AI is not smart at all
I’ve been running for several years, about 30-50 miles a week and thankfully injury free.
That was until I started using TAO. Now I know I’m just getting older, so at first I didn’t blame TAO and just assumed it was my aging body. Correlation isn’t causation, after all.
I logged my injury in the app and told it to pause my training for 5 weeks while I recovered (you can set a specific date for TAO to start scheduling runs again). After I felt like I was recovered enough, I went ahead and ended my “training pause” in the app, but I did NOT clear my injury status (injury status and training scheduling are independent, which is actually nice).
First day after the 5-week pause it scheduled me an easy 11 min run which felt fine and pain free. Then strangely the immediate next day it scheduled me a 59 min run. And I’m about 11 weeks of using the app, that was actually the longest run it ever scheduled for me (prior to the injury the longest run was 52 min). I’m no training coach or expert, but that seems terribly wrong and dangerous. Needless to say I didn’t do it. I used the default settings for risk tolerance and such, yet asking me to run for 59 min just 2 days after coming out of an injury (without clearing the injured status, mind you), and that being the longest run it ever scheduled, seems very risky and reckless!
It was at this point that I felt like TAO is a bit dangerous. I’ll try setting it to the lowest risk tolerance possible and see if that’s better, but I can’t recommend this app based on my experiences.ahjushi
Developer Response
Hi, we are naturally very disappointed to hear about your experience. Keeping your injury risk as low as possible is a primary concern of the system, and one which is highly valued by our users. And given the myriad of injury types and severity, returning to running from injury is a very difficult domain to automate, and hence we provide many settings for you to guide the system on this journey. At any time we are always more than happy to assist and if you have not done so already, we would love you to use the in-app 'ask a question' feature for us to look at your specific case and work with you back to full training. Regards.Email me when the Apple Watch version comes out
I have been using Runkeeper for train for a marathon but my workouts keep getting erase and not syncing correctly so I am desperately trying to fine another option. The idea of this apps seems perfect but I like to run only with my Apple Watch. The phone stays at home.Jcokacola
Developer Response
Hi, we are unaware of any current or recent syncing issues with Runkeeper. As such, please could you use the in-app support so we can investigate.Most unpredictable running schedule EVER
My boyfriend has this app on his android phone and the app has become my worst enemy. It will tell him he has an upcoming run for the next day and then change it at the last minute at least once if not twice before the next day. We cannot make any kind of plans without them getting ruined by this app suddenly changing its mind about how far my boyfriend has to run. It would only work well for someone who has no other responsibilities in life except waiting to find out this incredibly fickle app’s final decision.Arkability
Developer Response
There can be many reasons why a plan can change frequently. In fact having an account configured as such is seen as a positive by many of our users. If it is an issue, your boyfriend is more than welcome to ask us directly on the settings he could alter to resolve. Additionally, one can lock a plan for x days. Regards.
