Smarter training. Built on science.

When lifedoesn't fit a training plan.

Train with a science-based coach that adapts to you.

Built on modern training science and decades of real-world experience. It learns from your training and recovery data, understands how you respond, and adjusts your plan before problems start.

No credit card. Connect your watch in seconds.

The problem

The best plan is the one you can actually execute.

Elite coaches don't hand you a plan and walk away. They check in, ask how you're feeling, and build a relationship with you over time.

They know when to push and when to pull back. They're there at every step.

But the tools most runners have? Static schedules that shatter the moment life gets in the way.

The disconnect

Your watch knows
your heart rate.
It doesn't know you.

HRV, sleep score, body battery, VO₂ max — more data than coaches had a decade ago. But none of it knows your context, can't ask how you're feeling, and says "productive" when you feel anything but.

The gap

The science exists.
It's just not applied to you.

Periodization, load management, recovery protocols — all well established. But locked behind coaching certifications, academic papers, and expensive 1:1 coaching. What reaches you is a generic template.

50 metrics on your wrist.

Decades of research in journals.

Yet no one is asking:

how are you actually doing?

How it works

Meet your coach.

01

It starts with a conversation.

Connect your wearable data, then hop on a voice call with your coach. Goals, schedule, injury history — the things a watch can't measure. Data plus dialogue gives your coach a complete picture of who you are.

Voice call · Onboarding
Your coach is listening
4:32
CoachWhat's your main goal right now?
YouSub-4 marathon in October. I've been stuck around 4:10 for two years.
CoachAny injuries or niggles I should know about?
02

Grounded in real research.

We built a collection of 200+ peer-reviewed papers — covering periodization, recovery, injury prevention, and more — curated by coaches who've worked with athletes from first-time 5k runners to world champions. Every decision your coach makes combines modern training science with real coaching experience, applied to your level.

Research foundation
Polarized training intensity distributionStöggl & Sperlich · Front. Physiol. · 2014
HRV-guided training in recreational runnersKiviniemi et al. · Med. Sci. Sports · 2007
Running-related injury prevention through biomechanicsVidebaek et al. · Sports Med. · 2015
Sleep and athletic performanceVitale et al. · Curr. Sleep Med. Rep. · 2019
+ 200 more papers
03

Then it builds a plan with you.

Draft a plan, talk it through, reshape it. Move your long run, ask why, skip a day. It's a conversation, not a prescription.

Can I move my long run to Sunday? I have a family thing Saturday.
Done. I've moved your 22k to Sunday and shifted recovery to Monday. Saturday is now rest.
Updated schedule
MonEasy 8k
WedTempo 10k
SatRest
SunLong 22k
04

Every workout, your way.

Paces, zones, structure, but flexible. Swap days, shorten a run. Your coach reshuffles everything.

Wednesday · Tempo Run
Warm-up2 km · 5:30/km
Tempo6 km · 4:25/km
Cool-down2 km · 5:45/km
05

After every run, your coach is there.

Your coach reads the data, tells you how it went, and adjusts what comes next. Mention an injury, the next two weeks rewrite themselves.

Integrations

Every device.
One complete picture.

Vertical pulls biometric data from your watch: heart rate trends, HRV, sleep, recovery. Then combines it with how you actually feel. No manual logging. Just one coach that sees everything.

Garmin Connect
Full workout history & health metrics
Live
Strava
Auto-sync runs, rides, swims & more
Soon
Apple Health
Sleep, HRV, and activity data
Soon
Wahoo Fitness
Indoor trainer & cycling data
Soon
This weekFeb 24, 2026
Volume
48 km
TSS
342
Scheduled workouts
Mon · Easy run8 km
Wed · Tempo10 km
Sat · Long run22 km
Sun · RecoveryRest
Coach insight

Your HRV is up 8%, great sign. Hit your tempo at 4:45/km today, you're ready for it.

Pricing

Your coach. Free to start.

Free assessment
Free

Find out exactly where you stand. Your coach analyses your training history and tells you what's holding you back.

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  • Training zone breakdown
  • Personalised coach insight
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  • Unlimited coach conversations
  • Daily HRV-aware plan adjustments
  • Post-run debriefs after every session
  • Full training history analysis
  • Race readiness & taper coaching

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You never fail a Vertical plan.
It just adapts.

Connect your Garmin, get a full training analysis in 3 minutes, and meet the coach that adapts to your life, not the other way around.

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