Running Log Lite

I just wanted an app that I can record time and distance myself without just making a spreadsheet, but all over running apps I used seemed to want to do too much. The free version of this app though is perfect for wanting to just record your runs and even includes effort levels, can add notes, see weekly/monthly averages, and other simple things that are perfect for someone who knows their own training plan, or doesn’t use one, to record actual runs and evaluate results later.

I really like this app to track my runs. It is simple does the math for me. However, it has some glitches that need improvement. 1. The “Weekly Summary” counts runs from Sunday through Sunday so when you look at the total miles it has an extra day (if you run on Sundays). If you toggle from one week to the next, the same run is counted in both weeks. 2. The Average Pace function just produces an average of all of your average paces in each run. So if you take a 1 mile run one day at a 5 minute mile and a 9 mile run the next day at a 10 minute mile, it says your average pace is 7:30/mile. When in fact you ran 10 miles over 95 minutes for a pace of 9:30/mile. Significantly different (even if my math isn’t spot on). As long as you realize those two imperfections and don’t rely on them to track your progress and data, the app is perfect :)

A few things would dramatically improve this app. First, test it on iPhone 5. Data entry is very difficult because the dialog box is obscured by the keyboard. Put the the entry boxes at the top of the screen to eliminate this problem. Also I usually run outside so high contrast colors would be better for the sun. Another great addition woud be to tag a day as the day you got new sneakers. I like know how many miles are on my shoes when I am thinking of replacing them. I run with my dog, and I tag those days as "group run". It would be great to easily see how many group miles I have done