What is Runna AI?
At Runna, we use AI to adapt your running plan to your workout performances. This keeps your training on track and personalises your plan based on your unique running data.
Runna AI adjusts your training to make sure your workout paces are set to a sustainable yet challenging level.
How does it work?
Runna AI monitors how you're performing in your speed sessions (intervals, tempo and time trials). You should receive a pace status after each interval, tempo or time trial workout (if you don't, check the FAQs below for support). Runna AI will monitor how consistent you are at hitting your paces. If it detects a trend, it will suggest a recommendation to bring your paces in line with your current performance.
If Runna AI recommends a pace change, you have full control as to whether to accept or reject that change.
How do I access Runna AI?
Runna AI lives on the 'plan' tab. You will see a card with the following statuses:
Pace on point: Runna AI thinks you are perfectly on track with your plan!
Ahead of the pack: Runna AI thinks you are ahead of your plan. Click 'View update' to see your recommended pace change.
Let's review your pace: Runna AI thinks a decrease in your pace will make training more sustainable. Click 'View update' to see your recommended pace change.
Variable pace detected: Runna AI couldn't make a recommendation. This is likely because some sessions you achieved your targets, and in other missed them. Focus on meeting the pace targets and staying consistent!
Monitoring your pace data: Runna AI doesn't have enough data to make a recommendation yet. You'll receive this if you're new to a plan, or if you've recently updated your paces. Complete your next planned interval, tempo or time trial
FAQs
How will my plan change if I accept a new pace target?
The only thing that will change in your plan is the pace! Accepting a new pace target will only impact the pace targets Runna sets for you for each of the runs, including for workouts with different split paces like tempos or intervals.
Do I have to accept a pace target recommendation? What if I just had a bad week?
You have the option to decline the new pace target if you choose to do so. You will always have the ability to review the suggested change and make your own decision.
I chose not to accept the new pace target, but now I want to change it. How do I do this?
You have two options:
Manually change your estimated current 5km time in the plan settings of your app. This will update your pace target.
Keep running and wait for another recommendation to come through from the app!
My card has been saying 'Monitoring your pace data' for multiple weeks. What does this mean?
If you are doing tempo, interval and time trial sessions, but not receiving a pace update, there are a few possible causes.
You are recording workouts manually and linking them after: make sure you’re recording your workouts directly through the Runna app on your phone or via your smart watch, with the workouts sent through the Runna app on your watch. Activities recorded manually and linked manually on Runna are not used by Runna AI.
You have pace targets turned off: you can change this in Profile (top left) --> Workout Settings --> Check Pace Targets are on
You recently updated your estimated race time. This will reset Runna AI.
There was inconsistent data in the runs used by Runna AI. Make sure you complete all the reps as planned.
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