Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers about what RunVector does, how your data is handled, and whether it's right for you.
Getting Started
What can I use without a RunVector account?
You can use public tools such as the pace and carb calculators, manual race prediction, and shareable plan tools without an account.
Do I need a running watch?
No. In the RunVector iPhone beta, where available, you can record a run with your phone’s GPS. You need to sign in and grant location permission. A compatible Bluetooth heart-rate strap or monitor is optional if you want heart-rate data. You can also bring in runs from a watch through Garmin or COROS.
Which connected providers does RunVector support?
You can connect Garmin or COROS to bring activity data into RunVector. The information and history available depend on the provider and permissions you grant. Garmin’s initial sync includes about 30 days of activity history; supported file imports can add older history.
How can I add my past runs?
You can add past runs through a supported provider connection or use Settings → Import History or Import from CSV to upload supported activity archives or CSV files. File imports may add older history beyond an initial sync. Available formats, history limits, and instructions depend on the source and import option you select.
Is RunVector suitable for my first half or full marathon?
Yes. You can set a goal and add a target race. The public plan builder can create a half- or full-marathon plan using details you enter, such as a recent race result and training volume.
Your Training Data
What data does RunVector use from a connected source?
Depending on the source and permissions you grant, activity data may include run distance, duration, pace, heart rate, elevation, and splits. Recovery information such as HRV, sleep, and stress may also be available from some sources.
Is my data safe?
Your training data remains yours. We do not sell your personal information or use it to train general-purpose AI models. Information may be processed by service providers, shared with coaches you authorize, or exchanged through integrations you choose, as described in our Privacy Policy.
Can I delete my data?
Yes. Deleting your account through Settings immediately removes your account and covered data from active systems. Earlier copies may remain in daily database backups until they age out of our rolling seven-day backup window. Deleting your account does not automatically remove visitor-based public training plans or related events; those records follow separate retention periods. See our Privacy Policy and account deletion page for details. You can also request deletion at privacy@runvector.io.
Can my coach see my training data?
A coach can access your training information only when you authorize that coach through RunVector. Coaches are independent; RunVector does not employ or vet them.
Predictions and Training
How do race predictions work?
Add a recent result from a 5K, 10K, 15K, half marathon, or 30K, then choose a half or full marathon target. RunVector estimates a range using your result, training volume, course, and expected temperature, with three scenarios: optimistic, realistic, and conservative. A linked or selected race may fill in course and temperature information; review and adjust those inputs as needed. Estimates are not guarantees.
What do fitness, fatigue, and form mean?
These are training-load indicators. Fitness reflects the training you build up over time; fatigue reflects more recent training. Form is the difference between them. They describe training patterns, not a definitive readiness decision or instruction to ease off.
Where does race course information come from?
Race information is compiled from official race websites, published course maps, and other public sources. Race details and conditions can change, so check them with the organizer and review the prediction inputs.
Can I use my own training plan or coach?
Yes. You can keep following a plan from a coach or another source while using RunVector’s tools to review your running data. Built-in public plan tools are optional.
Pricing
What does RunVector cost?
RunVector is currently free during beta, with no credit card required. Beta users will receive advance notice of pricing or access changes.
What happens when beta ends?
We’ll introduce paid plans eventually, but we haven’t announced pricing or timing yet. Beta users will get advance notice before paid plans, pricing, or access changes.
Compatibility
Can I keep using my watch or provider app?
Yes. You can keep using your watch and its companion app, such as Garmin Connect or the COROS app. RunVector provider connections are separate; see the current availability above.
Can I connect an AI assistant to RunVector?
Compatible AI assistants can connect after you sign in and authorize access to relevant training information and supported actions. What an assistant can access or do depends on the connection and permissions you grant. Review those permissions before connecting.
Can connected tools create or schedule workouts?
Some connected tools can create or schedule workouts in your RunVector account when you authorize those actions. What is available depends on the tool you connect.