Guides
Step by step, with pictures of the app.
Getting started
Your first 10 minutesFrom a new account to your first planned workout: set up the app, pick a plan and find your way around Today.6 steps · 3 minSet up your phone for recordingMany phones stop apps in the background to save battery – and the recording with it. Five minutes now saves a broken run later.5 steps · 3 minWhich plan is right for you?A short look at every plan, so you start with the one that fits where you are now.6 steps · 3 minHow to read a workoutWhat every part of the session screen means: distance, time, pace, steps and the briefing.4 steps · 2 minYour paces explainedWhy easy runs say “No faster than”, what the ranges on harder runs mean, and how to run by feel instead.4 steps · 2 min
Every day
Your first run with RunbrielFrom Today to a saved run: the session screen, the check-in, recording with voice steps, and saving to your plan.7 steps · 3 minThe daily check-inOne tap before you run, so today's workout fits how you feel.4 steps · 2 minTreadmill runsRun your plan workout on a treadmill: speeds instead of paces, no GPS, and your distance typed in at the end.4 steps · 2 minFree runs, walks and other activitiesRecord or log anything that isn't a plan workout – it goes on your calendar and into your progress, and your plan stays as it is.3 steps · 2 minDone, skipped or on another dayMark workouts by hand, skip one, or count a run you did on a different day.4 steps · 2 min
Changing your plan
Moving a workoutLife happens. Move a workout to another day in two taps.4 steps · 2 minTaking a breakIll, injured or away? Pause your plan and come back to a fitting start.4 steps · 2 minChange your plan answersNew days, more time, a later start? Rebuild your plan without losing what you've done.4 steps · 2 minEnd, delete or start a new planWhat happens to your runs when you finish a plan, end it early or start something new.4 steps · 2 minBuild your own planWrite your own training, workout by workout – from a coach, a book or your head.4 steps · 3 minRaces and race dayAdd your races, get your target pace, use race week, and run with live pace prompts.4 steps · 3 min
Watches & apps
StravaSend the runs you record with Runbriel to Strava automatically.4 steps · 2 minHealth Connect (other watches)Most watch apps on Android can share workouts through Health Connect – Runbriel picks them up.4 steps · 3 minMy run didn't come inA short checklist for each way a run reaches Runbriel.4 steps · 2 minPhone and watch at the same timeRecord with both, or choose one – and how Runbriel keeps a run from counting twice.4 steps · 2 min
Progress & motivation
Your progressRead Analytics: distance by day and month, sessions, streaks and your plan done.3 steps · 2 minBest times and race predictionsYour fastest 1K to marathon – found in your runs, or added by you – and what they say about your next race.3 steps · 2 minTrack your shoesSee how far each pair has gone and when it may be time for new ones.3 steps · 2 minShare your month or a runMake a picture or a see-through sticker for Instagram, WhatsApp or Strava stories.3 steps · 2 min
Account, privacy & fixes
Make Runbriel yoursLanguage, kilometres or miles, dark mode, reminders, and the voice while you run.5 steps · 2 minYour data: download and deleteGet a copy of everything, or delete your account for good.3 steps · 2 minHelp improve RunbrielCrash reports and GPS summaries: what they send, and how to turn them on or off.3 steps · 1 minRecording stopped or bad GPSWhat to do when a run has gaps, stops with the screen off, or the distance looks wrong.7 steps · 3 minGet the newest versionRunbriel updates itself – here's how to make sure you have the latest.2 steps · 1 minLogin and email problemsNo confirmation email, a forgotten password, or the wrong way of logging in.4 steps · 1 min
Running know-how
Why most runs should be easyRunning slower most of the time makes you faster. Here's why.3 min readStrides, tempo and intervalsWhat the harder sessions in your plan do, and how to run them well.3 min readWarming up and cooling downWhy your workouts start and end with walking, and what to do before a hard session.2 min readFrom 0 to 5K without getting hurtThe few rules that get beginners to their first 5 km – and keep them running.3 min readYour first half marathonWhat changes when you train for 21.1 km, and what to expect on race day.3 min readRunning in heat and coldAdjust your pace and your kit to the weather – and know when to stay inside.2 min readDrinking and fuel on long runsWhen you need more than water, and how to practise it.2 min readChoosing running shoesComfort beats labels: how to find a pair that works for you.2 min read