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Runner's World SmartCoach iPhone application
Runner's World SmartCoach
$0.99
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#6316
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- Category:
- Healthcare & Fitness
- Release Date:
- Jun 17, 2010
- Homepage:
- http://www.runnersworl...
- Publisher:
- Rodale, Inc.
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Looking for a training plan, customized to your individual running ability, that will have you in top shape for your next race? Whether you are a beginner just looking to finish or a veteran looking to run your fastest time ever, Runner's World SmartCoach can help.
The Runner's World SmartCoach is an iPhone app that combines science, mathematics, and 40 years of collective running wisdom to bring you a proven, individualized training program. You can use it to generate training plans for races from the 5-K to the marathon.
With SmartCoach, You Can:
• Answer a few short questions and receive a training plan tailored to your current fitness level.
• Generate training plans for these race distances: 5-K, 8-K, 5 miles, 10-K, 15-K, 10 miles, 20-K, half-marathon, and marathon.
• Create a training plan as long as 16 weeks in duration.
• View your workouts a day or a week at a time.
• Select your training distances to display in either miles or kilometers.
• Create or view your training plan without a 3G or wi-fi connection.
The full version of SmartCoach allows you to:
• Enjoy an advertisement-free experience.
• E-mail your training plan to others.
• Print your training plan.
• Receive special offers and discounts available only to owners of the full version. ...More
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by Runner’s World magazine today announced the release of its SmartCoach iPhone app, which creates customized training guides for race distances between a 5-K and a marathon. Users can input their most recent race time, weekly and long-term distance goals, training level (maintenance, moderate, hard or very hard), the day they’d like to schedule their long runs and the amount of time they’d like to train for (up to 16 weeks) to receive their customized plan. The app suggests a running distance and pace that varies each day, increasing in distance and speed and then tapering off shortly before race day. The plans are based upon the work of exercise physiologist Jack Daniels PhD, who co-published two equations that relate oxygen consumption to the speed and length of various running performances. These equations, the app’s Background section explains, have helped shape nearly every training program since developed for runners. The app
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Reviews
Finally
Oleg k
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
Finally have smartcoach on my iPhone. It's great, worth the dollar.
Clearly a marketing app
jduyan
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
Not good training plans.
Not good for race training schedule!!!
ladeela
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
This app is not good for scheduling at all. It does not increase your milage or time whatsoever, just basically tells you to run everyother day. Pretty worthless. Althought it does have a race day countdown. I did not try and record my workouts because I had purchased it for the scheduling.
More Customizable Please
Darkmuncam
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
Would really like to designate which days I can run than just my long day. Also, A friend mistakenly changed settings in my plan for the start date and I'm already 4 weeks in; the app won't let me change my start date back to the date it was originally, so now my plan is off by a week, very frustrating.
Something's missing
cjscuba
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
I expected something more than what the website offered since I had to pay for this app. It would be a five star app if I could tie it into my training log on Runner's World.
Not flexible enough
Raihon
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
This assumes you are starting training from scratch so for three weeks the workouts are too slow and then suddenly you're jumping up a mile per week. Not helpful unless you are the runner it is designed for.
Simple but very good
dkmullen
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
Smart Coach has long been on runnersworld.com, and it works well in this simple app.
Great app
J-Runner262
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
It's about time RW came out with this and for only a buck. I love having my training plan at my fingertips. Simple to use, too! I'm using it to train for my 10th marathon and a BQ. How about more apps of your other tools, RW.
Great plans!
bcmem
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
Very customizable plans for someone wanting to train for their next race. Easy to understand, and easy to follow (once you get past the whole running thing :-)
Finally a real runner app!
Drelyn #18
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
I would give it a 5 star but I think that it would be great if you can get a workout for a mile race. Keep the updates!
on par w/ other programs
addicted_to_running(apps)
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
it's a solid app that creates realistic programs. I use a run/walk method, so it'll take some add'l calculating for pace times.
it would be nice to be able to have multiple user profiles, but I guess the email/print function will do for now.
Only one problem :/
Tyler-is-sexy
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
I love this app but I only wish that they could add s feature that let's you pick the days you can't run and work around them for your running plan, besides that it would be 5 stars
Great...., but?
Kyoteki
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
Just installed the app and created a 16-week plan for completing a half marathon. I input my last mile time and my distance goal. The plan I received has me completing the race @ a 10:30 mile pace. What if I want my goal time to be lower? Would be great if the plan could take into account my race goal time, too.
The Best
Tamita99
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
I always use the program in the Runners World website but here is a plus. Good app, easy to use and very useful for runners.
RE: Specific Time Goals
dengaterade
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
SmartCoach uses your current fitness level to give you a realistic plan you can follow, and time you can hit in your goal race. Just like a real coach would. From the background & specifications screen, (More... menu item in the app):
"If you have a specific race distance and time goal, you can input numbers into SmartCoach that will give you a program designed to reach your specific goals. Note, however, that this is often not a good approach. You may very much want to run a certain time goal, but if you are not in shape to train hard enough to achieve that time, your program will be too difficult, and you are likely to become frustrated, injured and/or overtrained. In running and racing, it's always best to be realistic."
Pretty Sweet!
RunninInATL
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
This is great, much easier than the website which I use all the time so very convenient to have iPhone access. It would be great if you could enter a goal finish time. It would also be cool if you could tack your progress. Any chance for a Training Log app?
A Running App I'll Actually use
stutzjon
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
I use this tool on the runners world website all the time. Totally worth the dollar to have on my iPod.
