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Couch to 5K Accountability Thread
Skewbrow:
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I use sports-tracker. Requires (?) a smartphone (or whatnot) with a GPS-receiver. You can upload your exercises to your account on the site, review the workouts on google maps, share them with your facebook friends and all that. If you are of the techie type, you can also collect data from a compatible heart rate monitor.
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I've used a Polar HRM in recent years, and for other things, own a handheld GPS. The iPhone has the potential to converge those uses, but the sticking point for me was the requirement for a dongle on the iPhone to connect to the HRM belt. Haven't checked the state of the art for a few months.
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It is possible to connect a smartphone to a HRM via Bluetooth. ST's own HRM apparently is not compatible with iPhone (not a concern for me, as I'm using an "oldish" device running on Symbian) nor Windows phone (may become a concern when I upgrade), don't know about Polar HRM. Hmm.
Barmymoo:
I don't have a smartphone, so it would be good if we could use a tracking system that is either multi-platform, or web-based.
For personal accountability I'm going to print out a chart with Mon-Wed-Sat spaces to check off, plus Wednesday weigh-ins (Wednesday is the day I was weighed at the doctors last week so it just made sense to go with that). Then I've got a visual motivator over my desk if I'm thinking about being lazy!
Bit concerned that my jogging bottoms haven't arrived but maybe they'll get here today.
Redball:
--- Quote from: DrPhibes on 18 May 2012, 08:17 ---Chart off your participation here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AozrBvNXfeOndEVHNk1tbnoxZnFVQlNZdTJzYkVNelE#gid=0
Player 1, the preview explains it all. Green is run, black is to run, the week player 1 is in is week 2. He has run the first day of week 2.
Have fun :)
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--- Quote from: Barmymoo on 19 May 2012, 01:12 ---I don't have a smartphone, so it would be good if we could use a tracking system that is either multi-platform, or web-based.
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For a group chart, DrPhibes' will do quite well. It's an anyone-can-edit spreadsheet, although I hope that means you have to be signed in and your edits are tracked. Take a look at it.
nobo:
--- Quote from: Barmymoo on 19 May 2012, 01:12 ---a tracking system that is web-based.
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Try Map My Run. It has a pretty intuitive interface that allows you to map out a run. It gives you options to follow roads and do loops and all that.
Barmymoo:
That looks useful, thanks Nobo! My nearest park is frustratingly not shaped for nice circular 1km runs but I think I can cope with that!
I wasn't signed in when I edited the spreadsheet, maybe we need to look into that? Although I doubt anyone will bother sabotaging it.
My jogging bottoms and weighing scales have arrived, although not my headphones - but I can use my old, not very good ones for the first morning. I bought a sports bra and goodness me it makes a difference to have a well-fitting one. Did consider some new trainers but then I remembered I have some that I've never worn (really don't like how they look, but they fit fine) so I'll use those until I'm definitely sure I'm going to keep running long enough to justify spending £20 on new ones. Basically I'm all set!
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