The basic version of this app is free and can be easily downloaded via your mobile phone App shop. In my case I downloaded via ITunes. Once installed I could choose my activity and Runkeeper would track my progress in terms of distance, pace, elevation and time. After I finished the Runkeeper app would send all my data up to my personal area on the main web-site. I could then log-on to my own area, check my results and even see my activity plotted on a map. I found this app great fun and it provided me with more than enough motivation.
I took my phone, and my app, with me to the Great Wall. Each day I tracked our progress and each evening I shared our achievements with the rest of the team. If you would like to see my stats, including those from China, please visit http://runkeeper.com/user/Mandyp.
Endomondo is another phone app of this type, which my husband uses on a regular basis. They are both great motivators and can track many different sports. Both apps provide some great reports and make training much more fun, well for me at least!
