What Are Workout Briefings?
Workout Briefings give you a personalized pre-run briefing tailored to you and your plan. They’re designed to help you get more from every session by explaining the goal of your workout and making sure you’re prepared for things like weather or terrain, so you can manage your effort effectively.
Think of your Workout Briefing as a little advice from your coach before you begin.
How Do I Access My Workout Briefing?
Workout Briefings are automatically generated and become available from 9:00 AM (local time) on the morning before your scheduled workout. To view your briefing, simply tap into the workout in your plan.
If you reschedule your workout after the briefing has been generated, the Workout Briefing will automatically update. This may take a few seconds, but it ensures your briefing stays personalized to your new schedule.
If you check your workout ahead of time, you’ll see a countdown showing when your Workout Briefing will become available.
What Does my Workout Briefing Tell Me?
Your Workout Briefing is broken down into two parts:
Coaching comment
The Coaching Comment comes directly from our expert Runna coaches and provides context and guidance for your session, including:
Plan context
The type of plan you’re on (for example, a 5K Improvement Plan or Marathon Plan) and where you are in your training cycle, such as peak week, deload, taper, or a standard training week.Previous workout insights
A recap of your most recent session, including pace or effort guidance, to help you build on previous work and manage today’s effort appropriately.Upcoming workout details
An overview of today’s session and its focus, helping you prepare mentally and direct your energy effectively.
Focus points
Focus Points highlight what matters most for today’s run and help you execute the session as intended:
Key workout focus and coaching tips to guide your execution.
Current weather conditions, including temperature, wind speed, general conditions (such as “blustery” or “light drizzle”), and precipitation, with guidance on how these factors may affect your run and how to adjust your effort.
Hydration and nutrition tips, offering general, practical guidance to help you feel prepared and fueled for your session.
FAQs
Are Workout Briefings available for all plans?
To access Workout Briefings, you’ll need to be on app version 8.16 or later. Workout Briefings aren’t currently available for New to Running or Return to Running plans, but we hope to include these plans from early next year.
Are Workout Briefings available for all workouts?
Workout Briefings aren’t currently available for treadmill runs, instant workouts or workouts completed using RPE (Rate of Perceived Exertion).
How does data privacy policy acceptance work for Workout Briefings?
If you’ve already accepted the data privacy policy for Workout Insights, that acceptance will also apply to Workout Briefings.
If you haven’t previously accepted the policy, you’ll be prompted to do so in order to receive Workout Briefings. If you choose not to accept, you’ll continue to receive the existing coaching comments as usual.
What if my Workout Briefing is inaccurate?
Workout Briefings are personalized using your plan details, recent training history, and local conditions. If something in your briefing doesn’t look quite right, try the following:
Check location and weather settings
Make sure location services are enabled for the app and that your device location is set correctly, as this affects weather information.Confirm workout scheduling
Double-check that your workout is scheduled for the correct day in the app, especially if you’ve recently moved or rescheduled a session.Ensure previous workouts are logged correctly
Your recent workouts help inform pacing guidance and coaching context. Make sure completed sessions are logged accurately in the app.
If everything looks correct and the briefing still seems inaccurate, please contact us via the in-app support channel and we’ll be happy to take a look.
Will it affect my plan if I don’t follow the Workout Briefing?
If you’re unable to complete your workout exactly as suggested in the briefing, don’t worry - it won’t negatively impact your plan or training. Workout Briefings are designed to guide and support you, but your training plan will continue to adapt and progress as intended.
What if I don’t want to receive a Workout Briefing?
At the moment, there is no way to deactivate Workout Briefings in the app.
Takeaway
Workout Briefings add extra context and coaching insight to each run, helping you to understand the purpose of your workout so you can approach it with clarity and confidence on the day.
By combining plan context, recent workouts and your real-time conditions, Workout Briefings support smarter effort management and more effective, enjoyable training.