TrainAsONE Running App & Coach

★★★★★ Trainable works differently (better) than other running apps I have used. I am glad I gave it a try and have now upgraded to the paid version. It integrates very well with my Garmin watch (Forerunner 235) loading runs for the next few days onto my watch seamlessly and then downloading the results for analysis at the end of each run. I'm a senior category runner 60+. I have been using this app for nearly 2 years now. I particularly like the flexibility of the AI compared to other running programs I have tried, if I miss a run (or try to hard) it adjusts the running schedule automatically. This has made it much easier to stick with the program. It feels a little light in the runs, but as a result I have been injury free over the last 2 years and running consistently, so I guess it is getting it right. Normally I would expect an injury every 6–12 months because I pushed myself too hard! The app uses a traffic light system (red/amber/green) to grade completed runs. This shows how well I have followed the planned run which I have found surprisingly effective to prevent me working too hard or too soft in the run. It has been really useful keeping me going with Park Run off the table at the moment. The Trainable team have been responsive to user feedback in developing their app.

★★★★★ Easy to use and follow training plan that works with almost all common running apps (or by itself). I started using it after Nike Run Club removed "My Coach" and wouldn't go back to Nike even if it was an option. The only issue I have with Trainable is the slightly clunky app interface / understanding what to code runs as, but that goes away pretty quickly. The developer is also actively making improvements, so I'm sure it'll only get better.

★★☆☆☆ Used this app for a year with 5 runs per week as and rarely missed one (average runs per week was 4.71). Conclusion: THIS APP DOES NOT WORK. The training with the app made me slower and more prone to injury. VO2max went down from 58 to 53. The "ML" algorithm seems to be quite erratic: slight changes in the training schedule (run duration reduced from 70 to 60 mins) results in a completely insane change of the plan (instead of 26k long run, it's 7k eco run). Use another app, this doesn't work.

★★☆☆☆ This app sucks. It has progressively lowered my speed and endurance and made me more prone to injury than any other training plan I've ever used. It has no reasonable in-between stage for going from low-speed low-mileage to higher-speed higher-mileage. By the time if realized how bad the program is for me, I had several injuries that set my fitness back to worse than when I started using the app. I'm done with it.

★★☆☆☆ The UI is unintuitive. I've only used the couch to 5K program, starting on walking week. There are 2 glaring issues I've found: 1. Back to back steps with the same activity (step 1: brisk walk 5 mins, step 2: brisk walk 1 min). 2. The verbal instruction of each step takes place AFTER the count-down. So you either have to memorize each step prior to the run, making the verbal instruction pointless, or pull out your phone to read what step is coming, or stand and wait 5 seconds after.