I love this app! It gives great running route advice and keeps track of pace and distance excellently. It is also great because it can help keep you accountable for your workouts by allowing you to post your runs socially. The only issue I have had is not being able to post to my Facebook acct due to an error that said my parameters weren't set. Other than that, I love this app almost as much as I love running.
Considering I just started using the website, MayMyRUN.com and just started training for a 5K (in September!), this app came along at a PERFECT time.
Bonus: "record a workout" feature will save your route instead of you having to manually enter a run.
Admittedly, I didn't play around very long on this app. Took a couple runs, and it seemed to stop tracking as soon as I closed the app to play music. Seems like it should be able to play music in the background, right? Maybe I was doing something wrong, but I have a short attention span and there are multiple run tracking applications. So, I moved onto RunKeeper (which worked/I figured out first time)... Again though, could of been user error :)
This app is great for the seasoned runner looking to track and share their runs!
This app makes me WANT to go for a run.
Ok, maybe not that dramatic, but it definitely makes it so much easier to track and feel proud of my progress.
Now I must admit to an embarrassing fact -- I had a very hard time using the original MapMyRun website (WHAT?! CLICKING IS HARD!) but this app takes all the work out of tracking your distance.
If you're like me and have super-glued your iPhone to your body, you just tell this little app to start and it uses your phone's built-in GPS technology to follow your route as you run. At the end, it spits out statistics like distance, time, and average speed. And it even syncs up with the website so you can monitor your progress over time.
A hidden advantage to this app? If you have a habit of running in unknown areas like I do, you can use iMapMyRun to find your way home.
[Expert tip: Start your music BEFORE you start this app. It's embarrassing how long that took me to master.]
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