I was at the Apple store last week and picked up what I thought was the ultimate solution to having my phone bouncing around while I ran: the incase Sports Armband Pro. I was so wrong. The strap is about 4 inches too short to go around my arm. As much as I have joked over the years that my biceps were “21-inch pythons”, they’re really not. I just measured my left arm. It’s only 16 inches around. I am shocked and disappointed that an accessory company would cut corners, making their product only fit the arms of small women and children. I’m not impressed.
As cool as RunKeeper can be, it’s far from being an exact science. Take a look at the map it generated for my run today. It says I started about a half mile from home (where I actually started), then I ran through houses and fenced-in yards before I finally got on track. I guess it’s more the fault of the GPS in my phone than RunKeeper, but it’s still sort of frustrating.
Despite the incorrect GPS data for my run today, I’m still happy enough with the end result. I started off pretty fast, trying to make up some time on the initial hill climb into The Cedars. I think I was faster (no way to know, since the GPS data is all screwed up), but then I was hurting the rest of the run. I still managed to come in under 10 minutes, which is my second best time, so I’m happy. Even though I can’t trust the route or distance data from RunKeeper, I can at least trust the time.
I’m not quite ready to add that next mile onto my route, but I’m getting closer every day.