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08-26-2009, 6:47 AM Leahpen Joined on 04-10-2009 Posts 4 ipod app with half-way notice? Hi all! Starting C25K again after a break and I know I read somewhere about an ipod app I could download that not only had music and timed intervals, but also gave a notice of when you were half way done so you could turn around and go back. Does anyone know where I can find this? Has anyone tried it, and if so, did did you like it? Right now I'm using DJ Beatsmith from itunes and like the music and beat, but as I progress, I'd like to know when to turn around and go back. Thanks!    Report

08-26-2009, 10:44 AM ILikePizza Joined on 07-13-2009 Phoenix, AZ Posts 73 Re: ipod app with half-way notice? I used "C25K" by Alex Stankovic. It's $2.99 in the app store. You use your own music with it and it chimes, vibrates and speaks when it's time to run or walk. You can turn halfway and last run alerts on and off. I'm actually not using it anymore since I'm on W9, which is all continuous runs, but I really liked using it for the interval training because it meant not having to pay attention to my watch - I could just run or walk and listen to music. Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, a day or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If you quit, however, it will last forever. -Lance Armstrong    Report

08-26-2009, 6:33 PM sdallnct Joined on 03-26-2009 Posts 205 Re: ipod app with half-way notice? Yes, I used that app to complete the program as well. Fantastic early on when there is a lot of switching between walking and running. You don't have to stare at the treadmill or watch and you can listen to your music while the app is running.    Report

08-26-2009, 9:08 PM Dikkers Joined on 04-02-2009 Brisbane, Australia Posts 456 Re: ipod app with half-way notice? Yep i used one. Get it, absolutely brilliant. Can concentrate on just running until the man says stop. I know if i was looking at a watch, i would've given up on more occasions... C25k Complete 28 Jun 2009 :: OHR Complete 02 Sep 2009 :: Current progress thread    Report

11-18-2009, 4:14 PM runVEGANrun Joined on 11-17-2009 Indianapolis Posts 106 Re: ipod app with half-way notice? I love this app as well. I've noticed a few minor glitches in it (sometimes it makes songs repeat or skips over a track) but nothing that isn't easily outweighed by how awesome it is to not have to look at a watch or set some other alarms! I got it free on PandoraBox... it's worth watching to see if/when it goes on sale again, although it's totally worth the 2.99 price. "Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages." — Thomas A. Edison My blog about vegan barefoot running: runVEGANrun.wordpress.com    Report

11-19-2009, 2:05 PM bigboy_78 Joined on 10-20-2009 Lismore, Australia Posts 66 Re: ipod app with half-way notice? Yep the one I use on my iphone has halfway and "1 minute to go" messages. There is no way I could do this by just checking the clock. Well worth the money, if you've paid $100+ dollars for shoes you might as well spend an extra couple of bucks to help you stay motivated to get your money's worth out of them. You can use your own tunes, but I run in silence. I like to listen to the beat of my feet.    Report

01-11-2010, 12:51 PM Leahpen Joined on 04-10-2009 Posts 4 Re: ipod app with half-way notice? Can this be used with the ipod Nano?    Report

01-11-2010, 10:15 PM Dikkers Joined on 04-02-2009 Brisbane, Australia Posts 456 Re: ipod app with half-way notice? Nah, with a nano, you're best off going with the podcasts. The apps are touch/iPhone only. C25k Complete 28 Jun 2009 :: OHR Complete 02 Sep 2009 :: Current progress thread    Report

02-20-2010, 11:42 PM FotoDogue Joined on 02-21-2010 Posts 3 Re: ipod app with half-way notice? I'm using the Nike+ app that comes with the iPhone 3GS and is available for the iPod Nano. It works with Nike+ shoes and when you set it for a timed workout, tells you when the time 1/4 completed, 1/2 completed, and then tells you when you have 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 minute left. I haven't used it for distance but it probably has a similar voice prompt. It works with your music and when you're done you can upload your data to nikerunning.com, or not.    Report

03-01-2010, 9:05 AM bwilch Joined on 03-02-2010 Posts 7 Re: ipod app with half-way notice? On Iphone/Ipod touch, you can use the Nike+ application along with the C25k app. Just launch the Nike+, select 'none' for music, then begin the workout. Hit the home button and launch C25k and run it like normal. That way you can use the C25k for the queue's and the Nike+ to track your overall run.    Report

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