CTL 42 · ATL 38 · TSB+4
Real fitness and fatigue numbers
Your actual CTL, ATL and TSB, not a guess based on how your last message read. ChatGPT sees where your training load actually sits.
Vertical in ChatGPT
Your running coach, inside ChatGPT
Stop pasting screenshots of your runs into chat. Connect Vertical once and ChatGPT can see your real training: every run, your fitness and fatigue, your zones, your plan.
Paid access · no free trial · no app download
Requires a Garmin, COROS or Polar account and access to the Vertical plugin in ChatGPT. Availability depends on your ChatGPT account, region and workspace settings.
Trusted by 200+ athletes
How it connects
One connection, both directions.
Your watch
VERTICAL.
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ChatGPT
Runs sync automaticallyConfirmed workout pushed to watch
The difference
Same ChatGPT window, a coach that actually knows you.
Without Vertical
You do the remembering
- Export files from your watch app
- Paste them into the chat
- Re-explain your training history every session
- Get a generic, one-off plan back
With Vertical
ChatGPT already knows
- Ask Vertical, how did my long run go?
- ChatGPT answers from the actual run, no upload
- Your full training history is already there
- Coaching grounded in your data, not a guess
Try it
Prompts to copy straight into ChatGPT
Invoking Vertical by name works in any ChatGPT conversation once it's connected, no need to open a dedicated tab.
Vertical, what's my workout today and why?
Vertical, am I ready for a hard session tomorrow?
Vertical, how did this week compare to plan?
Vertical, I can only run 3 days next week. Adjust.
What ChatGPT gains
ChatGPT is a brilliant conversationalist.
Vertical gives it a logbook and a sports-science brain for your running.
Z2 5:42/km · Z4 4:20/km
Pace zones from your own data
Zones derived from a critical-power fit on your runs, not a generic formula. Every pace ChatGPT recommends is calibrated to you.
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Your plan, not a one-off draft
ChatGPT sees where you are in your season, what's scheduled next, and how this week compares to plan, so answers stay consistent between chats.
500+ papers cited
Grounded in the science
Coaching backed by a curated library of 500+ peer-reviewed papers, not a single general-purpose model improvising.
From answer to action
Push to watch, with your say-so
Official read-only connectors can show you data. They can't act on it. Ask Vertical to schedule or adjust a workout in chat, confirm it, and Vertical pushes the structured session straight to your Garmin or COROS watch.
- Always asks first: nothing changes on your watch without your explicit yes
- Works with Garmin and COROS
- The workout arrives structured: warmup, intervals, pace and heart-rate targets
How to connect
Connect Vertical to ChatGPT in 3 steps
Set up Vertical Chat on the web, then install the Vertical plugin in ChatGPT. No Vertical app download needed.
- Sign in and get Vertical Chat — $55 for 6 months. Connect your Garmin, COROS or Polar account on the web.
- Install the Vertical plugin in ChatGPT, choose Connect and approve access to your training data.
- Say "Vertical, …" in any ChatGPT conversation and start asking about your training.
Wondering whether you even need Vertical if you have ChatGPT?
Fair question. We wrote the honest answer down instead of just selling you on it.
Vertical in ChatGPT: common questions
Does ChatGPT connect to Garmin?
Not natively. ChatGPT has no official Garmin connector. Vertical is the bridge: it syncs directly with Garmin, COROS or Polar over OAuth, so ChatGPT never sees your device password and always has your latest runs.
Can ChatGPT actually be my running coach?
With your real training data connected, it stops guessing. Without it, peer-reviewed research and expert coach reviews have found ChatGPT's running plans generic, because it only knows what you paste in. Vertical grounds every answer in your actual runs, your fitness and fatigue numbers, and your plan.
Which ChatGPT plans work with Vertical?
You need access to the Vertical plugin in your ChatGPT account. Availability depends on your ChatGPT account, region and workspace settings; your workspace administrator may need to approve it. Check that you can install the plugin before buying Vertical Chat.
Can it push workouts to my watch from inside ChatGPT?
Yes. When you ask for a change, Vertical proposes it, you confirm, and it schedules the structured workout to your Garmin or COROS device. Nothing gets pushed without your explicit yes.
What about Strava?
Strava has its own official MCP connector for reading your data (read-only, for subscribers), but third-party apps like ChatGPT still can't use Strava data to power AI features. Vertical does not need Strava either way: it syncs directly from your watch, so your training data reaches ChatGPT without Strava in the loop.
What data does ChatGPT see, and can I revoke access?
Only what the connection scopes allow: your training history, fitness and fatigue numbers, zones and plan, never your Garmin, COROS or Polar password. You can revoke access from your ChatGPT connector settings or your Vertical account at any time.
Do I still need the Vertical app?
No app download is needed for Vertical Chat. Sign in, pay and connect your watch on the web, then install the Vertical plugin in ChatGPT. Managed training plans and automatic plan adaptation are part of Vertical Coach.
What if I use a different AI assistant?
Vertical also works inside Claude and any MCP-compatible client. If you use something else, email hello@getvertical.ai and we will look at adding it.
Vertical in ChatGPT
Your training, ready to talk about.
Vertical Chat — $55 for 6 months. Set up on the web and use it in ChatGPT.
Get Chat — $55 / 6 months
Paid access · no free trial · no app download
Also works in Claude and any MCP client.