ParkPacer
Health & Fitness
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
New: parkrun Home on iPhone — see your averages, PB, and Saturday weather at a glance.
Hill cues and your barcode right at the finish.
ParkPacer helps you run a smarter 5K — on parkrun mornings, or on any route you already know.
Import your own loop from Apple Health or a GPX file and hills are mapped automatically. Save it once, then re-run it with a new target pace whenever you train. Or pick a UK parkrun course, set a finish time, and get kilometre splits that match how you actually train. Suggested paces can come from your recent Apple Health workouts, or from times you enter yourself. They’re recommendations only — always run to feel.
WHAT YOU GET
• Pace plans for 5K with even, negative, or positive split shapes
• Import your own routes (GPX or Apple Health) — not just parkrun
• Automatic climb and descent detection from the GPS track
• Editable kilometre paces if you want to override the plan
• GPS hill and descent cues timed to your place on the course
• Course maps with kilometre markers, climbs, and descents
• Apple Watch live coaching focused on estimated finish time, with pace prompts when you need them
• Optional Apple Workout mode with Siri pace alerts
• Send a plan from iPhone to Watch before you start
• Finish funnel: show your parkrun barcode on iPhone and Watch when you stop
• Optional save to Apple Fitness when a run finishes
COURSES
Browse hundreds of UK 5K parkrun events. Many include GPX routes for map and hill cues; others still work with kilometre interval plans. Your imported routes live under My courses. Community-approved routes can sync when you’re online. Spot a course mistake? Email an updated GPX to ParkPacer.app@gmail.com.
APPLE WATCH
Build on iPhone, race on Watch. Live distance, projected finish, target pace, and course cues stay with you while your phone stays in a pocket — or start from the phone and mirror to Watch.
HEALTH & SAFETY
ParkPacer is a pacing aid, not medical advice. Running carries risk. Pace suggestions are based on Apple Health data and/or times you enter — we can’t confirm they’re the right speed for you. Use your own judgement. Full legal & safety text is in the app under Settings.
NOT AFFILIATED WITH PARKRUN
ParkPacer is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by parkrun Limited or parkrun Global Limited. “parkrun” is a registered trademark of parkrun Limited. Event names are listed for course selection only.
SUPPORT
ParkPacer.app@gmail.com
Terms of Use: https://parkpacer.com/terms
Privacy Policy: https://parkpacer.com/privacy
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
Fixed Apple Watch workout saving
Watch runs now save correctly to Apple Fitness (no more stuck “Saving…” or missing workouts).
• New Home tab
See your parkrun, averages, PB, and your plan for this Saturday all in one place.
• Saturday status + weather
Check if your event is going ahead or cancelled, plus the forecast for your run.
• Updated permissions prompts
Clear health and location setup on first open.
(For Apple Watch: choose While Using instead of Ask.)
The developer, carl waters, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- carl waters
- Size
- 62.5 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Carl Waters