Corny, do you listen to music while running? I use Endomondo on my phone and it interrupts the tunes to tell you when you've run one k, the lap time for that k, the expected total time it will take to reach the overall distance goal you've set (if you've set one), and when you've reached the distance you've set as your goal. You can also get an update of your distance by using headset controls if you've got them on your headphones.
It also uploads your results to a central server where you can compare runs, see trends (as I have run further, my speed has dropped quite a bit - about a minute a km, now at about 6.30), running benchmarks (cooper results, fastest 3 miles, fastest 5km), etc.. I find data like that quite interesting, as I'm a nerd, but others may not.
Corny, do you listen to music while running? I use Endomondo on my phone and it interrupts the tunes to tell you when you've run one k, the lap time for that k, the expected total time it will take to reach the overall distance goal you've set (if you've set one), and when you've reached the distance you've set as your goal. You can also get an update of your distance by using headset controls if you've got them on your headphones.
It also uploads your results to a central server where you can compare runs, see trends (as I have run further, my speed has dropped quite a bit - about a minute a km, now at about 6.30), running benchmarks (cooper results, fastest 3 miles, fastest 5km), etc.. I find data like that quite interesting, as I'm a nerd, but others may not.