Kristine has competed in every distance triathlon from sprint and Olympic to half and full Ironman races, even earning a spot to race in the 2012 Age Group National Championship Olympic Triathlon. Stephen Warwick is TechRadar’s Fitness & Wearables writer with nearly a decade of experience covering technology, including five years as the News Editor of iMore. He’s a keen fitness enthusiast and is never far from the local gym, Apple Watch at the ready, to record his latest workout. Stephen has experience writing about every facet of technology including products, services, hardware, and software. He’s covered breaking news and developing stories regarding supply chains, patents and litigation, competition, politics and lobbying, the environment, and more.

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A former Apple Watch App of the Year winner, Gentler Streak is an app for workouts, well-being, and sleep with a focus harna reviews on a softer, lighter approach to health and wellness. It’s designed to make regular exercise sustainable, with no guilt-edged streaks. It features sleep analysis, menstrual cycle tracking, activity, and more, with over 140 activities to choose from.

How we test the best running apps

Check out our Apple Watch Challenge Apps Guide for the top apps that make fitness social and fun. Basically, if you’re staring enviously at Garmin’s training readiness scores, this is a way to get something similar on Apple’s smartwatch. Hopefully, this article gave you a better idea of how to make the most of your Apple Watch for running and maybe even made you a little curious about considering a running watch in the future. It’s a break from scrolling on your phone and constantly being pinged.

Nike Run Club (NRC)

However, to track all running details, you’d better use your iPhone to display routes, distance, pace, heart rate, active calories etc. Maybe some people dislike the fact that you need to bring your iPhone with you for Bluetooth connection, if you to listen to music while running. In return though, you’ll get a very slick, feature-rich app to cover all of your runs and can turn the Apple Watch into more of a race-ready smartwatch. Strava is one of the most popular fitness apps on the iPhone, and it works really well on the Apple Watch too.

Whether you’re stopping at a traffic light, snapping a photo of some wildflowers, or need a potty stop, it’s easy to get distracted and forget to tap that resume button. If your pacing ever starts to feel off or the distance doesn’t seem right, you can always go into your settings and select Reset Fitness Calibration Data to start fresh. One of the best features is that there’s no monthly or yearly charge to use Garmin Connect.

Not as good as their website for tracking, but I like it

Regardless of the distance you’re training for, we have the right plan for you. Train for any race, from a 5k to an ultramarathon, or simply try out our maintenance or get fit plans until you figure out your next goal. There is also a leaderboard called segment leaderboard listing the best runs on popular stretches of road in the app.

Nike Run Club — Get Started Plan (4 weeks)

Perfect for runners looking to get started, with easy-to-follow plans to get you running 5km in nine weeks. If you’re looking for an Apple Watch app to start your running journey, Watch to 5K is a great app to ease you into things. It’s an app designed to provide an easy-to-follow plan that will help you run your first 5km run in nine weeks.

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With the companion Apple Watch app you can see your stats at a glance, including how many calories you’ve consumed, nutrient breakdown, and the calories you’ve earned through activity. One of our writers tried using MyFitnessPal to record everything he ate for a week. Structured is an all-in-one day planner that combines a calendar, to-do list, and habit tracker into a single timeline. You can manage tasks, store thoughts, create notes, and break down projects into sub-tasks. On the Apple Watch, you’ll get a day plan, task management, and even a look at your Inbox of tasks and reminders. Of course, all this also syncs to your Mac, iPhone, and iPad as well.

None to Run — None to Run Beginner Plan (12 weeks)

Third, strength and mobility work is built right into the plan — C25K doesn’t include any. The trouble is that there is more to a running app than what happens on your wrist during a workout. At least as important are the stats you get afterward to analyze your progress. One of the first apps to introduce support for running without taking your iPhone in watchOS 2, Runtastic sadly lost its early lead — along with that feature.

Map My Run GPS Running Tracker

While the developer claims it’s a feature that they “don’t lock you in to a provider,” I personally want an app that is going to be tightly integrated with a service. It’s a great app, and some hardcore runners may prefer it, but it’s hard to recommend it over RunKeeper. If you have an iPhone 5s or newer, it can track your runs using the iPhone’s motion co-processor.

• If you decided to use a phone to track your distance and pace, you will want an app like the Nike Run app or MapMyRun.
• Download Runtopia in the Google Play store or on iOS to start earning rewards for your miles.
• These are iPhone apps that work with most Apple Watch series, including the Apple Watch SE.
• You can set a hydration goal for the day when you first set up the app.
• Structured is an all-in-one day planner that combines a calendar, to-do list, and habit tracker into a single timeline.
• Take the seemingly endless library of songs with you on your run to enjoy just about any music you could ever want on any Apple device.

Our personalized training plans for Apple Watch

People are bound to have different gadgets, so it’s important to know if the runner app suits everyone. You can look at each app to determine if it’s right for your Apple Watch and long-term goals. If you want to stream radio or music over the Internet directly from the watch then don’t plan on anything longer than 90mins battery life. If you want to have a certain playlist start as soon as you do, then set a Workout playlist. As long as nothing else is playing at the time, this playlist will start automatically when you begin running.

Runkeeper developed by FitnessKeeper is another running app for the Apple Watch. This running app for Apple Watch records a wide array of workouts including running, walking, biking, hiking, and more. The running Apple Watch app also lets you set goals regarding what you want to achieve, whether it’s losing a little bit of weight, run further, burn some calories, and more. While I am not the runner who loves a coach in my ear or needs the planned workouts, I did super enjoy those Headspace sessions which help you figure out a lot of the mental side of running. Meanwhile, he LOVES that the app tells him when to speed up, when to slow down and everything in between.