Your Personal Running Coach, Anytime, Anywhere
Experience personalized training plans, expert guidance, and injury prevention strategies—all from your pocket.
Stop Winging Your Training
Generic PDFs, inconsistent advice, YouTube workouts that weren’t built for runners. If you’re piecing your training together from random sources, you’re leaving your progress—and health—to chance.
Meet RunSmart—Your Coach in Your Pocket
Get a plan built for you. PT-designed strength, mobility, and smart tracking—all in one place to keep you healthy and moving forward.
Everything You Need to Train Smarter
Custom training plans. Expert-led strength. Smarter structure. RunSmart combines the best of coaching and physical therapy in one powerful app.
Training Plans
From 5K to Marathon. Custom to your pace, goals, and race date.
PT-Designed Workouts
Strength & mobility to prevent injuries and improve form.
Race Prep Tools
Fueling guidance, taper planning, and mental prep.
Progress Tracking
Real-time performance feedback and pacing tips.
Smart Training for Real Runners
Most plans ramp up too fast or ignore real life. RunSmart is different—built by Physical Therapists who get how runners succeed, stay healthy, and keep showing up.
Built-In Recovery Weeks
Your plan includes scheduled rest and adaptation—not just nonstop effort.
Safe, Sustainable Progression
We balance mileage and intensity for long-term success, not short-term strain.
Real-Life Flexibility
Busy week? Hot weather? You can adjust without falling off track.
Smarter Structure
Includes strength, mobility, and long-term planning for true performance—not just a finish time.
How it Works
Tap the arrows to discover how RunSmart creates a personalized running plan tailored to your goals and schedule.
Find your race
Search thousands of races or add one manually.
Set a Starting Point
Provide your recent running history for the perfect starting point.
Choose Your Intensity
Focus on consistency or dial up the speed, you can choose.
Pick Your Running Days
From daily runs to long runs, run on days that work for you.
Add Cross Training
Add Physical Therapist-designed strength training, yoga, and stretching to stay injury-free.
Set Your Goal
Enter a goal time for a personalized pacing schedule to hit your goal.
Start Training
Follow your plan and make adjustments as need to fit your schedule.
Race Day Whoas
From first 5Ks to marathons, RunSmart helps runners train smarter, stay injury-free, and hit their goals—race day and every day after.
Plans available in miles and kilometers
“Thank you, RunSmart, for giving me the skills to come out of injury and pull off a 3:50:56 at NYC with zero issues! So great to come from a PR in Chicago with no pressure and enjoy every bit of the NYC experience.”
– Julie Dunbar
“Ran my B race, Hershey Half Marathon, today at the Sweetest Place on Earth. PR by 6.5 minutes!”
– David W
“Got my BQ and PR’d by over 4 minutes! 3:23:41 in the Jack and Jill marathon out in North bend, Washington! Thank you Steve Gonser and RunSmart training for keeping me strong and helping me reach my goals!“
– Sarah Baker
How RunSmart Stacks Up
Stop guessing. Start training with confidence. Whether you’ve used a PDF plan or hired a coach, RunSmart delivers the structure and results—without the price tag or guesswork.
| Features | Coaching | RunSmart | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accessible 24/7 | |||
| Syncs to watch | |||
| Personalized Scheduling | |||
| Affordable | |||
| Provides Pacing | |||
| Adapts to Weather | |||
| Full Plan Laid Out | |||
| Easily Adjustable | |||
| Includes Strength, Yoga | |||
| Physical Therapist-Designed |
Stop guessing.
Start training with confidence.
Whether you’re training for your first race or just want to stop feeling sore and stuck, RunSmart gives you structure, support, and strength—all in one place.
FAQs
How is my plan personalized?
This is where the magic happens. We’ll collect a variety of information, including:
- your recent running history
- preferred runs per week
- preferred running days
- preferred long run days
- cross training workouts
- targeted stretching
- your goal on race day
All these factors, among others, are used to build your running plan while following best practices to prevent injury and maximize performance.
What if I need to adjust my plan after it's created?
Our plans can adjust easily to a changing schedule. Open your plan and drag to re-order days to fit your needs.
How to I access my plan?
Run plans are accessed online through your browser or the RunSmart mobile app.
How is pacing determined?
Each run has a specific pacing strategy to help you build your fitness and avoid overtraining. Pacing is determined based on your race goal and created across various run types: base, easy, progression, tempo, and interval. Don’t worry, we’ll personalize what runs you receive based on your goals and comfort level.
What race or event distances are offered?
Currently, our plans are built for 5K, 8K, 10K, 10 mile, half and full marathon. We also offer plans for maintenance and race recovery.
Keep Learning, Keep Running
Explore expert tips, training insights, and stories designed to keep you inspired and informed. From injury prevention to race-day strategies, our blog has everything you need to stay one step ahead.
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