5K Run - Couch to 5K Training is a health & fitness app developed by Vandersoft.
Download Statistics
5K Run - Couch to 5K Training has been downloaded 810 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 600 times.
User Ratings
5K Run - Couch to 5K Training is rated 4.10 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 3.3 thousand ratings.
App Information
5K Run - Couch to 5K Training is FREE to download. The APK download size is 14.49 MB. The latest version available is 50.0.12. The last update was on June 24, 2026.
Technical Requirements
5K Run - Couch to 5K Training requires Android 4.4+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play October 2015.
Description
Start your 5K running journey today! 5K Run is the best running app for beginners who want to learn to run. Go from walking to running a 5K in just 8 weeks with our proven walk-to-run interval training program. No experience needed — this beginner running plan will get you across the finish line!
🏃 HOW THE 5K TRAINING PLAN WORKS
Your 8-week program builds your endurance gradually using run/walk intervals. You'll start with short 1-minute jogging intervals between 1.5-minute walks. Each week the running intervals get longer and the walking breaks get shorter. Before you know it, you'll be running a full 5K without stopping!
Week 1: Short jog intervals with walking recovery Weeks 2–4: Gradually longer running intervals Weeks 5–7: Extended runs with fewer walk breaks Week 8: Run a full 5K — you did it!
🎧 YOUR PERSONAL RUNNING COACH
Take your phone on your runs and let 5K Run coach you through every step. Your running coach tells you exactly when to run, walk, warm up, and cool down — right through your headphones or speakers. Play your favorite music from any music app and the coach will chime in over your playlist.
While running, see at a glance: ✔ Total run time elapsed ✔ Time remaining on your run ✔ Current interval countdown
Need a break? Pause anytime. Skip forward or back between intervals with simple controls.
⭐ 5K RUN FEATURES
✔ 8-week Couch to 5K training plan for beginners ✔ Audio running coach guides you through every run ✔ Works outdoors or on a treadmill ✔ Play music while training — coach audio plays over your music ✔ Compatible with any music app (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.) ✔ Running plan overview — see all your upcoming workouts ✔ Run/walk interval controls with pause, skip, and rewind ✔ Warm up and cool down reminders every session ✔ Track your progress from couch to 5K
💪 WHO IS THIS APP FOR?
5K Run is perfect for: ✔ Complete beginners who have never run before ✔ Anyone returning to running after time off ✔ Walkers ready to start jogging and build up to a 5K race ✔ People looking to lose weight and improve cardio fitness ✔ Anyone training for their first 5K race or fun run
Whether you call it C25K, Couch to 5K, or zero to 5K — this is the running app that will get you there. Join thousands of beginner runners who have completed their first 5K with our training program.
Download 5K Run and start your running journey today!
Recent changes: This update improves run tracking accuracy. We've refined GPS distance and pace so your stats more closely match every step you take. Thanks for running with us!
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Comments on 5K Run - Couch to 5K Training for Android
★★★★☆Cherry M· Sep 21, 2024
Completed the 5k and loved the program but I can't seem to download the 10k why is that?
★★★★☆Keith Pott· Jan 16, 2023
Overall not a bad app... GPS run mapping is really buggy, has only actually worked once, which is really frustrating and one of the reasons I upgraded to the pro version
★★★★★Saeeda Quansah· Nov 26, 2021
I came to this app cautiously, unsure if I could follow the schedule and if the program would actually work for me. I decided to only run 2x/week because 3x seemed daunting. I love this app! It was very approachable for me, and I really fed off of the "You're doing great! You're halfway there!" from ole automated voice. I worried that the tracking was off so cross-checked it with the Strata app. Distance tracking was accurate on my phone. Really can't go wrong with this app.
★★★★☆Clare Mccarron· Apr 30, 2026
Recommended by a colleague as a way to get me running (I can't) already loving the easy-to-use format and fact I can listen to the radio on my smartphone simultaneously. Recently been totally updated and requiring subscription beyond basic level I believe. Despite that, so grateful to it for helping me learn to run when I thought I couldn't.
★☆☆☆☆Claire Roberts-Owen· Dec 10, 2021
I downloaded this today to get my fitness back on track, I used to run a lot, so I know the distances by me quite well. This app does not measure distance correctly - it is not 5k and definitely misleading, just so you have to pay for the app? You can download the real COUCH TO 5K for FREE, and it measures everything correctly with no ads! Very poor to mislead people who want to get healthy
★☆☆☆☆David Nishball· Apr 30, 2026
As of the April 24 update, you can no longer actually start a workout. What used to be free now costs 10 dollars per month. I was right in the middle of the program too.
★★☆☆☆Kym Pointon· Jun 6, 2021
Loved the app in the beginning so got the paid version. Got a new phone and none of my run history came over no matter how many times I reinstalled. App now doesn't measure any distance at all - 0 km every run - maybe the paid version only gives 12 months access. Same experience with 10 km paid app too. Will move on to another app now.
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