Free distance guides teach the method behind 5K to marathon training. The Run Mastery app turns that method into a plan that fits a normal week, then rebuilds it when life happens.
Because a PDF is the same for everyone and the same forever. Run Mastery starts from the method, but it builds around your goal, your level, and your week so the training can adapt when the week changes.
That means the plans below are not just distance pages. They are the open version of the method. The app takes the next step: it shows every session with paces and heart rate zones, then adjusts when you miss a day, feel flat, or need to move things around.
Three questions, then a real preview of your plan before any card. Distance guides below explain the training. The app turns it into your calendar.
Pick your distance
Speed built on base. How to train for a faster 5K without living on the track.
The honest distance. Threshold work on top of a deep aerobic base.
Endurance meets pace. The long run, the tempo, and the base that carries both.
The long game. Aerobic volume, fueling, and a build that respects recovery.
No race yet, or ready to begin? How Run Mastery works, step by step.
Run Mastery
Create an account, answer three questions, and preview your entire plan before any card. Then take a 7-day trial to judge the full membership on your own running. $9.99 a month after that, cancel anytime.
Build your plan →Common questions
The distance guides are free to read. Your personal plan is built in the app: create an account, answer three questions, and preview the whole plan before any card. The full membership is $9.99 per month after a 7-day trial.
A PDF is fixed the day you download it and knows nothing about you. A Run Mastery plan is built from your goal, your level and the days you can actually run, and it rebuilds the week when you miss a day instead of quietly falling apart.
Any level. The plan starts from where you are now, not from a template's assumptions. Most runners train three to five days a week, and the plan scales volume and intensity to your current fitness before it progresses.