Month-to-Month
$15 first month
then $19.99 a month
Train month by month. Your Early Access rate stays at $19.99 for as long as you stay subscribed.
Start Month-to-MonthMeet Coach Aiden
A running coach who tells you the truth.
Aiden is the AI coach inside RunEQ. He builds your plan from what you've actually run, explains every workout before you lace up, reads it lap by lap when you're done — and then you can ask him about it.
Start Early Access
$15 first month — Early Access pricing.
Prices go up at General Availability.
Prices go up at General Availability.
- 5K, 10K, half and full marathon
- Garmin and Strava connected
- Phone or desktop, no download
Every screen here is from the founder's own plan.
“2:24 to 2:00 is 24 minutes to close — a serious reach, and the current data does not support promising it.”
Most apps hand you the goal time you typed in. Aiden shows you the gap.
Before your plan starts, Aiden reads your recent training from Strava or Garmin and writes you a letter: where you are today, what your goal really asks for, and what you'll need to prove along the way. If the goal is a stretch, he says so — then builds the plan to close it, one earned step at a time.
This is RunEQ's founder's own plan. He's training on it right now.
- Honest baseline
- 2:16:45 Grounded in the evidence
- Best bet
- 2:09:52 If you earn the plan
- Stretch
- 2:00:40 If everything clicks
Same plan, three honest expectations. They move as the training comes in.
Earn It — how RunEQ training works
Aiden tells you the truth on day one. Earn It is how you close the gap.
No pace jumps because the calendar says so. You get faster when your training proves you're ready — which is how you get to your goal safely.
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An honest starting point
Aiden reads your last six months of Strava. No quiz, no guessing. You get the real number — like 2:09 when you asked for 2:00.
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The plan bends
Ride, hike, swim, or sandwich a run between two bike legs. Aiden coaches the workout you actually did, not the one on the calendar.
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Real insights after every workout
A lap-by-lap read of what happened and what it means for your goal. Then ask him about it.
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Earn your level-ups
Every week Aiden looks at all your running — easy days, long runs, hard sessions. When you've proven you're ready, faster paces are yours.
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Race-day confidence
Checkpoints along the way prove the fitness is real, so race day is validation of work you've already done — not a gamble.
Other apps level you up off one fast workout. Aiden looks at your whole week.
Easy days kept easy, long runs finished under control, hard sessions executed — all of it counts as evidence. A single great interval session doesn't move your paces, and one bad day doesn't erase your progress.
After every run, Aiden reads what actually happened.
Not a map and a pace average. A lap-by-lap read of the session, in the context of your plan, your terrain — even your altitude.
“At 5,000 feet in Medellín, holding that effort is legitimately harder than sea level… which is exactly what that 155 bpm in Lap 4 reflects. You didn't blow up — you executed.”
Then ask him about it.
Every workout read and every weekly review has a chat box. Why did my heart rate drift? Should I have pushed the last rep? What does this mean for Sunday? Aiden answers from your plan and your data — not a generic chatbot guess.
Before the run, you know exactly what today is for.
Every session comes with its structure, target and source — and Aiden's read on how to run it today, for you.
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The assignment
Structure, pace, effort and where the workout comes from — Pfitzinger, Higdon, McMillan. The bar you see is exactly what your watch will show.
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Aiden's read on it
Why this session matters for your goal, the mistake to avoid, and what to expect today — like your heart rate running high at altitude.
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Target vs. what happened
Your run comes in from Garmin or Strava and lands next to the assignment: pace, effort, cost, terrain.
Every week ends with a real review.
Aiden looks at the whole week — what you ran, what you rode, what you skipped — and tells you straight. Completed 2 of 5 sessions? He'll say so, give you credit for what you did execute, and tell you what to put back on the calendar.
“The workouts you missed matter for development, and that's what we'll build toward. But what you did complete, you executed cleanly.”
Each review ends with what it means for your race, the plan for next week, and whether you've earned faster paces. And yes — you can ask him questions about that too.
Life happened? Tell Aiden.
Legs are trashed, the track is closed, work blew up. Tell him in plain words — or pick a direction — and he reshapes the day without losing what it was for.
