Comments on: Nike+ vs. RunKeeper for Tracking Your Running

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:29:04 +0000

My favourit is runtastic PRO! I really love this app I really enjoy it, it is very motivating!

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:04:50 +0000

I had Nike+ and enjoyed it but …the battery died. I was investigating standalone GPS and balked at the price. I have an iPhone 3gs and tried the free version of RunKeeper. It worked great for the price. They had a significant update to the pro version while I was researching and took the plunge on $10 Pro. Great money spent. I’ve been using it for a few runs this Spring and enjoy the Facebook integration. Very motivating since I’m now working up to a Marathon in the fall. I prefer it over Nike+

I found that when I was using the free version and running with the iPhone in my hand that it was throwing me off and making my back hurt. I decided to spring for this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0018791T0 It’s great (for the price).

By: fitman

fitman — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:35:44 +0000

I’ll post a mini-review shortly, but I took RunKeeper Free along with me this morning, and it was great. I do have an old Nano, so I could actually use that with Nike+ and it would be smaller/lighter. However… The fact that RunKeeper auto-uploads the moment you hit stop is a killer feature for me. Manual intervention (like syncing to iTunes) is so last decade!

By: Blaine Moore

Blaine Moore — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:57:10 +0000

My brother discovered runkeeper the other day and was trying to tell me how much better it was than using a Garmin Forerunner.

Obviously, the garmin was a better solution for me since I have no need or desire for an iPhone and it’s a lot cheaper than getting a service contract with AT&T. Better support, too.

That said, if it’s a decision between runkeeper or Nike+ I’d go with runkeeper. If you are going to be carrying your phone with you anyway, then why add another device? It’s cheap, it gets the job done w/minimal hassle, and it’s accurate enough that the few times you lose a signal it won’t be a big deal.

Personally, even if I do upgrade to an iPhone at some point, I doubt I’ll start carrying it on a run anyway. I like having a wristwatch that I can look at, not a bulky block I need to pull out of a pocket or armband or something. Also, my favorite training log is at http://www.runningahead.com and it supports Garmin, but not any of the iPhone apps (yet).

By: AndrewENZ

AndrewENZ — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:40:22 +0000

I want runkeeper but then I’d have to buy an iphone!