After Couch to 5k, I started tracking with Map my Run and Map my Fitness. This helped me to track all of my workouts and holds me accountable. After a while, I noticed issues with the GPS cutting off during my run and I was made aware of Strava. This app seemed to be more stable and it also had some cool end of year report out features. I was hooked!
While I felt Strava was effective, for Christmas I received my Apple Watch and I was so excited to use it to track my Fitness and calorie burn. It did a great job of capturing the calorie burn, but didn't have some of the features I enjoyed about Strava. I ended up using both!
Fast forward a few months and my friend George said "Real runners use a watch like a Garmin" and in true technology whore style (which I know it's a strong statement, but it's true) I researched and found a great deal on my Garmin 620. So I immediately made the purchase and that's what I primarily use fit taking my biking and running.
While I've talked a lot about the technology I use, there's something to be said for those that truly run by feel. I like having the data, because I'm a nerd. But, I do hope at some point I can rely less on the technology and just feel the run. I'm sure that's not coming any time soon, but I think it would be fun! We shall see what the future holds!