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| Couch to 5K app; Speak to me | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 25 2011, 04:54 AM (1,191 Views) | |
| DairyQueen2049 | Aug 25 2011, 04:54 AM Post #1 |
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DRAGON BREATH. DRAGGIN' BUTT
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Speak to me if you have used this app. Yeah or nay?? Thanks! |
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| Reynard Ridge | Aug 25 2011, 04:56 AM Post #2 |
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Drivin' The Short Bus
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Never done it, heard great things about it. I would seriously join you except that I think my knees would explode. I bike instead of run because it's lower impact on my aging joints. |
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| Little Diva | Aug 25 2011, 05:25 AM Post #3 |
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You're BANNED!
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I started the C to 5K program last year. I LOVE IT. I am starting it over again as I have kinda stopped running after the 10K I did in the spring and I want to do a couple of 5K runs this fall. It is simple to do and RR, the is a couch to 5K walking program as well. |
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| DairyQueen2049 | Aug 25 2011, 06:05 AM Post #4 |
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DRAGON BREATH. DRAGGIN' BUTT
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When are you starting Diva? I still need to download the app. And please tell me how it works - is it my music or theirs? What does it do exactly - speak in my ear to walk now, jog now, etc??? |
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| jn4jenny | Aug 25 2011, 07:58 AM Post #5 |
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Is the meadow on fire?
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I use it and like it. It's your music, not theirs. And yes, it speaks in your ear to walk/jog etc. |
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| Kikki | Aug 25 2011, 12:11 PM Post #6 |
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It'll be an adventure! We're going on an adventure!
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Really like the app... have fun! |
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| DairyQueen2049 | Aug 25 2011, 01:34 PM Post #7 |
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DRAGON BREATH. DRAGGIN' BUTT
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What music are you using? Something peppy - Bad Romance-ish?? Dance?? Phillips Sousa Marches??? |
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| jn4jenny | Aug 25 2011, 04:21 PM Post #8 |
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Is the meadow on fire?
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Sadly, I like to run to the cheesiest pop music I can possibly find with some oldies and country songs on the side. It needs to be mindless, have a fast tempo, and be simple enough that I still absorb the words even when I'm gasping for breath. My running playlist, which I put on shuffle mode (I can't believe I'm posting this in public): POP 3, Britney Spears Toxic, Britney Spears I Wanna Go, Britney Spears Candyman, Christina Aguilera Tonight Tonight, Hot Chelle Rae In My Head, Jason Derulo Sexy Back, Justin Timberlake Extraterrestrial, Katy Perry California Gurls, Katy Perry Just Dance, Lady Gaga Misery, Maroon 5 Moves Like Jagger, Maroon 5 Promiscuous, Nelly Furtado The Way I Are, Timbaland Dirty Little Freaks, Pink Whenever, Wherever, Shakira Dynamite, Taio Cruz Break Your Heart, Taio Cruz Golddigger, Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx Supermassive Black Hole, Muse (extra nerd points here since it's from the soundtrack to the film Twilight) With You In My Head, Uncle (extra extra extra nerd points here since it's from the soundtrack to the third Twilight film, Eclipse) CLASSICS Do You Wanna Touch, Joan Jett I Love Rock n' Roll, technically a Joan Jett song but I run to the Britney Spears version Centerfold, J. Geils Band Footloose, George Michael Faith, George Michael Stayin' Alive, Bee Gees No Matter What You Are, Badfinger I Saw Her Standing There, Beatles That Thing You Do, The Wonders (yes, from the movie) Lookin' Out My Back Door, Creedence Clearwater Revival Uptown Girl, Billy Joel For the Longest Time, Billy Joel I Only Want To Be With You, Dusty Springfield Lollipop, the Chordettes COUNTRY Unbelievable, Diamond Rio Fast As You, Dwight Yoakam Daddy's Money, Ricochet Summertime, Rascal Flatts Suds in the Bucket, Sara Evans Stuck Like Glue, Sugarland Chattahoochee, Alan Jackson Sold (Grundy County Auction Song), John Michael Montgomery |
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| DairyQueen2049 | Aug 25 2011, 06:59 PM Post #9 |
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DRAGON BREATH. DRAGGIN' BUTT
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Wait - there are like 10 Cto5K apps - which one is THE one??? |
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| jn4jenny | Aug 26 2011, 07:32 AM Post #10 |
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Is the meadow on fire?
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http://itunes.apple.com/app/c25k-couch-to-5k/id301233668?ign-mpt=uo%3D5 |
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| DairyQueen2049 | Aug 26 2011, 07:37 AM Post #11 |
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DRAGON BREATH. DRAGGIN' BUTT
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Once again J4 to the rescue! Thank you!!! I begin my couch removal to 5k plan tonight!! |
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| OpticalIllusion | Aug 26 2011, 07:40 AM Post #12 |
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You're BANNED!
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Any of the apps will work. They are all basically the same. |
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| jn4jenny | Aug 26 2011, 07:51 AM Post #13 |
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Is the meadow on fire?
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Yes, technically OI is right. This one has a good reputation too, but I like the interface on the one I linked to better. I suppose you could refer to either of them as the "official" app--the other one is the one made by couchto5k.com, and this one is the one from CoolRunnings.com (where the Couch to 5K originated years ago): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/couch-to-5k/id448474423?mt=8 Edited by jn4jenny, Aug 26 2011, 07:51 AM.
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| Reynard Ridge | Aug 26 2011, 12:15 PM Post #14 |
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Drivin' The Short Bus
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Hey, DQ, I might be joining in after all! There is 5k coming up here in early October. We are trying to convince my just 9-year old that he is capable of such a thing (one of his new friends is doing it with his mom). I think my knees can stand the training and running of a single 5k; I'll let you know! <--RR, kind of excited at the idea.
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| Reynard Ridge | Aug 28 2011, 12:44 AM Post #15 |
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Drivin' The Short Bus
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Me again. I have created playlists, downloaded to i-Touches and nanos, have added the Couch35k App ... and ... drumroll ... signed us up for the Vienna Night Run, Oct 8th. Dudes. We are doing it. The plan is that my 9-year old and I will train together. The 7 year old is "coming along," but we aren't actually planning to have her "train" or run. Although if she really wants to, she is welcome - internet research would suggest it's perfectly okay for a 7-year old to run a 5k IF it comes from them, not the parents dragging them along. I suspect she will spend the night at a friends house. Mr. RR, me and the 9-year old will run. The weather and the knee gods willing. Please note: I am aware that October 8th is sooner than "9 weeks." I'm reasonably fit, so definitely not starting from "couch." I'm actually not that concerned about dying from lack of oxygen, my issues are more structural. I have braces to train in, so we'll see how that goes ... |
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<--RR, kind of excited at the idea.

7:47 AM Jul 11