Outrun yourself with the training methods of Eliud Kipchoge and Kilian Jornet, co-built with them.
At Kotcha, we have an obsession.
Find the best runners on Earth. Study how they train. Break it down. And hand you the playbook to outrun yourself. That's how Eliud Kipchoge & Kilian Jornet's methods ended up in your training plan.
THE METHOD
1. PERFECT PLANNING TO PEAK ON D-DAY.
Build phase. Intensity phase. Taper. Every week planned around A and B races to peak exactly on the big days.
2. DAILY ADAPTATION TO REAL LIFE.
Paces and workouts update every week based on actual performance, not on rigid templates.
3. STRONGER LEGS. FEWER INJURIES.
The Kotcha Strength & Conditioning is built into the plan. Kipchoge's own drills for an injury-free career.
4. THE SAME FUELING SYSTEM THAT BROKE RECORDS.
Race-day nutrition strategy powered by Maurten, the fuel behind Kipchoge and Kilian. Now built into your plan, down to the gram, every km of the race.
5. CONSISTENCY BEATS INTENSITY.
Getting faster without burning out is the hard part. Your coach tracks both: fitness going up, and power-to-heart-rate holding steady. The metrics used by the champions.
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ROAD. TRAIL. PERFORM ON EVERY TERRAIN.
5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon, trail — every distance, every terrain. Or just a general plan to become a better runner.
YOUR TEAM
Built with Eliud Kipchoge and Kilian Jornet and their team — coach, personal trainer, nutritionist and data analyst. The minds that shaped the greatest careers in running. Now coaching you.
YOUR GEAR
Apple Watch, Garmin, Coros, Huawei & Strava — we sync with what you already use. No new gear needed.
START FREE
The first 7 days are on us.
Then it's Kotcha Premium — monthly or yearly.
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Kotcha uses your health data to provide accurate heart rate, distance and pace information during your runs and workouts on Apple Watch.
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I’ve been using Kotcha for my first marathon block and it’s genuinely changed how I think about training.I previously used Runna and often found myself dreading the long runs and hard sessions. It felt like I was constantly chasing mileage and pace.Kotcha is the opposite. It slows you down when you need it, tells you off if you push too hard, and actually reduces your workload if you’re getting close to overdoing it. If you’re expecting 30–34 km long runs by peak week, you might be kind of disappointed: Feeding your ego is not the philosophy here. And if you’re posting everything on Strava and worrying about the Running Police wondering why your paces look slower, you’ll need to deal with that .But you will get fitter.My aerobic fitness has improved massively, I recover better, and I’m enjoying running again instead of feeling burnt out. For me, that’s been the biggest win.
Has potential but not there yet
Marcushhhh
I really like the interface, the slickness and simplicity of this app. I like the way they structure your week. However I’m not enjoying the lack of clarity around the overall plan structure. I’m training for a marathon and am 7 weeks into the plan, but I’ve not been given a long run yet beyond 12km. Race is around 11 weeks away now. I have lost confidence that these will ever appear so will be switching to another app. There is no functionality yet to customise heart rate zones, the app is using generic zones although I have a pretty high max heart rate for my age. Because of this it appears the AI model is scaling back my training, thinking that I’m fatigued, although I feel very fresh.I’m open to trying this again once the functionality is built out more
Developer Response
Thank you very much for your feedback Marcushhhh. We are about to release an update which will better take into account the case you describe. We're also going to add shortly a way for users to customize their heart rate zones as you suggested. Don't hesitate to reach out to support@kotcha.com if you have more suggestions for us. We're listening very carefully to what our users expect from us.
Great coaching
crissy.f
I have found this app motivational during the long winter months pre marathon season. The virtual coach sets me goals that I think I could never accomplish but I always achieve them. It’s strange how it knows exactly how far it can push me, like it really understands my limits. Since using the App I have set new PB in both marathon and half in times I once would have thought not possible off me. I would definitely recommend to any runner of any ability it’s a great app!
Really good start
Barney___1977
Nice, slick, simple interface that syncs well with Garmin. Week 1 was a ‘get to know you’ run that is supposed to inform the rest of the plan, then a long run. Week 2 has started with a really solid interval session. 3 more runs in the diary - all easy to move around if the times don’t suit. The app gives good simple feedback and shows performance against planning clearly. The AI coaches give good clear answers whether you ask about using the app, how it works or more general stuff (eg. low cal veggie meals good for recovery - a few decent suggestions straight up). No mention of payment yet - I’m sure it will come - but if it keeps it up I’d be more than happy to pay.
Weekly Wrap gets a fresh new look: your week of running, animated, buzzing and ready to share in a tap.
Your coach now suggests actions right inside the brief and debrief.
A faster Home and plenty of fixes for a smoother experience.
Version 1.14.0
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