Seven ways to reshape today
Cross-training that's actually prescribed
Missing an interval day doesn't mean "go do 30 minutes of cardio." For that one session, Aiden offers 24 structured alternatives built to hit the same stimulus:
- Pool running 400m repeats, 800m repeats, pyramids, speed bursts
- Swimming 25s, 50s, 100s, descending ladder
- Elliptical 1-on/1-off, pyramids, 3-minute repeats, Tabata
- Rowing 500m and 1000m repeats, pyramids, max efforts
- Bike sprints, 90-second power, 3-minute repeats, Tabata
- Stairs power intervals, Tabata climb, pyramids, 30/30s
Cross-training earns RunEQ miles, so the week's work is counted honestly.
Heads-up, coach. Travel, a crazy week, a sick kid — give Aiden a heads-up and he adjusts the plan around it, because he already knows where you are in it.
Injury Recovery Mode. Reshapes training around what you can safely do and builds a gradual return to running. RunEQ adjusts training; it doesn't diagnose injuries or replace a clinician.
Plans are everywhere. A coach isn't.
What runners don't get is a coach who knows the plan, sees the work, and talks to them about it.
A typical training appRunEQ with Coach Aiden
Where the plan startsThe goal time you typed inYour actual recent training, with an honest gap
Before a workoutA pace and a distanceWhy it matters, how it should feel, where it comes from
After a workoutSplits and a mapA lap-by-lap read against the plan, terrain and altitude
QuestionsSearch a forumAsk Aiden about any workout or weekly review
Getting fasterBumped on a schedule, or off one fast workoutEarned across your whole week — easy, long and hard runs — with checkpoints
A bad daySkip itSeven ways to adapt, 24 cross-training options for an interval day
The whole plan, start to race day.
Base, build, peak, taper — every week and every workout, filtered by type, with 3:1 cutback weeks built in. Your plan starts from your real fitness, schedule and equipment.
- Garmin and Strava in. Your history and completed runs feed the coaching.
- Garmin out. Structured workouts land on your watch with intervals and targets already built.
- Cross-training counts. Bike, pool and Cyclete sessions convert to RunEQ miles.
Runs on your phone today, no download. Plan your whole season on the big screen at home.
RunEQ was built web-first. Open it on your phone at the track and it works like an app. Sit down at your desk and the same plan, workouts and coaching open full-size — easy to look over every week of your build at once, something phone-only running apps can't give you.
- PhoneCheck today's workout, send it to Garmin, talk to Aiden after the run.
- DesktopLook over the full plan, read your weekly reviews, reshape the weeks ahead.
- Native appsComing soon — Android first, then iPhone. Your account carries over.
Built for running. Not just prompting.
RunEQ isn't a chatbot with a pretty interface. Behind Aiden is more than 100,000 lines of purpose-built software: the training science, the adaptive workout logic, the fitness analysis that reads your runs, the Garmin integration, and the cross-training engine. Aiden is the coach who understands how it all fits together.
The AI is part of RunEQ.
It isn't all of RunEQ.
Who built this
Built by a runner who wanted this coach.
I'm Brad — just a regular guy who turned into a software engineer and spent about 20 years building enterprise software. I wanted better coaching for myself than I was getting from other running apps and plans, so I built RunEQ. It grew into something way bigger than I planned, and it's going to keep growing — you should see my roadmap.
I train on RunEQ myself, and every screen on this site is from my own plan.
If you really want to get to know me, hang out on my YouTube channel.
— Brad, founder of RunEQ
Early Access is open
Every plan starts with a $15 first month.
Join during Early Access and you're a founding member. Your rate stays locked as long as you stay subscribed.
Every plan gets the full coach and every feature. Pick how you want to keep going after month one.
Early Access members help shape what RunEQ becomes. Tell us what you'd change, and watch it get better every week.
These are Early Access prices, not permanent ones.
When RunEQ moves to General Availability, prices go up. If you're reading this later and the numbers have changed, that's why.
5K & 10K
10-Week Build
$34.99 paid today
Your first month at $15, plus $19.99 for the rest of your build. One payment covers all 10 weeks.
Built for your 5K or 10K. Ten weeks with Coach Aiden, from first workout to race day.
Nothing renews automatically. When your build ends, extend to a full year or continue month to month. Extend within 30 days of finishing your build and you keep your founding member rate.
Start a 10-Week BuildHalf & full marathon
Race Build
$54.99 paid today
Your first month at $15, plus $39.99 for the rest of your build. One payment covers up to 20 weeks.
Your whole race, start to finish line. For your half or full marathon: up to 20 weeks with Coach Aiden, through base, build, taper and race day. If your race comes sooner, the extra weeks are on Aiden.
About $40 less than five months of Month-to-Month.
