Please have your Runkeeper login information ready.
Please make sure that you have the most recent versions of the Movecoach or Runcoach App for Android or iOS (iPhone).
On your mobile device:
1. Tap the Me icon (on the bottom-left corner of your phone screen).
2. Select "More."
3. Select "Sync A Service."
4. Tap "Sync with Runkeeper."
From the web, on a computer:
1. Login.
2. Select "Training" from the top of the screen.
3. Select "Sync a Service" from the upper left-hand corner of the screen.
4. Select "Runkeeper" as the service option.
This action will take you to the Runkeeper website, log in and follow the instructions.
After your initial sync with Runkeeper, your data will be imported immediately to your Runcoach or Movecoach log. Subsequent syncs are manual. All data since your most-recent sync will be added to your log.
Our system syncs with all Garmin devices, including those with GPS (through Garmin Connect), and those Vivo Smart devices (through Garmin Wellness). You'll find directions below for both devices.
Garmin Devices with no activity trackers (Garmin Connect)
Make sure that you have the most recent versions of the Movecoach or Runcoach App for Android or iOS (iPhone).
On your mobile device:
1. Tap the Me icon (on the bottom-left corner of your phone screen).
2. Select "More."
3. Select "Sync A Service."
4. Tap "Sync with Garmin Connect."
From the web, on a computer:
1. Login.
2. Select "Training" from the top of the screen.
3. Select "Sync a Service" from the upper left-hand corner of the screen.
4. Select "Garmin Connect" as the service option.
This action will take you to the Garmin Connect website. Log in and follow the instructions.
Initially, it takes 72 Hours for data from Garmin Connect to be uploaded to your Movecoach or Runcoach log. This wait is part of Garmin’s process. After the initial sync, Garmin will automatically import data into your log every time you sync your Garmin device with Garmin Connect.
*Remember: Your workouts are uploaded from the server of each syncing service, not the device that you wear. In order to upload your activity to your Movecoach or Runcoach training log, you must regularly sync your device to Garmin's web platform.
For Garmin Devices with Activity Trackers (The Vivo Series via Garmin Wellness)
Make sure that you have the most recent versions of the Movecoach or Runcoach App for Android or iOS (iPhone).
Have your Garmin Wellness login information ready.
On your mobile device:
1. Tap the Me icon (on the bottom-left corner of your phone screen).
2. Select "More."
3. Select "Sync A Service."
4. Tap "Sync with Garmin Wellness."
From the web, on a computer:
1. Login.
2. Select "Training" from the top of the screen.
3. Select "Sync a Service" from the upper left-hand corner of the screen.
4. Select "Garmin Wellness" as the service option.
This action will take you to the Garmin Wellness website. Log in and follow the instructions. Initially, it will take 72 hours for your Garmin Wellness data to be imported to your log. (This is part of Garmin’s process). After that, Garmin will automatically import step data and GPS data into your log.
Please have your Healthkit login information ready.
Please make sure that you have the most recent versions of the Movecoach or Runcoach app for iOS (iPhone).
On your mobile device:
1. Tap the Me icon (in the bottom left corner).
2. Tap More.
Tap Sync A Service.
Tap Sync with Apple HealthKit.
From the web:
1. Login.
2. Select Training from the top of the screen.
3. At the next screen, select "Sync a Service" from the upper left-hand corner of the screen.
After selecting HealthKit, you will be prompted to allow permissions to certain data, you must select “All Categories On.”
Your initial sync with HealthKit will pull data all historical HealthKit data recorded. After the initial sync, HealthKit data is synced to your Runcoach or Movecoach log once per hour or any time the App is opened and used.*Important: Your workouts are uploaded from the server of each syncing service, not the wearable device. In order to upload your activity to your Movecoach or Runcoach training log, you must regularly sync your device to your service. So you must regularly sync your device to the web platform.*
Our system syncs with a variety of popular activity-tracking devices. That includes: Fitbit, Garmin, Apple HealthKit, Strava, Runkeeper, and Jawbone. When you sync your device, any activity that's tracked will automatically be uploaded to your Movecoach or Runcoach log.
Below, you'll find information on how to sync your device. If you have questions, contact us.
How to Sync Fitbit
How to Sync Garmin
How to Sync Apple HealthKit
How to Sync Strava
How to Sync Runkeeper
How to Sync Google Fit
Resyncing Your Device
While training with us, you'll have a variety of workouts to help you build all-around fitness. Each workout plays a unique role in building your all-around fitness, and helping you reach your goals. It's important to stick to the pace and distance assigned for each workout. On your Schedule & History page, under the "Pace Chart" you'll see the suggested paces for each workout. Below, you'll find more guidance on how to guage your effort for each run.
MAINTENANCE: Run at a conversational pace, or 65 - 85% of max heart rate. If you’re huffing and puffing, you’re going too fast. These workouts are designed to build your aerobic fitness, without stressing your bones, muscles, and joints. Don’t take your easy runs too fast; save your energy for quality workouts like speed sessions and long runs.
