5K Run: Beginner Training plan

Name: 5K Run: Beginner Training plan
Rating: 4.7 (2165 reviews)
Author: Carlos Fernandez Mayor

Maps, intervals and motivation

Free · In‑App Purchases

2.2K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Health & Fitness
Developer

Carlos Fernandez Mayor
Language

EN
+ 12 More
Size

26
MB

5K RUN is the easiest way to get you from couch potato to 5k. Our training plan will help you keep motivated and give your best in every workout. Don't give up, you can do it! 5K PLAN The training plan is design to help you keep motivated. It will let you know when you need to take a break and when it's time for another run. Run whenever you want, you don't need to set up a schedule of specific days for running, we all have busy days, or it's raining outside, or we're just tired. That's why our training plan adapts to you, giving you a time window to complete your workouts. Take your training to the next level! VOICE TRAINER During the runs, listen to your music and the voice trainier will tell you when it's time for you to run or walk. Set your goal and work to get there in a healthy way. HEALTHKIT INTEGRATION Run 5K integrates nicely with HealthKit, meaning that all your workout data will be available for you inside Run 5K and the Apple Health App. On top of that, all the races you save using Run 5K will contribute to filling the Activity rings on your Apple Watch. Isn't that cool?

Ratings & Reviews

4.7

out of 5

2.2K Ratings

A few issues...
06/27/2019

Lady_MC
I really liked the set up for this app, simple and encourages rest between sessions but also doesn’t let you go beyond a few days before your next or it sets you back a session. Awesome. Except two days ago on my run I wanted to restart a minute or two in because I had started the program but wasn’t ready... it told me better luck next time and set me back a session! Then today, I had to run on the treadmill, which I don’t normally do and it gave me the cues for about 20 min - then when I looked at it I realized it thought I had run 0 miles and I cannot find a way to manually change this. Told me better luck next time at the end of this run as well! I’m never going to get anywhere at this rate!
A few issues...
06/27/2019

Lady_MC

I really liked the set up for this app, simple and encourages rest between sessions but also doesn’t let you go beyond a few days before your next or it sets you back a session. Awesome. Except two days ago on my run I wanted to restart a minute or two in because I had started the program but wasn’t ready... it told me better luck next time and set me back a session! Then today, I had to run on the treadmill, which I don’t normally do and it gave me the cues for about 20 min - then when I looked at it I realized it thought I had run 0 miles and I cannot find a way to manually change this. Told me better luck next time at the end of this run as well! I’m never going to get anywhere at this rate!
Didn’t immediately hit save
Apr 15

Genny231
This is the second time that I have gone on a run and it does not save my progress so I have to do the step again. And it makes me upset because if I track it on my Apple Watch, it’s fine, but I don’t get the satisfaction of the stepping stones and there’s hardly times where I only do that specific distance. Usually, I’ll do the interval runs and then continue to walk the rest of the way for the 3 miles. I was about to rave about it but fool me once shame on you fool me twice can’t get fooled again.
Didn’t immediately hit save
Apr 15

Genny231

This is the second time that I have gone on a run and it does not save my progress so I have to do the step again. And it makes me upset because if I track it on my Apple Watch, it’s fine, but I don’t get the satisfaction of the stepping stones and there’s hardly times where I only do that specific distance. Usually, I’ll do the interval runs and then continue to walk the rest of the way for the 3 miles. I was about to rave about it but fool me once shame on you fool me twice can’t get fooled again.
Gets u going, but eventually fails
07/12/2020

Drchaos20
I like the motivation it gives me, and I do run every other day. I did buy it and new the cost before I downloaded it. But im disappointed in the later stages. particularly the 1.9 mile, it never switched off of run! How is this gradual plan going to inch me up to a 5k when all of a sudden it expects me to run 2 miles with no break. What’s more, you cannot repeat stages, if you feel you’re not ready to advance. And you can’t restart a stage...say if your run gets interrupted. The description of the pace in each stage is poor, so often you don’t know what to expect. And...the estimate it gives of you’re running pace is way off. I thought I was killing it....but no. I’d look for a different app if I was you.
Gets u going, but eventually fails
07/12/2020

Drchaos20

I like the motivation it gives me, and I do run every other day. I did buy it and new the cost before I downloaded it. But im disappointed in the later stages. particularly the 1.9 mile, it never switched off of run! How is this gradual plan going to inch me up to a 5k when all of a sudden it expects me to run 2 miles with no break. What’s more, you cannot repeat stages, if you feel you’re not ready to advance. And you can’t restart a stage...say if your run gets interrupted. The description of the pace in each stage is poor, so often you don’t know what to expect. And...the estimate it gives of you’re running pace is way off. I thought I was killing it....but no. I’d look for a different app if I was you.
Would be great with manual overrides
07/13/2020

El-Mian
I love the simple user interface and analytics after a run. I especially love the map. However, the app tries to exert too much control without flexibility. You cannot start a run until you’ve waited exactly 24 hours. I like to run at night. So tonight I started my run a little on the late side. Now I’m locked in to running this late because it won’t let me start until a full 24 hours have passed! Also I am switching from another app and would have liked to be able to see what each training day entails and choose where to start. I like the way it is designed and it gives it a fun video game feel, but there needs to be a way to override the strict settings to make this app functional.
Would be great with manual overrides
07/13/2020

El-Mian

I love the simple user interface and analytics after a run. I especially love the map. However, the app tries to exert too much control without flexibility. You cannot start a run until you’ve waited exactly 24 hours. I like to run at night. So tonight I started my run a little on the late side. Now I’m locked in to running this late because it won’t let me start until a full 24 hours have passed! Also I am switching from another app and would have liked to be able to see what each training day entails and choose where to start. I like the way it is designed and it gives it a fun video game feel, but there needs to be a way to override the strict settings to make this app functional.