Nothing renews automatically. When your build ends, extend to a full year or continue month to month. Extend within 30 days of finishing your build and you keep your founding member rate.
Start a Race BuildAnnual
$114 paid today
Covers your first 12 months: your first month at $15, plus $99 for the other 11.
Train all year, race after race. After your first year it renews at $99 a year, and you keep that rate for as long as you stay subscribed.
Start AnnualCancel anytime. No surprises.
- Month-to-Month: cancel anytime and keep access through the month you've paid for.
- 10-Week and Race Builds: one-time purchases that never renew.
- Annual: renews at your founding member rate unless you cancel before renewal. Canceling stops the renewal; it doesn't refund the rest of your year.
Changed your mind? Builds and Annual can be refunded within 14 days of purchase, minus the $15 first month. After that, payments aren't refundable. Billing error or an unexpected renewal? Contact us and we'll make it right.
Every plan includes
- Coach Aiden before and after every workout
- Ask Aiden about any workout or weekly review
- Goal-specific plan built from your real training
- Earn-It pace progression and checkpoints
- Life Adaptations, Heads-up Coach, Injury Recovery Mode
- Prescribed cross-training and Garmin workout delivery
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Questions runners ask first
Is Coach Aiden a real person?
No. Aiden is an AI coach. His workouts come from established coaching methods — Pete Pfitzinger, Hal Higdon, Greg McMillan and others — and he coaches from your actual plan and training data, not generic advice. He's direct by design: he'd rather tell you a goal is a stretch than promise something your training doesn't support.
Can I really ask him questions?
Yes. Every post-workout read and weekly review has a chat where you can ask Aiden about it — why a rep fell apart, whether to push Sunday's long run, what a heart-rate drift means. He answers with your plan and data in front of him.
What does Early Access cost?
Every plan starts with a $15 first month. After that, Month-to-Month is $19.99 a month; a 10-Week Build for a 5K or 10K is $34.99 paid up front (your first month at $15 plus $19.99 for the rest of your build); a Race Build is $54.99 paid up front for up to 20 weeks (your first month at $15 plus $39.99 for the rest of your build), and Annual is $114 paid up front for your first 12 months (your first month at $15 plus $99 for the other 11), then $99 a year. Builds are paid once, up front, and cover the weeks stated. Your Early Access rate stays the same for as long as you stay subscribed. These are Early Access prices — they go up when RunEQ moves to General Availability. Payments go through Stripe.
What is a Race Build?
One price for one half or full marathon. You get up to 20 weeks with Coach Aiden — base, build, taper and race day — for $54.99 total. If your plan is shorter than 20 weeks, the extra weeks are yours to keep training with Aiden. Training for a 5K or 10K? The 10-Week Build covers ten weeks for $34.99.
Do I need to download an app?
No. RunEQ was built web-first: it works like an app on your phone with nothing to install, and opens full-size on your desktop for planning. Native Android and iPhone apps are coming soon, and your account will carry over.
Which watches and apps does it work with?
Garmin and Strava bring in your training history and completed runs. Structured running workouts can be sent straight to Garmin watches.
Do I have to cross-train?
No. You can run every workout as written. Cross-training is there when you need it, and it's prescribed with the same purpose as the run it replaces.
What are RunEQ miles?
A training-equivalent unit that gives credit for cross-training like cycling or pool running. They aren't literal running miles, and RunEQ doesn't claim every activity builds the same adaptations as running.
Can I cancel? What about refunds?
Cancel anytime. Month-to-Month: you keep access through the month you've paid for. 10-Week and Race Builds are one-time purchases that never renew. Annual renews at your founding member rate unless you cancel before renewal — canceling stops the renewal, but doesn't refund the rest of your year. If you change your mind, Builds and Annual can be refunded within 14 days of purchase, minus the $15 first month. After that, payments aren't refundable. Billing error or an unexpected renewal? Contact us and we'll make it right.
What happens when my build ends?
Nothing renews automatically. When your 10-Week Build or Race Build ends, you can extend to a full year or continue month to month — your choice. Extend within 30 days of finishing your build and you keep your founding member rate.
Does RunEQ diagnose injuries?
No — Aiden doesn't diagnose injuries. Tell him what hurts and he'll adjust your plan and suggest which cross-training to use or avoid while you recover. For anything serious, see a doctor.
Train with a coach who knows where you actually are.
Join during Early Access and you're a founding member. First month $15 — prices go up at General Availability.