# Runna vs phase.fitness

> Runna is a running coach that added strength. phase.fitness is a planner where running and lifting are both goals. For a runner, that difference decides which one fits.

phase.fitness · Compare · Updated 15 October 2026 · HTML version: https://www.phase.fitness/compare/runna

## The short answer

Runna builds a running plan around your distance or race date, experience and schedule — 5K to ultramarathon, or a custom plan of 6 to 26 weeks — with strength, conditioning and mobility support that fits alongside it, and sends the runs to Garmin, COROS, Fitbit, Suunto and Apple Watch. phase.fitness plans running and lifting as two goals of one periodized program, with bodyweight skills as a third if you want them, sends runs to Garmin or Intervals.icu and lifts to Hevy or Liftosaur, and writes the next phase from both logs.

## What Runna is

A running training app with plans from 5K to ultramarathon, guided workouts on your watch, and strength, conditioning and mobility support, on iOS and Android.

Every value below was read on Runna's own site (https://www.runna.com) on 15 October 2026. "Not stated" means we could not find it on the pages we read, not that the product cannot do it.

## Side by side

| | Runna | phase.fitness | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **What it plans** | Running plans from 5K to ultramarathon, with strength, conditioning and mobility support that fits alongside the running plan. | Strength, cardio and calisthenics in the same periodized program, in any combination. | [Runna](https://www.runna.com) · [phase.fitness](https://www.phase.fitness/hybrid-training) — checked 15 October 2026 |
| **How the plan is built** | Around your distance or race date, experience and schedule; a custom plan runs 6 to 26 weeks for any distance from 5 to 50 km. | Written from the knowledge-base documents for your case, laid out a phase at a time, and rewritten from your logs when each phase ends. | [Runna](https://www.runna.com) · [phase.fitness](https://www.phase.fitness/ai-periodization) — checked 15 October 2026 |
| **Where you train** | Workouts sync to Garmin, COROS, Fitbit, Suunto and Apple Watch, and can be uploaded to Strava. | Two-way with Garmin, Hevy, Intervals.icu and Liftosaur: planned sessions go out, completed ones come back. Sessions finished in phase.fitness can also be posted to Strava. | [Runna](https://www.runna.com) · [phase.fitness](https://www.phase.fitness/integrations) — checked 15 October 2026 |
| **Bodyweight skills** | The pages we read mention bodyweight workouts with no equipment, but not skill progressions such as the muscle-up or the front lever. | Bodyweight skills on progressions with mastery standards, run in a built-in player, inside the same week as the rest. | [phase.fitness](https://www.phase.fitness/calisthenics-training-plan) — checked 15 October 2026 |
| **Price** | $19.99 a month or $119.99 a year; the first week is free. | $34.90 every three months, or $104.70 a year. There is no monthly plan. | [Runna](https://www.runna.com) · [phase.fitness](https://www.phase.fitness/pricing) — checked 15 October 2026 |
| **Platform** | iOS and Android apps, with sign-up on the web. | A web app you install from the browser today; an iPhone and Apple Watch app is coming soon to the App Store. | [Runna](https://www.runna.com) · [phase.fitness](https://www.phase.fitness/about) — checked 15 October 2026 |

## When Runna is the better choice

- Running is the main goal and strength is there to support it.
- You want guided runs straight on a COROS, Suunto, Fitbit or Apple Watch.
- You want a monthly plan rather than a quarterly one.

## When phase.fitness is

- Lifting is a goal of its own, with phases and progression, not only injury prevention for the running.
- You log strength in Hevy or Liftosaur and want the plan to read that log.
- You train bodyweight skills alongside the running and the lifting.

## The evidence

Read more in the knowledge base:

- [Running and lifting: programming both without compromise](https://www.phase.fitness/learn/posts/running-lifting-program-both-without-compromise)
- [Strength training for endurance athletes: concurrent training done right](https://www.phase.fitness/learn/posts/endurance-athletes-strength-training-concurrent)
- [VO2max development: training zones and adaptations](https://www.phase.fitness/learn/posts/vo2max-development-training-zones-adaptations)

## Frequently asked questions

### Is phase.fitness a Runna alternative?

For a runner who also lifts seriously, yes: phase.fitness plans both as goals of one program and orders the week so heavy legs never sit before a quality run. For someone whose goal is a race and nothing else, Runna is built around exactly that.

### Does Runna include strength training?

Its site describes strength, conditioning and mobility support that fits alongside the running plan, including bodyweight workouts with no equipment. phase.fitness plans strength as a modality with its own phases and progression, sent to Hevy, Liftosaur or a Garmin watch.

### What does Runna cost?

Its site lists $19.99 a month or $119.99 a year, with the first week free, as of October 2026. phase.fitness is $34.90 every three months or $104.70 a year, with no monthly plan.

Build your first program: https://www.phase.fitness/signup