Your RunRun training plan straight onto your Garmin watch

Your RunRun training plan straight onto your Garmin watch

Link your Garmin account once: every workout goes to the watch and lands on the right day, with no file to handle

Build my free plan

Your Garmin is far more than a GPS: it can walk you through a workout block by block, with target paces right in front of you. The session just has to get there. RunRun handles that: link your Garmin account once, and every workout in your plan is sent to the watch and scheduled on its date. No file to download, nothing to import — which is just as well, because contrary to what you'll often read, Garmin Connect does not import workout files: its import is for runs you've already done. Direct sending is the only route that genuinely works, and it's the one RunRun takes.

Why choose RunRun?

A plan built around you

Goal, level, available days: RunRun generates a complete plan — 5K, 10K, half, marathon or trail — with target paces, durations and recoveries for every session.

Sent directly, no file

Once your Garmin account is linked, one button does it: the workout is created in Garmin Connect and scheduled for the right day. It reaches the watch at the next sync.

The session plays out on your wrist

Warm-up, intervals, recoveries, cool-down: your Garmin runs through the blocks and alerts you when you drift off target pace. No more counting laps in your head.

Your runs come back into RunRun

Once run, the session flows back and ticks off your plan. Your progress, your real paces and your training load update on their own.

Paces calculated, not guessed

RunRun works out your target paces from your VO2max estimate or a recent race time, following established training-zone principles. The pace calculator needs no account.

Free, no card required

Building your plan, linking your Garmin and sending your workouts costs nothing and asks for no payment method to get started.

How it actually works

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Step 1 — Build your plan

On runrun.fr, enter your goal, your level and the days you can run. The plan appears with every session spelled out: type, duration, target paces, recoveries.

  • •Pick your goal: 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon or trail
  • •Enter your level and weekly availability
  • •The full plan shows up straight away
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Step 2 — Link your Garmin account

In your RunRun account, under Connections, link Garmin. It's a one-off: the link stays live from then on, workout after workout.

  • •Open My account → Connections → Garmin
  • •Link your Garmin Connect account
  • •The link stays in place for every session that follows
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Step 3 — Send the workout

Open a session in your plan and choose to send it to Garmin. RunRun creates it in Garmin Connect and schedules it on its date — not just filed in a library, but on the right day of your calendar.

  • •Open the session in your RunRun plan
  • •Click "Send to Garmin"
  • •The workout appears in your Garmin Connect calendar on its date
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Step 4 — Let the watch guide you

At the next sync, the workout is on the watch. Start it from the Workouts menu: your Garmin announces each block, shows the target pace and warns you when you stray from it.

  • •Sync the watch with Garmin Connect as usual
  • •Start the session from the watch's Workouts menu
  • •Follow the announced blocks, target pace in view

Five tips for living well with RunRun and your Garmin

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Send the whole week at once

Nothing says you have to send workouts one at a time. Push the week's sessions on Sunday evening: each lands on its own date and you can forget about it.

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Two-factor authentication blocks the link

If your Garmin Connect account uses two-factor authentication, the link can't complete for now. You'll need to turn it off while linking the accounts, or use calendar sync instead.

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Check kilometres versus miles

RunRun gives paces in min/km. If your watch is set to miles, the pace alerts won't line up. It takes seconds to change in Garmin Connect.

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Don't want to link your account? The calendar often does the job

RunRun also publishes your plan as a calendar your phone reads natively. You keep today's session in front of you without linking anything — plenty for easy runs and long runs.

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The FIT file is still there, for edge cases

You can always export a session as FIT. One caveat: that file will not import into Garmin Connect. To load it, plug the watch in over USB and copy it into the GARMIN/NewFiles folder.

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How do I send a RunRun workout to my Garmin watch?
Link your Garmin account in RunRun (My account → Connections), then open a session in your plan and click "Send to Garmin". It's created in Garmin Connect and scheduled on its date; it reaches the watch at the next sync. You only link once.
Do I need to import a FIT file into Garmin Connect?
No — and it wouldn't work. Contrary to a very widespread belief, Garmin Connect does not import workout files: its file import is meant for activities you've already completed. The only way to load a workout file is to plug the watch in over USB and copy it into the GARMIN/NewFiles folder. Sending directly from RunRun avoids all of that.
Why does RunRun ask for my Garmin Connect credentials?
Because Garmin's official developer programme isn't open to RunRun today. The link therefore goes through an unofficial connection to Garmin Connect: session tokens are encrypted and stored against your account, and you can revoke the link at any time from your Connections. If you'd rather not link your account, calendar sync is a complete alternative.
Is Garmin two-factor authentication supported?
Not yet. If your Garmin Connect account is protected by two-factor authentication, linking fails. You'll need to switch it off temporarily to link the accounts, or use calendar sync instead.
Do my Garmin runs come back into RunRun?
Yes. Once run, the session flows back and ticks off the planned workout: your real paces, your progress and your training load update with nothing to type in. It also works through Strava if you prefer that route.
Does it work with every Garmin watch?
With every model that supports structured workouts and syncs with Garmin Connect, which covers recent Forerunner, Fenix, Venu, Instinct and Epix generations. Very old models with no Workouts menu will show the session in the Connect calendar but won't guide you through it.
Is there anything to pay?
No. The plan, the Garmin link and sending workouts are free, no card required. Creating an account takes under two minutes.

Your plan on your Garmin, nothing to fiddle with

Create your free account, build your plan and link your Garmin watch. Five minutes, and your workouts make their own way to your wrist.

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