REST: Let your body recover from training stresses, get stronger, and bounce back quickly for your next workout. You may do a low-impact activity: walk, swim, bike, or ride the elliptical. Just take it easy.
LONG RUNS: Long runs are meant to build endurance, and get you comfortable spending hours at a time on your feet. Focus on finishing the distance at your target pace feeling strong. Practice fueling strategies and gear logistics to figure out what will work on race day.
THRESHOLD: This workout, also called a “tempo run,” should feel comfortably hard, but it’s not an all-out sprint. You should be able to say 2 to 3 words while running. Threshold workouts should be done at 85-92% of your maximum heart rate. Threshold workouts will help you develop the ability to hold a faster pace for a longer distance, and they’ll train your legs and your lungs to be more efficient.
SPEED SESSIONS: During speed sessions you’ll alternate between short, fast-bouts of running (typically 800 or 1500-meter repeats) and periods of recovery with walking or easy running. These workouts build cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength, stride efficiency, and they get your fast-twitch muscle fibers firing. Those benefits will help you no matter what kind of goal is. Try to complete the assigned workout feeling strong.
To learn more about the purposes of each workout, click here. Have questions? Contact Us.
Our platform syncs with popular activity trackers, so that your physical activity will be automatically uploaded to your Runcoach or Movecoach log. We sync with Fitbit, Apple HealthKit (Apple Watch),* Garmin, Strava Garmin Wellness, Nike+, Jawbone, and Runkeeper.
If there is ever any interruption in the flow of data between your tracking service and your Movecoach or Runcoach log, a resync may resolve the issue.
Resync On Your ComputerResync on Your Mobile Device
Take the steps below to resync Movecoach or Runcoach with your favorite activity tracker on your mobile device:
Any questions? Contact Us.
For Tariq Brown, the physical fitness running provides pales in comparison to the emotional and mental strength it bestows.
During his hardest times, the sport has provided a gateway to healing. “I ran through my youth as a way to cope,” he says. “Now, more than 30 years later, I’ve discovered it again, and it has opened up a lot for me in my mid-life journey.”
Along the way, he has gotten fitter and faster. He recently finished his first half-marathon in 1:51.
“Last October I could barely squeeze out a 9-minute mile,” he says. “For the first time since I was 17 I am actually improving and increasing my running. I was very, very happy, and I loved the experience!”
Tariq Brown
Favorite sport: running
What’s the secret to your success? A desire to live my life fully. I seem to be pretty disciplined, too.
What’s the biggest obstacle to moving more and how do you get over it? I have struggled with addiction and depression throughout my life related to PTSD from childhood sexual abuse. I have worked very hard to eliminate from my life anything that would take me away from my true nature -- who I was before that happened. I have worked very hard to instill a spiritually-based lifestyle. I ran through my youth as a way to cope. Recently, at almost 50, I've discovered it again. It has opened up a lot for me in my mid-life journey.
What is the most rewarding part of running? It is so hard to describe to non-runners what a long run does for me. I have the added gratitude of simply completing a run without being hurt or injured. For the first time since I was 17 I am actually improving and increasing my running. I am so grateful every day when I can go out and have this experience. Last October I could barely squeeze out a 9 minute mile. I recently ran my first half-marathon in May, and finished in 1:51. I was very, very happy, and I loved the experience!
What advice would you give to other members of the Runcoach community? Many of you have deep struggles. Find your Community, tell the Truth and don't ever give up.
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In the Spotlight: LinkedIn
Dan Dancescu
Engineering Manager, LinkedIn Feed 
Favorite Fitness Activity: Cycling
What’s the secret to your success? Being competitive and always wanting to improve my performance compared to previous workouts. For example, if I go cycling, I want to get there faster than I did last time. If I get on the elliptical, I want to go a longer distance in the same period of time.
What’s the biggest obstacle to moving more, and how do you get over it? Everybody is busy, and it's not easy to find time to work out, but setting up a block of time, just like a meeting and making a point to always attend it, does it for me.
What advice do you have for other members of the LinkedIn Challenge to Move 1 Million Miles? Set a goal for yourself, then move up the bar higher and higher.
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Runcoach user Mark Gillis set a new PR at the Pittsburgh Half-Marathon this month. But the real reward was the strength he gained—and the 60 pounds he lost —on the way to the starting line. He's already setting his sight on his next goal, breaking two hours in a half-marathon this fall.
What prompted you to start running? I wanted to get healthy. And it was part of my weight-loss routine.
What was the key to your weight-loss success? Tracking what you eat is critical, because it is so easy to just grab something without thinking. If I don't portion out my meals and snacks, it's really easy to overdo it. I don't deny myself any specific food, but try and limit the salty snacks that I usually crave.
What’s your biggest obstacle, and how do you get over it? It’s fighting the small nagging aches and pains and getting motivated to run in the morning. I have my clothes and shoes beside my bed, so when I wake up, I automatically put them on. Once they’re on, I’m motivated to go out and run.
What advice would you give others? Start small, and keep the progressive increase in your distances small. I started by run/walking a mile. I use music to keep my pace steady. Now my daily minimum is 3 to 4 miles of running. Consistency is the secret to my success. 
