RUN interval - Running Timer

I have never been a runner. I have wanted to my whole life. I am 40 now. 4 years ago I trained for a half marathon, but I walked it. No matter what I have tried I never felt like I could run, even when I was younger and played lacrosse and soccer. I avoided running at all costs, but now with this ap, I am training with the run/walk interval and following guidance for a “couch to 10k” plan, and I am currently doing 1:1 walk run for 30 minutes 3 times a week, and I find myself looking forward to it. The best thing about this ap is that it allows my music to play in the background without any issues. It gives you a little 3 second countdown beep over the music before the switch of speeds. I really like it. No notes.

I love that this app integrates with my Apple Watch and that at the end of each run I can see my splits, average speed, calories burned, etc. What I don’t love is the unreliability of the voice over feature. I never know when it will randomly stop working, causing me to have to constantly check my watch. The last time I used it just a couple of days ago, every time voice over should have announced my stats and that another interval was starting, all it did was cut off my music and announced nothing. I ended up doing my entire run without music and without voice over. I want to give this 5 stars but until they fix this glitch I can’t.

Short story: If you are looking for a METRIC, DISTANCE INTERVAL app that will accommodate multiple rounds of more than TWO distance interval types at a time (i.e Walk 100m, Jog 200m, Run 300m for 7 rounds) this WILL NOT be your best option for an app. I was really hoping to use this as a MUCH easier way to get in some distance interval training, without a track or predetermined route. This app looked more user friendly, and like a more simple way to achieve my runs. Unfortunately, it’s no easier than another app I have. I can only program 2 intervals at a time, and have those repeat. Most of the time, I personally have more than 2 separate metric distances to run in one interval/round. So, I’d have to create 2 separate “intervals” in order to achieve my FULL interval display, and continue re-entering the intervals in the app, since repeating rounds only works for one “interval” at a time. Please make it easier to program for 3–5 separate distances in ONE interval at a time, and THEN the option to repeat the rounds. It’s a great app, when I only have 2 distances/times to run at a time.