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When it comes to free running apps, I wonder if new runners realize just how lucky they are and what’s available to make your running life easier.
A great running app can not only track your distance, show elevation and route, but provides some additional tools that make running easier to stick to or more fun.
In 2002, I grabbed my trusty digital Timex to time the length of my new running habit, strapped a big yellow radio to my arm and headed out without a specific route. Once home, I listened to the beep of my dial up as I logged in to MapMyRun to plot out the path I’d just taken and figure out my distance.
Luckily I’m a very consistent pace, so I generally knew how far I’d gone, but if not…man running took a lot more work back in the old days (ha!).
Now one gizmo, our smartphone, can do it all on the run: music, podcasts, tracking your pace, your location, ensuring that running in new cities you don’t get lost, really whatever you fancy.
15 Best Free Running Apps
These are the best free fitness apps that I’ve found testing out a variety of things on my workouts from roads to trails to the gym.
We’re going to dive in to each one, but a quick peak at the…
