{"id":451,"date":"2012-10-31T19:26:41","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T19:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/?page_id=451"},"modified":"2019-08-26T13:26:38","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T13:26:38","slug":"press","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/press\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Pack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"span8\">\n<p class=\"lead\">Useful information and resources  for the press, bloggers, or anyone else writing about Get Running. Can\u2019t find what you need? <a href=\"#contact\">Get in touch<\/a>!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#overview\">Overview of Get Running<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#aboutsplendidthings\">About the company<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#contact\">Contact Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#getrunningfeaturesspecifications\">Get Running Features &amp; Specifications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#reviewcopies\">Review Copies for Press and Bloggers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#getrunningicons\">Icons for Press Use<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#getrunningscreenshots\">Screenshots for Press Use<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#video\">Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#links\">Links (website &amp; app stores, etc.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#socialmedia\">Social Media<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#bios\">Staff Bios<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span4\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"hidden-phone\" src=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/newspapers.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Stack of newspapers\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"overview\">Overview<\/h2>\n<p>Get Running is a beginner\u2019s running coach that talks. It\u2019s available for iOS and Android.<\/p>\n<p>Based on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/globalmoxie.com\/blog\/c25k.shtml\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Clark<\/a>\u2019s popular \u201cCouch to 5K\u201d plan, Get Running guides a new runner through a nine-week training plan. It&#8217;s designed to be simple and painless. Run three times a week, follow the voice instructions, and you\u2019ll be able to run 5K (about 3 miles) by the end of the plan.<\/p>\n<p>The iPhone version of Get Running has sold around 300,000 copies since it was released in 2009, topping the App Store\u2019s \u201cHealth &amp; Fitness\u201d chart in several countries and collecting thousands of great reviews.<\/p>\n<p>Splendid Things released Get Running for Android in July 2012, using the same high-quality audio samples as the original app, but rewriting everything else for Android, from the ground up.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"aboutsplendidthings\">About Splendid Things<\/h2>\n<p>Splendid Things is a small British company, founded in 2009 specifically to develop excellent mobile applications. Splendid Things often works in partnership with individuals and other small companies to create its apps.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"contact\">Contact<\/h2>\n<p>For press enquiries, mail <a href=\"mailto:press-enquiries@getrunningapp.com\">press-enquiries@getrunningapp.com<\/a>. Bear in mind that Splendid Things is based in the United Kingdom, so we\u2019re generally most responsive during <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldtimeserver.com\/current_time_in_UTC.aspx\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GMT\/BST<\/a> working hours.<\/p>\n<p>(For Get Running support, try our <a href=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/support\/\">Support<\/a> page.)<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"getrunningfeaturesspecifications\">Get Running Features &amp; Specifications<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"generalfeatures\">General Features<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Get Running is based on Josh Clark\u2019s \u201cCouch to 5K\u201d nine-week training plan, with three runs per week, for a total of 27 training runs overall.<\/li>\n<li>The app builds up your fitness with a combination of running and walking, gradually building up to 30 minutes of uninterrupted running in the ninth week.<\/li>\n<li>The app\u2019s \u201cProgress Path\u201d shows your progress in an attractive sliding view, with past and future running dates to help plan your running.<\/li>\n<li>Get Running\u2019s human voice is built from more than 200 high-quality, studio-recorded audio samples.<\/li>\n<li>Get Running plays nicely with other apps \u2014 for example, you can use your preferred music player alongside Get Running.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"iosspecifications\">iOS Specifications<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Get Running for iOS is available for iPhone and iPod Touch devices running iOS 3.1.3 or later.<\/li>\n<li>Built-in support for Facebook and Twitter progress updates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"androidspecifications\">Android Specifications<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Get Running for Android is available for Android devices running Android 2.2 \u201cFroyo\u201d or later.<\/li>\n<li>Built-in support for Facebook progress updates. Works with most third-party social media apps; Twitter clients, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Get Running installs to the SD card if required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"reviewcopies\">Review Copies for the Press and Bloggers<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019re happy to give out copies of the app for review to the media, bloggers included. For iPhone, this is normally done with a promo code. For Android, because the Google Play Store doesn\u2019t support promo codes, we\u2019ll ask you to buy the app, and then refund your money immediately after the purchase (we&#8217;re working on a better way!)<\/p>\n<p>Either way, just <a href=\"mailto:press-enquiries@getrunningapp.com\">drop us a line<\/a> and we\u2019ll get back to you.<\/p>\n<p>We practise ethical marketing. We believe in full disclosure, and we don\u2019t place any restrictions on reviewers or reviews. Be honest, we can take it!<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"getrunningicons\">Get Running Icons<\/h2>\n<p>These Get Running icons are available for press use. The \u201cstroked\u201d version may work better against a light background.<\/p>\n<h3>Unstroked<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>57&#215;57, 128&#215;128, 256&#215;256 unstroked icons:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/app-icons\/App-Icon-57x57-unstroked.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/app-icons\/App-Icon-57x57-unstroked.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"App Icon 57x57 unstroked\" width=\"57\" height=\"57\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-467\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/app-icons\/App-Icon-128x128-unstroked.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/app-icons\/App-Icon-128x128-unstroked.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"App Icon 128x128 unstroked\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-469\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/app-icons\/App-Icon-256x256-unstroked.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/app-icons\/App-Icon-256x256-unstroked.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"App Icon 256x256 unstroked\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-471\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/app-icons\/App-Icon-512x512-unstroked.png\">Download 512&#215;512 unstroked icon.