Science

Training logic you can inspect.

Every decision Runiva makes — pace targets, intensity adjustments, plan restructuring — comes from a concrete model. No black boxes.

VDOT pace zones from Jack Daniels' methodology
CTL / ATL / TSB load modeling
Daily readiness-aware adaptation
Pre-generation plan quality validation

Training zones · calibrated to your VDOT

Easy
6:30/km

Aerobic base, recovery, warm-up and cool-down

Aerobic
5:55/km

General endurance, tempo preparation

Tempo
5:10/km

Lactate threshold, race pace for half marathon

Threshold
4:50/km

Sustained hard effort, 10K race pace

Interval
4:20/km

VO2 max work, short intervals at full effort

68

Chronic load

72

Acute load

+4

Form

Models

Four systems, one plan.

Each model runs independently and feeds the next. The result is a plan that reflects your actual fitness and adjusts when anything changes.

VDOT score

Sets training paces from recent race performances so the plan starts from current fitness — not a generic table. One recent time-trial or race result is enough to calibrate all five training zones.

Developed by Jack Daniels, PhD — used by elite coaches and collegiate programs worldwide.

Training load (CTL / ATL)

Chronic training load tracks your fitness trend over 6 weeks. Acute load tracks the last 7 days. The gap between them — training stress balance — shows whether you're building, maintaining, or heading toward fatigue.

The same model used in most professional endurance coaching software.

Readiness score

Sleep quality, soreness, motivation, resting heart rate, and recent training stress combine into a daily readiness score. The plan uses it to decide whether to hold, reduce, or reschedule the day's session.

Runs below a readiness threshold adapt automatically — no manual plan editing needed.

Plan quality checks

Before the generated schedule reaches you, it's validated for zone distribution, weekly load progression, constraint fit (available days, long run day), and taper shape. A plan that fails validation is rebuilt, not shown.

Hard limits: no more than 10% weekly distance increase, minimum two easy days before a long run.

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