Apple Watch Feedback

Hello all! I know a good amount of people directly involved with Runna follow this sub so I wanted to give some feedback with my experiences using Runna on my Apple Watch. Hopefully it is useful and not just a bunch of noise.

  1. So much vibrating - I was on a long run this weekend and my watch was constantly vibrating. I appreciate it when it vibrates to notify me I am running too fast but sometimes there seemed to be no reason why it was vibrating?

  2. Screen Always On - Why is the screen on full brightness while recording? Seems like a huge battery drain.

  3. Syncing After a Run - I never run with my phone so I always record on my watch but when I get back I sit there with my phone open to the Runna app and my watch open trying to sync the run for at least 15 min. I would think it’d be a bit faster like the native running tracker.

  4. Heart Rate zones - Seems to be pretty popular in running training but completely absent here and in the recording UI? Instead of “conversational pace” why not use HR data and past runs to calculate some zones and similar with the pace vibrations, could be for HR? Just a thought and something I have done on my own trying to stay in zone 2/3

  5. Static Plan - not really Apple Watch specific but changing the plan and tailoring to past workouts would be nice. There are other apps that take into account ALL your workouts (lifting, rock climbing, walking, hiking, etc) to make sure your muscle groups are fresh, etc. seems like Runna just gives you a plan up front and goes through that.

  6. Pre-plan Workouts - Right now I am 14 weeks out from a half marathon but the program is 12 weeks long. I contacted support about this and they suggested the “get fit” plan until 12 weeks out to switch over. It would be nice if the Half Marathon plan was able to just auto adjust a little and add some fitness plan workouts until the real plan

Once again these are just some of my suggestions/observations so please take with a grain of salt haha I’m just some mediocre runner so don’t listen to me if they don’t make sense haha