Easy 5K - Run/Walk/Run Beginner and Advanced Training Plans with Jeff Galloway App Reviews

Very good starting to run app. Especially like how the beats in the songs match up with your pacing as you run.

I couldnt post my workout to Facebook, so I used lolo support, which told me to log out and log back in. I logged out, tried to log in and received a notification that my pw was incorrect (was pretty sure it was not). So, I then submitted a request to reset my password and was emailed a link. Now the link doesnt work! Please correct this issues ASAP! I love the app but I dont like not being able to post results or log in!

Ive tried several other "Couch to 5K" programs. This is the first one that lets me customize for interval running. Finally I feel like Im making progress! Running with asthma requires me to take small breaks so that I can finish my distance goal. This program does just that. Finally I can say I finished a program to run a 5K. Next challenge is the 10K...

Thank you...this is simple to use and I am not a runner, but now I feel like one!!music that you can download is ok, but some is not my style, so I just skip it...

I like the training method but I keep having issues with the playlist. I add all of my music but each time I go to the next workout, the playlist is gone and I have to reload it. It also plays the same done two or three times instead of a different song every time. Please fix!!

First of all, the good part: the training plan is good. Its fairly predictable once you know the pattern. Im approaching the end of the plan, and I think Im going to hit my new time goal. Even if I dont, Im definitely getting faster and the interval training has been key. Jeffs coaching is nice, but its nothing groundbreaking. If you havent had coaching before, by all means download it and use it. But if youre a seasoned runner, you probably wont get much out of it. Even if its new, youll hear everything within a few weeks, and might opt to turn it off. I like Jeff though, hes really nice and its kind of fun to hear his friendly, southern voice in my ears during a run. Now the bad parts. THE MUSIC: Do not, I repeat DO NOT download the music! Its awful. Unless you like generic electro "fitness music." And you cant delete it once you do download it. Unfortunately, youre prompted before every run to download it, and so either you download it or you have to press "not now" before every run. THE PLAYLIST: You cant just play your iTunes playlists, you have to create playlists from within the Lolo app. This is dumb; I already have lots of running playlists set up in iTunes and on my phone. My mistake is that I downloaded the free music and have an empty playlist, so even with "max variety" turned off (its an option to mix in the Lolo music with your playlist at random), when I start a run I get the Lolo music in my headphones. I then have to turn the volume down in the Lolo app (using the on-screen slider) and start music up from my iPod app to get what I want to hear. Unfortunately, changes to the volume seem to reset the Lolo musics volume, and I have to go back to the Lolo app and pull that slider down again. THE PACE: Something is wrong where you put in your 5K pace during set up, and its unclear if this is your goal pace or your current pace or what. This is never clarified, but its basically a pace used to calculate how long a given workout would take if you hit that pace. So its lacking, because you have two runs a week that shouldnt be at goal pace, and you have one run a week with intervals, where the intervals should be at goal pace but the 5 minute warm-up and cool-down portions shouldnt be. Its probably less of a problem for first-timers, but for people on the improve-your-time track, it doesnt make sense; there should be a goal pace and a "normal" pace, which shouldnt even be your current 5K pace but your general pace. Also, it displays your "actual" pace in the upper-right, but as far as I can tell, this is you average pace, taking into account your total time and distance this run. So during an interval session, you run 400 meters at goal pace then walk (or run slowly) 200 meters. Therefore, the "actual" pace is merely an average, and not your actual, instantaneous pace. This is a huge fail; how else am I supposed to know (at least in GPS mode, not on a treadmill) if Im hitting my goal pace during the 400 meter sections? I use another app in conjunction with Lolo (Runkeeper) to help keep me on target during the interval sessions. THE REPORTING: I recently did a workout that was reported at 3.99 miles is 36:39 (again, combined 30 minute with walking warm-up/cool-down), and the pace was listed as like 180 min/mile. Thats…incorrect. STABILITY: Ive had a few crashes during runs, and while the app will get itself back to where it was, it seems a little confused for a while before it gets on track. Also, if youre not in the middle of a workout, putting the app in the background (or just going to sleep) causes it to shut down completely, and bringing it back to front means you have to go through the start screen with the stupid "lolo chime" sound again. SPAM: Its not spam technically, but be prepared for a bunch of emails from Lolo once you run the app and create your Lolo account. You can unsubscribe, but geez. I cant think of any other app I have, paid or otherwise, that hit me so hard with marketing emails. In short, the content is there, but there are enough flaws to make this app almost more annoying than its worth. ---UPDATE--- Lolo seems to have fixed the music; Im not sure why but at least Im not subject to the bad music the app provides anymore. But theres an even worse issue: when the phone goes to sleep, whether by timeout or by pressing the lock button, Galloways voice instructions stop. Annoying when the phone goes to sleep in the middle of an interval and Galloway never tells you to stop...

I was previously not a runner, but I just completed the entire 8 weeks on this app. I loved everything about it and never had one hiccup. Starting another 8 weeks tomorrow to increase my time. LOVE THIS APP.

