Smart Runner
Your training plan, rewritten after every run
99 followers
Your training plan, rewritten after every run
99 followers
Smart Runner builds an adaptive 5K-to-marathon plan from one race result and rebuilds it after every run. Paces come from your VDOT, load tracking is the usual ATL/CTL/TSB, and workouts follow Pfitzinger, Daniels and Canova. Native Apple Watch app with live pace and HR zones. Two things make it different: it's a one-time purchase, not a subscription, and it runs entirely on-device. No account, no server, nothing leaves your phone. 14-day free trial.
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@dortal I just gave it a try and loved it. The live run information on the watch is best in class! I would love to continue using it. How can I DM you for the subscription offer? I didn’t find it here on PH
Also here’s some feedback from my first usage for a 10k upcoming race:
Fantastic adaptive training program and questionnaire to determine my plan, I really love all the flexibility and how clear it is. Way better than Runna which forces you into something you don’t necessarily want to.
everything worked out smoothly except it crashed after I shared the run on my instagram (not a big deal tho)
one really useful addition to me would be to enable starting the run from the phone and have it automatically start showing on the watch as well- kind of making the watch mirror the phone.
I prefer to listen to music on my phone, but if I do that with Smart Runner I can no longer hear the voice cues that are only from my watch audio with no way to send it from my phone - so I would love to be able to start the run from the phone, see the live run information on my watch and then be able to listen to the voice cues from the phone audio
Thank you so much, I’ll keep using and see if I can find any more thoughts to share!
Mailwarm
As someone who trains a lot, I like the “adaptive after every run” angle. Most plans look good on day one, then life happens: fatigue, missed sessions, bad sleep, unexpected pace.
Also, one-time purchase + on-device is refreshing in fitness apps.
Does the plan adapt more based on performance, heart rate/load, or missed workouts?
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@thamibenjelloun
Thanks Thami, you nailed exactly the problem I built it around. Plans that are perfect on paper and fall apart the first time life gets in the way.
Short answer: all three, but load is the backbone. Here's the order of influence:
Training load (ATL/CTL/TSB) is the primary driver. Every run feeds TRIMP into your acute vs chronic load, so the plan reads fatigue and freshness and adjusts volume and intensity before piling on more. This is what catches the bad-sleep, dead-legs weeks.
Performance sets the paces. Your VDOT updates from how you're actually running, so the target zones move with your fitness instead of staying frozen at whatever you entered on day one.
Missed workouts reshape the block. It runs a 2-week rolling plan and rebuilds after every run, so a skipped session gets absorbed into what comes next rather than guilt-tripping you to cram it in.
Heart rate matters mostly through that load calculation rather than as a standalone dial.
Really appreciate you digging in. If you put it through a real week, I'd love to hear where the adaptation feels right and where it doesn't.
Refocus
The on-device, no-account stance is the part I respect most, health data should work exactly like this. One question on cold start: the plan bootstraps from a single race result, but what about someone who hasn't raced recently or is coming back after a long break? Do you estimate VDOT another way, or just ease them in conservatively? I spend a lot of time thinking about onboarding users who don't show up with clean data.
Smart Runner
This app is exactly what I’ve been searching for as a running beginner. I’ve tried many sports apps like Strava, but they focuses on track routes without a proper growth system, but yours does it well.
Three key pros of this app:
1. Scientifically structured with solid insights to support long-term running training and advice
2. Clean, well-designed UI and logical section layout
3. The shoe log section is a feature I’ve wanted as well
LMK if I can unlock the access to more Insights, so far I think this app is really helpful! Looking forward to seeing it grow ;)
Quick question: how can i adjust the range of data insights in "run checked"/"sample" column?
Smart Runner
Good one! The on-device plus one-time-purchase combo is the part that actually got me. How do you stop a single bad reading from reshaping the whole block? Do you smooth it, flag it for confirmation?
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