Yesterday I headed out. I didn't want to run continuously because I knew I'd get tired and demoralised quickly (it's been a while...), so instead I decided to cover a longer distance with 4 minutes walking to 1 minute running. It went well, except for taking a wrong turning and cutting about a mile off the route, and has boosted my confidence to go out again.
What amused me was my technology usage on this walk/run:
- garmin - for recording the route and my pace (didn't bother with the heart rate monitor seeing as I wasn't running most of it)
- interval timer app on my phone - this is brilliant! Gone are the days of peering at my garmin repeatedly to work out if I've run the required distance/time. And it buzzes/bings over whichever music or podcast I'm listening to.
- samsung hope relay app - if you haven't already signed up, please do! Basically, for every mile you walk/run/cycle/skate/etc, Samsung donates £1 to charity. And as an added novelty, you get to make your own mini-runner character and every now and again a recording of a sportsperson wishing you well!
- podcasts - I love Marathon Talk podcasts and feel like a loser if I listen to them and haven't run in a while. Much better to listen whilst running.
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| my samsung hope relay character |
3 comments:
That Samsung hope relay sounds awesome! I will check it out:) love your character!
It is really clever :)
Making the character is harder than it looks - it's surprisingly difficult to find a picture with your head facing directly to the camera!
I will have to check out marathon talk. I love marathon training academy right now. They have really helped me.
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