For running coaches
Running coach app for structured training plans
You prescribe runs in Strength Academy by type, distance or time, with a target pace set from the runner’s race PRs and a heart-rate zone on top. Runners see the pace and zone in the session. You follow their weekly kilometres against the plan, their pace trend and their PRs.
How to coach running in Strength Academy
Prescribe the run
Choose long run, zone 2, recovery, tempo, intervals, 400 m repeats, sprints, fartlek or time trial. Set it by distance or time, with repeats and rest for interval sessions.
Set the pace from a PR
Base the target pace on the runner’s 5K, 10K, half marathon or marathon PR, then make it faster or slower by a set number of seconds.
Add heart-rate zones
Use a 3, 5 or 7-zone model, saved as your default, with an optional beats-per-minute range. The runner sees the pace, the zone and the BPM range in the session.
Follow weekly kilometres and pace
Runners can track runs with GPS in the iOS or Android app, with per-kilometre splits, elevation and a route map. Those runs feed your view of weekly kilometres against the plan, pace trend and PRs.
What your runners track
Race PRs are the reference for the paces in your sessions. Strength, mobility and erg work sit in the same week as the runs.
- 5K / 10K / half / marathon PRs
- Pace
- Heart-rate zones
- Per-km splits
- Elevation
- Weekly km
A sample running week
A week from one of our own half marathon plans for a hybrid athlete: two strength days, one interval session, an easy run with a short circuit, and two optional runs at the weekend.
- Monday
- Romanian deadlift 3 × 6 and bench press 3 × 6, both at RPE 7. Lat pulldown 3 × 12, leg curl 3 × 12, hip abduction and adduction superset 3 × 15.
- Tuesday
- Intervals: 4 × 1,200 m at 10K effort with 2–3 minutes of easy jogging between, after a 10–15 minute warm-up and before a 10-minute cool-down.
- Wednesday
- Back squat 3 × 6 at RPE 7. Barbell row 3 × 10, Arnold press 3 × 12, leg extension 3 × 12, 45° back extension 3 × 12.
- Thursday
- Rest.
- Friday
- Easy zone 2 run, 30 minutes. Then a 12-minute AMRAP at a steady pace: 250 m row, 15 air squats, 10 handstand push-ups, 30-second plank.
- Saturday
- Optional: 3 × 1 km at 5K effort with about 3 minutes of jogging between. Run it only if Tuesday left the legs fresh, otherwise run easy or rest.
- Sunday
- Optional long run: 45 minutes in zone 2 at a pace you can talk at.
Running coaching questions
Build your first running week
The 14-day trial includes every feature, so you can build a full week, send it to an athlete and see what they log.
Prefer to set it up together? Book a free 15-minute intro call