Your marathon coach that lives in your inbox and calendar—not another app to check. Get your weekly plan every Sunday via email. Miss a run? Text us. We'll reschedule. No app downloads. No guilt. Just coaching where you already are.
No credit card required
Can't do Thursday's tempo run, traveling for work
No problem! I'll move it to Friday and adjust your weekend long run. Updated plan sent to your calendar.
Your coach lives in your inbox, texts, and calendar—not another app to check
"First plan I've finished without feeling like a failure"
— Sarah M., Marathon Finisher (Prev. Runna user)
Runna forces you to check their app daily. Coach Tempo lives in your inbox.
Get your plan via email every Sunday. Text "Got sick" → We reschedule. Runs sync to Google Calendar.
Static plans overwhelm you before you start. Runna users: plans are "strangely unadaptable."
Get your weekly plan every Sunday, auto-adjusted for last week's reality. Save 45 min/week.
TrainingPeaks users: "you need a PhD." Runna is rigid. We're the sweet spot: simple + adaptive.
Chat with your coach in plain English. No cryptic metrics. Adapts when you miss runs.
Runna users say it's "too expensive to justify" at £16/mo. We're $10/mo for marathon coaching. 37% cheaper.
No bloat. No features you'll ignore. No app you forget to check. Just coaching.
Connect Strava → Connect Calendar → Set marathon date → Add phone number
One-time, 3 min.
Every Sunday: email with your weekly plan. Auto-syncs to Google Calendar. Zero work.
Zero planning time.
Text "Got sick" → Coach reschedules instantly. Email confirms. Done.
Zero app checks.
Yes, you'll spend 3 minutes connecting everything. But then coaching comes to you—via email, text, and calendar—for the next 16 weeks. No daily app checks. No manual data entry. Just run.
"I signed up for 5 marathons with the best intentions. Every time, I'd crush weeks 1-2, then life would hit.
Week 8: Got sick. Spent 2 hours recalculating.
Week 10: Work deadline. Fell behind, felt guilty, quit.
Week 12: Family emergency. Plan fell apart. Gave up.
I didn't lack motivation. I lacked a partner who could adapt when life got messy.
That's why I built Coach Tempo—the training partner I wish I'd had. One that handles the thinking, tracks my progress, and adapts without judgment.
So I could focus on what I signed up for: running a marathon."
— Kevin, Founder & 5-Time Plan Abandoner (Now Marathon Finisher)
Weeks 1-2 = easy mileage, get your baselines, experience our adaptive coaching. Week 3+ = serious training begins. Upgrade if you want to keep going.
Experience the full Coach Tempo system
No credit card
Full Marathon Plan (16 weeks)
First 2 weeks free
Runna and TrainingPeaks are apps you have to remember to check. Runna users say plans are "strangely unadaptable" and "too expensive to justify" at £16/month. TrainingPeaks users say "you need a PhD to understand half of what's going on."
Coach Tempo lives in your email, text messages, and Google Calendar. Get your weekly plan every Sunday via email. Text "Got sick, can't run Thursday" → We reschedule instantly. No app to check. No rigid plans. $10/month. 37% cheaper than Runna.
Correct. Your weekly plan arrives via email every Sunday. Runs sync to Google Calendar. You text or email your coach anytime. All your existing apps work together—no new app to check.
(We do have an optional web dashboard if you want to see your full training history, but it's not required.)
Three ways:
Coach responds within minutes during waking hours (7am-10pm your timezone).
No problem. Every Sunday, Coach Tempo reviews your actual progress and adjusts next week's plan. If you missed 3 runs due to illness, we'll reschedule them and adjust your weekly mileage. No guilt. No manual recalculation. You'll get the updated plan via email + calendar sync.
Currently, Coach Tempo focuses exclusively on marathon training. We do one thing exceptionally well instead of many things poorly.
Cancel anytime. No contracts, no hassle. If you cancel during your 14-day free trial, you won't be charged.
No credit card • Decide at Week 3