Runna App

[LovesToWalk]

Hi, I love to run, have run all the time - but only followed a plan when I ran a marathon in 2021.

It now looks like I'm going to be running London next year - even though I said never again! And I'm looking for a training plan that works around life, as a lot has changed work and fitness wise - I have different hours of work run less and strength train more at the moment, plus I'm a lot heavier - something I'm working on!

Rambling aside, everyone seems to be using the runna app, but for £15.99 pm or £99 for a year (more if you want it to link with strava!) I was wondering if it's really worth it. Has anyone used it, what makes it stand out from strava? Any other thoughts or niggles. I'll by syncing with my apple watch.

I use runna alongside strava for all of my race training blocks and even when I don’t have any upcoming races and just want to maintain my running in between.
They are both completely different and I wouldn’t be able to choose just one or the other. I use runna for the plan and workouts where as I use strava more for the data insights and route planning.
I think it’s worth every penny.

There are other apps as well called Coopah and Urunn, you could look at those too, they are all similar prices. Urunn is a new one and backed by Mo Farah and Charlotte Purdue.

I think you can get training plans with Strava as well if you have the paid subscription but if they've now linked with Runna maybe that's extra.

Thanks @user0177561 and @dynamiccactus xxx

I’ve used Runna and did love it, but was just too expensive to justify renewing. I now ask Chat GPT to do my running plans, and it does a brilliant job. I then put the sessions into my Garmin app so my watch tells me when to up the pace, switch to walking etc etc.

I love Runna. I did a 2 week free trial and then did the annual plan from there. Have trained for a half and am now doing the maintenance plan before doing a marathon plan next year. I’m happy to send you a referral code which gives you two weeks free trial if you want to give it a go.

It’s just AI. The runners world mission marathon plans are free and just as good… if not better

I use the plans on Garmin which are free. I like it because the sessions load directly to your watch; useful for interval sessions where I tend to lose count!
I don’t think they are any more technical or insightful than one you can get for free off Runners World or similar.

ETA: You might be more motivated if you are paying for it though.