Best Running Apps for Marathon Runners on iPhone and Apple Watch


With the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2023 scheduled for January 15th, here are the best iOS and watchOS apps for iPhone and Apple Watch. These apps will let you set goals, record metrics, and track your progress when you train for a Marathon.

Asana Rebel

Runners also need strength training. From losing weight to building strength, from high-intensity workouts to moving meditations: each piece of Asana Rebel is meant to fit every goal into your lifestyle.

Asana Rebel is the app to help you reach all your health and fitness goals, it will empower you to get in shape, feel better, and stay inspired day after day.

Strava

Strava is a popular app that can track your fitness activity and get in shape. The App allows you to record your run, map a cycling route & analyse your training with all the stats – for free!

Whether you’re training for a marathon or simply love taking your bike out for a ride, turn your smartphone or GPS watch into a sophisticated tracker with Strava. Join millions of athletes and active people and reach your
fitness goals!

Strava uses HealthKit to export your Strava activities into the Health app and to read heart rate and biometric data.

Water Reminder

It is important to stay hydrated before and during the marathon. Drinking enough and the right quantity of water is vital for our health. Water Reminder by VGFIT will help you to calculate, how much water your body needs, will track your hydration and gently remind you to drink water to fulfil your goal.

Water Reminder uses HealthKit in order to record drinking data to the Nutrition section in the Health application.

Nike Run Club

Nike Run Club is your guide to a better run. From expert coaches to an incredible community – the Nike Run Club running app has what you need to start running, keep running, and enjoy running more. The app offers a pace running tracker, guided runs, running coach, km tracker for its users.

The Nike Run Club works with Apple Health to sync workouts and record heart-rate data.

Adidas Runtastic

Adidas Runtastic is a 360 degree modern fitness app aimed towards providing runner’s overall fitness. Not only does that app focus on running but also features various different types of workouts like HIIT, strength training and other workout forms.

The app is available on both iOS and watchOS and with the integration with Apple Health, it can add the details of your workout, like duration and calories burned, to your Apple Health account.


Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

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