TrainAsONE- AI Running Plans 4+

I was looking for a paid training plan with flexibility that worked with my electronics. Started a marathon training program >18 weeks before my event. Three weeks out and the longest run scheduled is 13.6 miles. I emailed and didn't get a response. Then tried through the app. I was provided a link to FAQ that did answer my question. Race is in two weeks. Will provide update after.

Thank you for your kind rating and review, and great to hear that our FAQs helped you out. They are a continually evolving set of documents, and useful for both TrainAsONE and non-TrainAsONE people a-like (https://www.trainasone.com/faqs/). Hope you had a fabulous marathon.

I think there’s a lot of potential for AI to help create training plans, especially with online one-on-one coaching being so pricey, but at the end of the day this app proves that you can’t do it without some human input. The app often makes odd choices about training, like assigning back to back hard workouts or long runs. I’ve had assessments scheduled after assessments. Those are often paired with super short runs across the rest of the week, meaning I often get the bulk of my mileage in those LRs, a poor training framework IMO. There’s also the frequent tweaks to training, no consistency across assessment runs (i.e. perceived assessment of 15 mins and then one of 1 hr and 20 mins), and differences between the app and website. I don’t know what the staffing looks like at the organization, but like many tech companies, I suspect it could benefit from hiring non-big data folks who have an understanding of the psychology of training as well as the safest way to build plans.

Sorry to hear that your experience has not been as you may have expected. A particular issue with traditional run training is that much is based on common practice, rather than best practice, or evidence based research. This can result in AI producing a different style of plan, and aspects that challenge the status quo. As a medical doctor and podium finisher myself, please be assured that plan safety has been incorporated into the system from its early foundations, and we have many grateful and content users who previously plagued with injury, now run pain free with TrainAsONE. We appreciate your feedback, and recognise we still have a long way to go, and education is a part of that journey. Regards.

Ive tried various online coaching plans over thr last ten years and have been frustrated with the inflexibility and lack of adaptation to where im physiologically at and feeling. Ive been following the plan pretty closely the last month and change and I can feel a difference over other years when i start training again for the spring. I feel the best I have in my running journey in quite some time! I have a lot more confidence in hitting my race goals this year and hopefully achieving my personal Everest - running an Ultra by year end.

Would highly recommend this program to anyone looking for an adaptive, data-driven approach to training.

Thank you for your kind rating and great review. Wishing you all the best on your future running and that Ultra - we're sure you can do it!