Friday, September 16, 2011

Application on iphone/ipod Touch

I use an ipod touch and i found a lot of applications that would be useful for runners... i have not chosen the expensive ones but these are all very good
Nike + GPS
Nike Boom
imapmyfitness
Run Training
imapmyrun
Instant Heart Rate Monitor
Runkeeper
Nike Traning club


There are also some nice podcasts that focus on music for running and fitness
Motiontraxx

The following have some good podcasts with information about running
Marathon Training

Podrunner

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Tracking your run

I use an ipod touch for recording my runs using the application Nike+GPS.
This uses the accelerometer in the iphone and is reasonably accurate even without calibration.

There is also an application wich works with a Nike sensor atached to your show (nike has a slot in some of its shoes, but i guess you can just attach the sensor to any shoe)
finally the upload can be wirelessly synced to the website and progress can be graphed


The gym I go to also has LifeFitness equipment (treadmill, Cross Trainer and cycle) which lets me download the running stats into an US B stick and upload it into their website and keep track of the progress on the treadmill as well as manually enter values from the iphone. This is on the Virtual trainer website



Daily Mile is another site that lets your log your running that i have tried using.
And, for those interested in letting their friends track how they are progressing,  most of these sites let you send this to your Facebook or Twitter with the push of a button  . 

Some Running Resources on the web.....

Some good resources i came up while reading about running...I hope to keep adding more as i get it...

Nike Plus
Blackmores
Cool Running
Best Running Tips
Runners World
Lets Run
About Running
Active

some good places to find a running route
Run My route
Nike Plus Maps

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

My Running Plan - ambitious but possible



Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Week1
11-Jul
Cross Train/ Gym 5Kms
Cross Train/ Gym
6Kms
7Kms
Rest/Gym
7Kms
Week2
18-Jul
Cross Train/ Gym
8Kms
Cross Train/ Gym
9Kms
10 Kms
Rest/Gym
10 Kms
Week3
25-Jul
Cross Train/ Gym
11Kms
Cross Train/ Gym
12Kms
13Kms
Rest/Gym
13Kms
Week4
1-Aug
Cross Train/ Gym
14kms
Cross Train/ Gym
15kms
16kms
Rest/Gym
16Kms
Week5
8-Aug
Cross Train/ Gym
17kms
Cross Train/ Gym
18kms
19kms
Rest/Gym
19Kms
Week6
15-Aug
Cross Train/ Gym
20kms
Cross Train/ Gym
20kms
21kms
Rest/Gym
20Kms
Week7
22-Aug
Cross Train/ Gym
21kms
Cross Train/ Gym
22kms
22kms
Rest/Gym
20 Kms
Week8
29-Aug
Cross Train/ Gym
21kms
Cross Train/ Gym
22kms
22kms
Rest/Gym
21Kms
Week9
5-Sep
Cross Train/ Gym
23kms
Cross Train/ Gym
23kms
23kms
Rest/Gym
23 Kms
Week10
12-Sep
Cross Train/ Gym
21kms
Cross Train/ Gym
22kms
23kms
Rest/Gym
The Race









Outdoor
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