Generic Running Plans Are Rubbish. Here's Why.
Most "personalised" plans just stick your name on an email and call it customised. Flikness builds your training from the ground up, based on who you actually are.
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I once tried to follow a running plan I found in a magazine. It was called something like "Run Your First 10K in Eight Weeks!" and it came with a photograph of a woman who looked like she'd never experienced tiredness or consumed a carbohydrate.
The plan itself was simple. Too simple, as it turned out. Run Monday, rest Tuesday, run Wednesday, and so on, with the distances increasing each week until you could run 10K. What could possibly go wrong?
What went wrong was everything. The plan didn't know that I had meetings on Wednesday evenings. It didn't care that my knees felt like they'd been filled with gravel after the third session. It didn't account for the fact that I caught a cold in week five.
By week six, I was so far behind the plan that I gave up entirely. The plan had been designed for everyone, which meant it worked for no one.
What Makes a Running Plan Actually Personalised
The word "personalised" gets thrown around a lot these days. Businesses stick your name on an email and call it personalised. Running apps give you five options and call it customised.
That's not personalisation. That's just marketing with a thin disguise.
A truly personalised running plan needs to understand several things about you. Your current fitness level, not where you wish you were. Your goal. Your life, including your schedule and commitments. And then, crucially, it needs to adapt as things change.
How Flikness Creates Your Custom Running Program
You don't just pick from a menu of preset plans. You build a profile that captures who you really are.
Physical Data
Age, weight, current fitness level, VO2 max if you know it. All the numbers that affect how your body responds to training.
Health Context
Any injuries, chronic conditions, or limitations. A plan that ignores your dodgy knee isn't a plan, it's a recipe for disaster.
Your Schedule
When can you actually train? Not when you'd ideally like to train, but when you can realistically fit sessions in.
Your Goal
Run a 5K? Complete a half marathon? Simply run for thirty minutes without stopping? The plan needs to know where you're going.
The Journal That Makes the Difference
Here's where Flikness does something genuinely clever. It doesn't just give you a plan and leave you to it. It connects to a journal where you can track anything that matters.
- How did that run feel?
- How well did you sleep last night?
- Are you coming down with something?
- Did work stress mean you couldn't focus on training this week?
All of this information feeds back into your plan. If you log that you're exhausted and your legs feel like they're made of concrete, the plan adjusts. If you log that you're feeling brilliant and ran faster than expected, it recalibrates.
It's like having a conversation with a coach who's actually listening.
Why AI-Powered Training Actually Works
I'll be honest. When I first heard about AI making training plans, I was sceptical. I assumed it would be like those chatbots that answer customer service queries, technically responding but fundamentally useless.
But this is different. The AI isn't just following rules, it's learning from data. Your data.
- Sees patterns that you might not notice
- Understands how your body responds to training over time
- Knows when to push and when to back off
- Doesn't get tired, have bad days, or judge you
Your Plan, Your Way
The best thing about a truly personalised running plan is that it works with your life, not against it. You're not trying to force yourself into someone else's schedule. You're not feeling guilty because you can't train as much as the plan demands.
You're simply doing what works for you, consistently, sustainably, and with a clear path to your goal.
Get Your Personalised Plan
Stop trying to fit yourself into a generic template. Get a training plan that's built around your life, your body, and your goals.
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