your boat, you still didn't burn 900 calories for a 10k.

if you're not a casual runner you're likely to be even further away(lower) from the 900.

tbh.

In fairness alot has to do with the person weight, fitness, course topo etc. I'd be regular 700-800 measured off accurate weight and HR for that kind of distance running.

200-300 on the bike.

mossym

AKW wrote: »

In fairness alot has to do with the person weight, fitness, course topo etc. I'd be regular 700-800 measured off accurate weight and HR for that kind of distance running.

200-300 on the bike.

i'd believe ~700(thought you'd be lower though). 900 is still 20 to 30% increase on that though

Young Blood

thejaguar wrote: »

I'd be pretty wary of the calorie calculations on Runkeeper. I commute about 10k to work and Runkeeper comes in about 400 calories, my Polar HRM reckons about 250. I'd be more inclined to believe the HRM.

Having said that - I love Runkeeper, I use it for running and cycling.

Doesn't it depend on factors such as weight, height, age and time it took you?

Everyone is likely to be different?

I've been running about 4 years now and it does seem a bit high to tell you the truth.

I did an 1800 meter swim on Mon and according to a certain website I burned only 550 calories in a 1 hour period yet the swim seemed like more of an effort than the run.

sconhome

mossym wrote: »

i'd believe ~700(thought you'd be lower though). 900 is still 20 to 30% increase on that though

I've a fair bit of wind resistance and gravity resistance going on at the moment

mloc123

100 calories per mile is a pretty good estimate to stick to.

I have a garmin but I also have an endomondo account which is almost like facebook for sport. You can import straight from your garmin and if you ever forget your watch, you can use the app on your phone although it's obviously not as accurate.