Review, the RunKeeper app on iPhone

While I'm trying to increase the running (despite all these internet chats where they say that you should not run+work out at the gym), I've been looking for an iPhone app to help me track my running.

I've been shopping around for a free app or low cost one, and I tried 2 or 3.
So far the RunKeeper (http://runkeeper.com/) app seems the best fit to me. I could customize it easily (no voice except at the end), and reports my run on a google map, that I can later access online. I disabled the sharing on Facebook, because honestly all my friends are bad ass runners and don't need to see my appaling running time, like this guy I know who just ran a 10K in 40 min, and I'm kinda behind those lucky-to-have-a-good-heart-and-pipes guys.

My only tip is to not start the runkeeper right off the bat once you're outside. This happens especially with low coverage areas like when I run in beautiful Marina Del Rey, close to the ocean.

In those rare cases, the GPS signal is poor and the app could not log my position, thus displaying goofy results that I had to delete. A oops moment from RunKeeper. But here's the solution :

The trick is to:

1- Wait a minute once you're outside

2- Launch Google maps which activates the GPS in the iPhone for a few seconds

3- After a few seconds, launch RunKeeper

I found out that this way, RunKeeper displays a good GPS signal and tracks efficiently my run.