Interval Running vs RunSpan

Some days you want to run fast. Other days, a light walk feels just right. Instead of comparing yourself with others, combine walking, jogging, running, and sprint intervals around today's goal and how you feel. Interval Running helps everyone create and continue a running flow that works for them, from first-time runners to experienced runners looking for a stronger workout. On a beginner day, running for one minute and walking for three is more than enough. Choose a gentle recovery plan when you want to take it easy, or alternate sprints and recovery phases when you are ready for a challenge. Once you start, the voice coach announces the next phase and countdown. Keep your phone in your pocket and focus on your breathing and movement instead of the screen. If you are new to running, build a habit by comfortably alternating walking and running. If your goal is weight management, choose a sustainable routine instead of pushing too hard. If you run for fitness, train regularly at an intensity that suits how you feel that day. If you already enjoy running, combine walks, jogs, runs, and sprints to create the workout you want. KEY FEATURES ■ Recommended plans for your goal Choose from six themes designed for different goals: Beginner, Fat Burn, Balanced, Performance, Endurance, and Recovery. ■ Custom intervals, built your way Arrange warm-up, walking, jogging, running, sprinting, and cool-down phases in any order and duration. Adjust repetitions and intensity to suit you. ■ Voice coaching without watching the screen Hear the next phase, time remaining, and countdown. Keep moving without repeatedly checking your phone. ■ Time, distance, pace, and estimated calories Review your workout time, distance, average pace, and estimated calories. Your record is not a score against others; it is proof that you kept moving. ■ Analysis for every running phase Compare time, distance, and speed across walking, jogging, running, and sprint phases. See how the flow you designed played out in your workout. ■ Daily, weekly, and monthly goals and reports Set a daily time, distance, or calorie goal and weekly or monthly workout-day goals. Review the progress and changes you build over time. ■ Share your run card and plan Turn today's run into a shareable card. Friends can scan its QR code to save the interval plan you created. Running does not have to mean going faster, longer, or farther. It is okay to start gently, walk along the way, or challenge yourself when you feel ready. Take care of yourself, listen to your body's rhythm, and gradually create a flow that is your own. Start a run made for who you are today with Interval Running.

RunSpan is an interval coach for your Apple Watch and iPhone. A block ends on distance, time or your heart rate, whichever comes first, so "run until heart rate 160, walk until 120, repeat until I stop" is a workout you can actually build. BUILD ANY WORKOUT • Blocks that end on distance, time or a heart-rate threshold, whichever comes first • Repeats with a fixed count, or open-ended until you stop: run-walk, pyramids, sprints • Optional pace or heart-rate target bands with voice warnings • Describe a workout in your own words on your iPhone and we build it for you • Free run: no program, just distance, time, pace and heart rate ON YOUR WRIST • Your pace large and white, right under the countdown or the distance left • A progress ring along the edge of the screen in the colour of the block • Skip a block with a double-tap and a confirmation, Always On display, heart-rate zones Z1-Z5 • Works on its own, also without your iPhone nearby ON YOUR IPHONE • Build, plan and send workouts to your watch with one tap • Start on your Apple Watch from your iPhone, or run with just your iPhone • Run with both and your iPhone shares its GPS with the watch for the best distance and pace • Every run with map, splits per kilometre and heart rate; share as GPX for Strava and other apps VOICE COACH • Spoken cues and haptics at every transition, countdowns included • Alerts your way: haptics, sound or both, with normal, double or triple strength • Plays nicely with your music: duck it, pause it, or chimes only YOUR ACCOUNT • Optional: sign in with Apple to keep workouts, plans and runs the same on iPhone, Apple Watch and the web planner at runspan.app • Runs are saved to Apple Health as workouts with route, so they count towards your rings SUBSCRIPTION • The free run is free, always • Interval workouts, the builder, describing workouts and sync: monthly or yearly subscription, first week free • No ads, no tracking • Something not working? Report it straight from the app 14 languages; kilometres or miles. Requires iOS 18 and watchOS 11 or newer (Apple Watch Series 6 or later, SE 2nd generation, all Ultra models); the iPhone app also works without a watch. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://runspan.app/privacy.html