Running - communities, apps, plan discussions

Training
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Hi all,

TreadmillRoad is still just a twinkling in my eye, so what are people doing for running?

TR keeps me engaged with training cycling and gets me moving with the promise of getting faster :slight_smile:

Ive always struggled with other disciplines and my run performance and consistency is weak. Where do people moan about their running training plans, not getting faster, etc?

I tried LetsRun a few years ago - ‘traumatic’ would be the one word take away. Nike Run Club was a nice app, but didn’t engage me like the podcast/app combo of TR. YouTube running channels are almost entirely irritating after a while.

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0 replies, 1 like and 25 views…but hope springs eternal :sweat_smile:

Another thought - do any of the apps out there do a predictive capability like TR does but for running? Like LTHR will improve x amount, or 5k time?

As much as it’s a challenge it’s also really engaging from a gamification point of view and I need something to encourage my running.

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Have you had a look at the Runna app? I haven’t used it but heard good things around programs + support

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You could look into Stryd device and membership. It has a critical power concept similar to FTP and training plans. I don’t think it has any predicted power improvement feature.

But, I bought device several years ago and don’t have a membership. At the time, I felt it was not great for beginner level runner because you can end up just shuffling along trying to do “easy” power level. However, I did enjoy more interval based workouts as a change from me just running on my own where I fall into more constant effort (usually too hard).

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I think volume and not getting injured is the key with running. I find 1 interval session is enough to build pretty good run fitness if you are getting enough volume around that.

The fastest I have been has been when I have done the most volume.