Marathon Training Applications for iPhone
Instead of Letting Your Fingers Do the "Walking", They Can Help You Keep Pace with Your Running!
MapMyRun is an iPhone app and an outstanding website "empowering active lifestyles". This community provides you with the opportunities to "Train, Track, and Tweet". In addition to many tools and sources of reference information, there is a link for the iPhone app on the homepage. This website is especially designed for runners and is definitely worth a visit!
Step Trak Lite, a free app by Aware Technologies and Pedometer by Luminant Software helps track steps, distance traveled, and hopefully, the number of calories you burn. This feature is perfect for weight control. Pedometer has a music playback and supports both English and metric units of measurement.
RunCalc 1.4 by Maverick Software is an easy-to-use calculator and stopwatch for pacing and calculating split times; it has metric/English unit conversions. Just like your car's dashboard, show your pace in minutes per mile/K and speed in MPH/KPH. The app has pre-sets for 400m, 800m, 5K, 10K, and marathon distances.
RunKeeper, by developer Jason Jacobs, tracks stats and stores historical data on a personalized web-based dashboard on this product's website. You can share information with friends through integrated Facebook, Twitter, and other social media websites.
Fitnio 1.1 with its iPod music library integration provides easy access for monitoring workouts through its GPS tracking as well as an emergency button to speed dial a friend or 911 if you need help. This program is NOT a pedometer nor can it run indoors!
Can Do 26.2 by McSnyder Software, will provide information about every marathon in the United States sorted in alphabetic or chronological order. It will also provide registration information including fees and stats from previous years.
And last but not least, consider TheBathroomDiaries as "one less thing to worry about" no matter where you are while you train for the big race! This search-enabled, social media network and database provides updated information about 12000 bathrooms wherever you choose to run, around the world! Use MizPee for US locations.
Use an Internet search engine like Google, Yahoo, or Bing on a regular basis to scan the Web for "iPhone+apps+marathon". Don't forget to try Google's new Show Options feature in the top left area to filter blogs or reviews.
References:
50 Awesome iPhone Apps for Runners
Gadgetwise - Getting Smart About Personal Technology
Published by Phillip Schein
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