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/app-icons\/App-Icon-1024x1024-unstroked.png\">Download 1024&#215;1024 unstroked icon.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Stroked<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>57&#215;57, 128&#215;128, 256&#215;256 stroked icons:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/app-icons\/App-Icon-57x57-stroked.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/app-icons\/App-Icon-57x57-stroked.png\" alt=\"App Icon 57x57 stroked\" title=\"App Icon 57x57 stroked\" width=\"57\" height=\"57\" class=\"size-full wp-image-466\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/app-icons\/App-Icon-128x128-stroked.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/app-icons\/App-Icon-128x128-stroked.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"App Icon 128x128 stroked\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" class=\"size-full wp-image-468\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/app-icons\/App-Icon-256x256-stroked.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/app-icons\/App-Icon-256x256-stroked.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"App Icon 256x256 stroked\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" class=\"size-full wp-image-470\" \/><\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/app-icons\/App-Icon-512x512-stroked.png\">Download 512&#215;512 stroked icon.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/app-icons\/App-Icon-1024x1024-stroked.png\">Download 1024&#215;1024 stroked icon.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"getrunningscreenshots\">Get Running Screen Shots<\/h2>\n<p>These Get Running screenshots are available for press use. Click for full-size images.<\/p>\n<h3>&ldquo;Bare&rdquo; Screenshots<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/screenshots\/progress_path.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/screenshots\/progress_path-208x300.png\" alt=\"Progress Path\" title=\"Progress Path\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-241\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/screenshots\/run_clock.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/screenshots\/run_clock-200x300.png\" alt=\"Run Clock\" title=\"Run Clock\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-242\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"clear: both;\">Screenshots with Apple iPhone 4S Image<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/screenshots\/iPhone_4S_Home_Screen@2x.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/screenshots\/iPhone_4S_Home_Screen@2x-131x300.png\" alt=\"Home Screen on the iPhone 4S\" title=\"iPhone_4S_Home_Screen@2x\" width=\"131\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-511\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/screenshots\/iPhone_4S_Run_Clock@2x.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/screenshots\/iPhone_4S_Run_Clock@2x-131x300.png\" alt=\"Run Clock on the iPhone 4S\" title=\"iPhone_4S_Run_Clock@2x\" width=\"131\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-512\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"clear: left;\">Screenshots with Android Nexus Image<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/screenshots\/home_screen_nexus_4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/screenshots\/home_screen_nexus_4_180x300.png\" alt=\"Home Screen on the Nexus 4\" title=\"home_screen_nexus_4\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-513\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/screenshots\/run_clock_nexus_4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/screenshots\/run_clock_nexus_4_180x300.png\" alt=\"Run Clock on the Nexus 4\" title=\"run_clock_nexus_4\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-514\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"video\" style=\"clear: left;\">Video<\/h2>\n<p>We have a nice little video demo of our Android version on YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tMbIDdc60xQ\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tMbIDdc60xQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Get Running for Android\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tMbIDdc60xQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"links\">Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Main Get Running website link: <a href=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/\">https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u201cShortcut\u201d link to the main Get Running website: <a href=\"http:\/\/getrunningapp.com\/\">http:\/\/getrunningapp.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Get Running Apple iOS App Store link: <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewSoftware?id=319043985&amp;mt=8\">http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewSoftware?id=319043985&amp;mt=8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Get Running Google Play Store link: <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=uk.co.splendid_things.android.getrunning\">https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=uk.co.splendid_things.android.getrunning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"socialmedia\">Social Media<\/h2>\n<p>We tweet as @<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/getrunningapp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">getrunningapp<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/getrunningapp\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\" data-size=\"large\" data-dnt=\"true\">Follow getrunningapp<\/a>\n<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script>\n  \n<h2 id=\"bios\">Staff Bios<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"span6\">\n<h3 id=\"benjohnbarnes\">Benjohn Barnes<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/benjohnbarnes.jpg\" alt=\"Benjohn Barnes\" title=\"Benjohn\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" class=\"pull-left\" style=\"margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Get Running was created by Benjohn Barnes, founder of Splendid Things.<\/p>\n<p>Benjohn began playing with computers when he was ten. His failure to find the off switch has been misinterpreted by friends and employers as \u001d\u201ca career\u201d. His play session was jarringly interrupted in 2007 with the discovered he no longer had a job.<\/p>\n<p>Realising no one else had a job either, and his two sons under three were too young to go out busking, he thought building Get Running to see if anyone wanted to buy it would be a nice, low risk option. By improbably good fortune, lots of wonderful people did. The boys are in school now, and have a sister. They&#8217;re still not busking.<\/p>\n<p>Benjohn is @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/benjohnbarnes\/\">benjohnbarnes<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benjohnbarnes\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\" data-size=\"large\" data-dnt=\"true\">Follow benjohnbarnes<\/a>\n<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script>\n  \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span6\">\n<h3 id=\"mattgibson\">Matt Gibson<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/splendid-things.co.uk\/getrunning\/wp-content\/themes\/getrunning\/img\/gothick.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Gibson\" title=\"gothick\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" class=\"pull-left\" style=\"margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mattgibsoncreative.co.uk\">Matt Gibson<\/a> has been programming since he first got his hands on a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ZX81\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ZX81<\/a>. 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