Ive been trying to use this app for a few months with little success. Most days it takes three or four tries before the app will actually open. When it does open, the app plays the same song over & over again. It often sounds like its skipping as well (like an old record player). Today, the app shut down 26 minutes into my run so it gave me the option to restart or end my run. I restarted and it did it again after 30 minutes. I believe in the Galloway method and really do like listening to Jeffs pointers along the way. I would like to use his 13.1 app someday but if lolo doesnt work out the bugs, Ill have to look for another similar app. Come on, lolo, pull it together!

First let me say I bought Jeff Galloways beginning runner book back in the 80s so his name was familiar to me. I am old and slow now but saw this app and downloaded it a couple of weeks ago. I started the program 2 weeks ago and love it. My only beef is once in a while the app doesnt load the first time I press the icon. Other than that I have not had anything other than good results. Thank you.

I am on my second pass on this 5K app, the first was the beginners then I started the improve my 5K time. The coaching works great and makes getting up to speed easy. One small issue is the music, I added my own music but after the app gets going it seems to play the same song back to back, the moves onto the next selection and the same thing. This is a little annoying. While I can manually switch songs that is really only doable when I am on the walk section. If this minor bug could be fixed, I could easily rate it a 5.

I love the app and feel stronger every time I do it, but the music ALWAYS cuts off in the middle of a run leaving me with nothing but Jeffs voice! My other Lolo apps do the same thing on my iPhone 5. I cant usually exit and come back in to get music playing, but if youre running that is sometimes hard to do!!

The first song always repeats. This is very annoying. The whole point of these walk/run 5k trainers is to get you running an entire 5k. C25k does this by slowly shortening walk periods and increasing run periods and by the end, youre supposed to be running the entire thing. Unfortunately Easy 5k leaves the walk/run ratio up to the user. The only thing it really does is increase the workout times. How this is supposed to push me, I have no clue. A user could get to the end of the program and not really be running the entire 5k. A personal trainer should be there to push you, not let you cheat your way through. Because of this, Im going back to C25k. I do think that the Beat Burn Treadmill walk/run app is a lot more challenging and I will do that app as a supplement when I want some additional training to C25k

I love this app! I have told so many friends about it! The calibrated music...awesome!! Im very musical so running to the beat is highly motivating! The coaching. The intervals. The breaks and days off. Jeff said hes helped tons of people learn to love running. If he does that for me it will be the miracle of a lifetime, and so far he is! Gonna buy the 10k from Jeff now!! Thank you Jeff!! (I have it four stars because it always crashes the first time I try to open the app. Second time I hit the app it opens and never crashes.)

When I initially attempted the Easy 5K program with Jeff Galloway (Improve 5K Time), I was very skeptical that it would help me progress positively as a more established runner. I believed it was taking me backwards instead of forwards in my journey, especially the speedwork and the long runs. Firstly, I didnt think one needed to run 12x400s or a 7 miler for a 5K race but I gave it a go anyways and today I can definitely state I ran my last 5K race faster than I had hoped I would. I went from a 16 min/mi to a 13 min/mi in 7 weeks. Now dont get me wrong, I still wouldnt recommend a 7 mile long run for a 5K race - but overall the program worked! Now I am on to the Easy 10K program (beginners version).

Love this app

Tried many different learn to run apps and this one by far is the best. Love being able to change the walk/run ratio and pace. You can use it on a treadmill or gps outside. The music feature to speed up and slow down the music to your pace is very cool. Just wish that it would work with a Bluetooth heart rate monitor transmitter. Definitely get this app for new runners and check out their other apps for after you master your first 5k

I was using another app, and could not seem to get beyond a certain point in my exercise. I was focusing to much on my being tired, and how much time before I could walk. With this app, I just focus on my feet hitting the ground with the beat, and before I know it, he says its time to walk. This app has reinvigorated my desire to get healthy through running.

This app has really motivated me to get running. Love how the music syncs to your run and the instructions along the way make it easy to progress. Thanks for the app Jeff Galloway.

After a little learning curve, and playing around with the features, I really enjoy this app. And for some reason, the badge at the completion of your workout, is motivating! I find myself wanting to earn another one. My workout goes by quicker with this app, and I push myself more than I do without it. Ill be using this one!

I really like what this app tries to do - I like that it has a beginner feature and an "improve my time" feature. However, the paces that are recommended based on my stats are simply absurd. Ive run a few 5ks. My best race pace was 11:23 min/mile so I put 12:00 into the app as my last 5k pace, to be conservative. Id like to get down to 10 min/mile so that is my target 5k pace in the app. So based in these settings, for my first workout, which is supposed to be an "easy 20 min jog to get you started," the default pace is 6.4 mph or 9:22 min/mile!!! Are they crazy? I dont know if the app is broken or the programmers are out of their minds. But how is that a realistic pace with the stats I entered? I ran 5 minutes at that pace and had to slow down to 5.2 mph for the rest of my run just to avoid walking. Really annoying. Unless they fix the pacing, I wont be using the app. Whats the purpose? I could just write down a plan from a magazine and wing it on the paces if they are not going to provide proper coaching. Boo on this one.