Vici - Free AI Running Coach Vici

Everything a running coach does.
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Not a training plan generator. An actual coach that adapts to your fitness, listens to your body, and evolves with every run.

Your plan, built for you

Every training plan is generated from scratch using your race goal, current fitness, and training history. Vici uses the VDOT methodology from Jack Daniels' Running Formula to set pace zones that match your actual ability.

  • VDOT-calibrated pace zones

    Your easy, tempo, interval, and repetition paces are calculated from your race history and fitness level.

  • 6-step plan creation wizard

    Set your race, distance, goal time, training days, and preferences. See a preview before committing.

  • Goal time suggestions

    Not sure what to aim for? Vici suggests realistic race goals based on your current VDOT and training capacity.

Training Science

Jack Daniels' VDOT

The same methodology used by elite coaches worldwide. Your plan isn't guesswork, it's calibrated to your physiology.

Periodization

Structured progression

Base building, strength phases, sharpening, and taper. Each phase targets specific physiological adaptations at the right time.

Coaching that adapts in real time

Your plan changes with you. Every qualifying run recalibrates your VDOT, every workout completion informs what comes next, and wellness check-ins adjust training load before problems become injuries.

  • Automatic VDOT recalibration

    Run faster than expected? Your pace zones update automatically. Every qualifying effort makes your plan more accurate.

  • Coach Review: approve or deny

    When Vici suggests plan adjustments, you decide. Review the reasoning and approve changes before they take effect.

  • Wellness-aware training

    Quick check-ins on sleep, stress, and energy help Vici adjust today's session. Real coaching considers the whole athlete.

Adaptive Learning

Three systems, one goal

VDOT recalibration for pace accuracy. AI adjustments for plan structure. Wellness signals for daily readiness. They work together so your training stays optimal.

You're in control

Modify any workout

Add, swap, skip, or move workouts with AI-powered suggestions. Coaching that collaborates with you, not dictates to you.

Ask your coach anything

Vici isn't a chatbot with canned answers. It's a conversational AI coach that knows your plan, your history, and your goals. Ask it anything, from race strategy to injury prevention.

  • Daily coaching briefing

    Every morning, Vici prepares a personalized briefing card: what's on your schedule, how your body's responding, and what to focus on.

  • Post-run AI analysis

    Journal how your run felt and Vici responds with coaching insight, connecting your subjective experience with the objective data.

  • Weekly coaching reports

    A weekly summary of your training: what went well, what needs attention, and the focus for the week ahead.

Context-aware

Your coach knows your story

Ask Vici about your training and it responds with full context: your plan phase, recent performance, upcoming races, and training load history.

Always available

Coaching when you need it

Pre-run questions, mid-week adjustments, race-day nerves. Your coach is ready whenever you are.

Every run, deeply analyzed

Connect Strava once and every run syncs automatically. Vici doesn't just log your miles. It breaks down every split, every heart rate zone, and matches your effort to the workout that was planned.

  • Automatic Strava sync

    Real-time webhook integration. Finish a run, and it appears in Vici within seconds, fully analyzed.

  • GPS splits, HR zones, pace zones

    Interactive maps, per-kilometer breakdowns, heart rate distribution, and time in each training zone.

  • AI workout-to-activity matching

    Vici automatically figures out which planned workout your run corresponds to and evaluates how well you executed it.

Deep Analysis

10-section activity detail

Summary, splits, pace analysis, heart rate, training zones, elevation, effort score, weather context, coach notes, and your personal journal entry.

Personal Bests

Automatic PB detection

Vici tracks your personal bests across all distances and notifies you when you set a new one, with celebration animations and XP rewards.

Training science, made simple

Vici calculates the same metrics elite coaches track, then translates them into plain English. You don't need a sports science degree to understand your training load.

  • Classification-first UX

    Instead of raw numbers, see "You're fresh and ready" or "High fatigue, consider recovery." The data drives the insight, not the other way around.

  • Training stress balance

    Track your readiness in real time. See whether you're building fitness, recovering well, or pushing too hard.

  • VDOT fitness tracking

    Watch your fitness level change over weeks and months. See how your estimated race times improve as your training progresses.

Metrics That Matter

Three core indicators

Training Stress Balance for recovery readiness. Acute:Chronic Workload Ratio for injury risk. Chronic Training Load for overall fitness trend.

Race Readiness

Predicted race times

See estimated finish times for every standard distance based on your current fitness, updated as you train.

The details that matter

Every feature below is fully built and operational. No roadmap promises.

Post-run workflow

A 3-step guided flow after every run: match the workout, journal how it felt, celebrate your achievement. Takes 30 seconds.

XP, levels, and streaks

Earn experience points for every workout, level up your Vici profile, and maintain training streaks with animated celebrations.

Quick Actions

Floating action menu for instant access to common tasks: log a workout, ask Vici, check today's plan, or start a wellness check-in.

Smart notifications

Configurable alerts for upcoming workouts, plan adjustments, new personal bests, and weekly summaries. Never miss what matters.

Race goal management

Set goal races with target times, track countdown, and let Vici structure your entire training cycle around race day.

Training journal

Record how each run felt with AI-powered analysis. Your coach reads your journal and connects the dots between effort and outcome.

Ready to train with a real coach?

Vici is free on iOS. Connect Strava, build your plan, and start training smarter today.

Download on TestFlight Requires iPhone + Strava. Free forever.