Hal Higdon Marathon Training Program - Novice 1 App Reviews

While out on a 5mile run training for a marathon. The app decides to ask me to rate it. I decline and the app just stops. My current run resets and music turned off. Maybe dont ask to rate the app during a run. I wasnt going to rate it, but now you get a bad review because of it...

Use MapmyRun instead... Everything in this app can be found online for free. Also, if you are in decent shape, you might want to find a shorter program. 18 weeks can be too much.

Support is great. I emailed to try and resolve the entering of manual runs. You can do it, its just not totally user friendly.

Ive been using it to train for my first marathon, which is coming up in 2 weeks. This app has everything I could possibly need. The mapping function which lets you see your per-mile pace is my favorite part. I would highly recommend this app and training plan to any novice marathoner.

Just finished my first marathon today using this app. I would say that I felt well prepared by this program!

I started this program a few weeks ago and have been thrilled with this app. Although the motivational comments may be distracting while running/ chatting with a partner, they break up the monotony of solo running. The milage updates allow me to run unfamiliar routes without constantly checking my gps. Each run is mapped and recorded so I can remember and return to favorite routes. The only improvement Id like to see is the ability to keep seperate playlists in the music library so I dont get tired of the same songs and change up genres between workouts. Great app!

Ive used Hal Higdons program every time Ive trained for a marathon since 2003. This will be my sixth race this June using his training. This will be the first one Ive trained for using the app and it works exactly as advertised. I went from struggling to run 2 miles to finishing my first marathon in 3:45 over an 18 week period when I have previously used this program. Its a novice program, so if you want to incorporate sprints and hill work look online for his intermediate and advanced programs online. Also, be flexible with your workout schedule. If you know you race is on a Sunday incorporate an extra rest day to lengthen the program by one day. Too easy.

It seems odd to me, but good downloadable training schedules are really hard to come by. Over the years Ive spent hours putting training schedules into Outlook so I could sync with the calendar on my phone (the only calendar I ever look at). This was expensive for an iPhone app, but well worth it as a time saver alone. I love the journal feature which allows you to add notes about the weather, running terrain, and even how you felt during the run.

I used this to train for my first marathon. The training advice and info was great but I used runtastic pro for during my run. It gives more info, more frequent in my ear during the run. The user interface at runtastic is better too. Only problem is runtastic has no training program. If Hal had his training program on runtastics application, ahhhh perfection!

I love this app; I have used it for my first marathon and everything went great on race day; except one little thing. I accidentally touched the "done" button and it shut off. I had to restart the app which of course is now giving faulty info on pace, miles etc. It needs a cover screen that allows for music controls but forces a more deliberate action to pause or stop the current "run". This has happens several times during training, too.

I have the latest version of the ipod touch and in itunes on the app section it says all ipod touch & iphone apps. this appliction is not compatible with any ipod touches!!! i wasted 10 bucks on an app that i though would have been useful to me...Thanks Apple!!

I would love to hear my pace and my distance like RunKeeper App does! Please add that feature to this App and would be perfect. And also DISTANCE is not accurate which is BiG problem if you want to have a good training.

This app is great for keeping you in your training plan! It is easy to use and understand, and the distance progression has been good so far. The distance only seems to be off a little bit, but it wont impact your training at all. I love the map feature, the graphs, and more importantly, the ability to easily make journal entries right after your runs. Well done, Mr Higdon and team!

Ive used Hals training programs before and really like them. I like that this is a training specific app and not just an app to log runs. However, as with every running app I have used, the longer the distance ran the more inaccurate it is. This has more to do with the GPS in the phones than with the apps. It also uses a lot of battery life. But again, overall this is a very good app. The tips are great and i like all of the features.

I loved this app for the first two months...it worked perfect. But then my music started turning off and on/fast forwarding, etc. Then my SIRI started activating constantly during my run (very frustrating!). I thought it was the phone and even went as far as exchanging my phone with Apple. Now it is happening again. I can only think it is the Higdon program because it only happens when I run. Please fix the bug!

This is a great app to train with... I loved keeping a log with every run... But 3 days ago the app freaked out and stopped working and I lost about 12 weeks of training logs :( I had to re-install it... Im hoping it holds out this time until the Chicago marathon :) thank you Hal for the inspiring words :)

Dont like that it makes u start on a Monday. I wish it allowed u to start on the day of the week u choose & change around the days that u run a certain mileage so it fits an individuals schedule.

I like using this app with all the features it has. However, this Saturday on my 10 mile run, at mile 3 the "rate this app" feature popped up on my screen without my knowing and froze the app. I noticed it at mile 5 and had no data from mile 3-5. Had to start over for the run and now have 2 entries for that day. My running partner had the exact thing happen to her on our 9 mile run the precious weekend. I am undecided if I like this app or not due to the bugs, glad I have a garmin for extra backup. Unfortunately for me, I didnt have it on this particular run. Hoping there is an update soon or something so no more runs are interrupted.

Love that this app structures and keeps track if my training! Very helpful and motivating. Like the idea of the inspirational quotes that Hal reads throughout the run; however, many seem to be about facing failure/ coping with failure as a runner. While I understand that when training for a race, a person may need to face the fact that they could fail, I think that more positive and encouraging quotes would be more inspiring to hear while running. You can turn off the quotes if you wish. I just feel like there is so much potential in embedding quotes in this app and that runners would be better served by hearing mostly positive ones as they train.

I love this app. It is so easy to use. I just have a hard time hearing the quotes. I dont mind the failure quotes because they motivate me