Personalised training plans, daily reminders, and real coaching. Just text — like you would a friend who happens to be a running coach.
Why BasicRunner
BasicRunner is trained on the principles behind the coaches who've guided Olympic athletes and everyday runners alike — 80/20 training, periodization, race-specific preparation. Not generic fitness advice. Actual running science.
Whether you're running your first 5K or training for a marathon PR, BasicRunner adapts to where you are — not where it assumes you should be. Beginners get progressive, safe plans. Advanced runners get race-specific intensity built on their actual pace data.
Your first two weeks are completely free. Get a full personalised training plan, daily reminders, and real coaching during your trial. No credit card required to start — just open WhatsApp and go.
FREE TRIALAfter your free trial, a simple monthly subscription keeps your plan going — week by week, adapting to how you're running. Cancel anytime. Most runners find the plan pays for itself in one skipped physio visit.
How it works
Your goal, current fitness, how many days you can run. BasicRunner builds your plan from that — no guessing, no generic templates.
After each run, message what happened. "Done 5K in 31 mins." "Knee feeling tight." "Skipped today." The coach tracks all of it.
Running too hard too often? Coach adjusts. Three skips in a row? Coach pulls back. It responds to how you're actually doing.
From the first runners
I built this because I kept falling off my running routine after years of running consistently. A human coach was $150 a month. I needed something that would message me — not wait for me to open an app.
I've tried three different running apps. All of them needed me to open the app. This one messages me the night before. That's the difference.
I told it my knee was sore. It didn't just say "rest more." It actually lightened my next two runs and checked in the following day. Felt like a real coach.
The easy runs are actually easy. That sounds obvious but every other plan had me running too hard and burning out by week 3. This one keeps me in check.
I skipped four days in a row because of work travel. Expected judgment. Got a message saying "no worries, here's a lighter week to ease back in." Stayed on track.
I'm a 52-year-old getting back into running. Was worried it would be built for 25-year-olds. It asked the right questions and gave me a plan that actually matched where I am.
Ready?
No account. No app. No credit card. Just WhatsApp.
Start your free 2-week trialOpens WhatsApp · 3 minutes · 2 weeks free