Runna: Running Plans & Coach

Most people who take up running do too much too soon, get injured or discouraged, and stop. A structured plan prevents that, and Runna's purpose is to give you one built around where you actually are. Plans cover the full range from couch to 5k through to marathon training, and they are generated from your current fitness, your goal and your available time rather than being a generic schedule you adapt yourself. Crucially they adapt as you progress, adjusting when you are ahead or behind rather than continuing regardless. The programming is science-based, which in practice means the mix of easy running, intervals and long runs follows what is actually known about how endurance develops. The most common mistake among self-coached runners is running everything at a moderate pace, which is too hard to recover from and too easy to improve on; a plan fixes that by telling you when to go slowly. Strength sessions are included alongside the running, which is what prevents most of the injuries that end running habits. Workouts sync to compatible watches and devices so you can follow intervals on your wrist while running, and GPS tracks each session. Runna is part of Strava, and it is rated very highly by its users.