AI running coach Knows your running.
Remembers your injury.
Coaches you to your next PB.
Empace is an AI running coach in your pocket. It reads your whole Strava history, learns what works for you, and tells you exactly what to run this week.
Free to start — upgrade for unlimited coaching.
Loved by runners
"Surprised how nice it was to chat with it! Got a few good suggestions for how to train with my injury."
"Empace is your witty, high-energy running coach that knows exactly when to push you and when to hold you back."
"The AI relates to your ability on a very personal level — it accounts for injuries, limitations and even other sports when it builds your plan. It makes training both fun and motivating."
"…switched to Empace as a final attempt to get the love back as it immediately took my training load, feeling and psychological exhaustion into account and did a reset, building to that marathon."
The first conversation already feels like the tenth
Connect Strava and your coach has done its homework before it says hello — your pace, your volume, your long-run habits, last season's races. No onboarding quiz. No manual logging. Just start talking.
Remembers what no other app tracks
The calf that's been complaining. The work trip eating next week's schedule. How you felt after Sunday's long run. Your coach keeps notes the way a real coach does — so the advice fits your life, not a template.
Not another dashboard — actual coaching
Aerobic efficiency, training load, recovery patterns. Empace spots the trends hiding in your data, tells you what they mean, and — the part every other app skips — what to do about them.
"Taking a rest day when you need it is a skill. Empace treats it like one."
Recovery is where you actually get faster. Your coach plans your rest with the same care as your intervals — and never guilt-trips you for a day off.
Questions runners ask
What is an AI running coach?
An AI running coach reads your training and gives you the advice a human coach would: what to run this week, how hard to go, and when to rest instead. Empace reads your whole Strava history, keeps notes on your injuries, goals and schedule, and talks it all through with you in a chat, so the advice fits your life rather than a template.
Which watches does Empace work with?
You sign in with Strava and Empace reads your runs from there, so it works with any GPS watch or phone app that uploads to Strava. It doesn't record activities itself — keep recording the way you already do.
Can Empace build me a training plan?
Yes. Tell your coach what you're working toward — a first 5K, a marathon PB, an ultra, or simply running more consistently — and it writes a training plan around your current fitness and your week. When you get sick, travel or feel worn down, it rewrites the plan with you, and on training days it can remind you in the morning what that day's run is for.
Is Empace free?
Empace is free to download, and every new account starts with a free period of full coaching. After that, coaching is part of an Empace Pro or Pro Plus subscription, billed monthly through the App Store or Google Play — the app shows the price for your country before you pay.
What languages does the coach speak?
Your coach can talk with you in English, Spanish or Swedish. The app's screens and menus are in English.
Is my training data used to train AI models?
No. Your activities, notes and chat are sent to our AI provider only to write your coaching, and are never used to train AI models. You can delete your account from the app at any time; the privacy policy explains what is stored and for how long.
Meet the coach who already knows you
Personal coaching used to cost hundreds a month. Empace is free to start — connect Strava and have your first conversation in under a minute.