ai-running-coach_skill

Overview

This skill is an AI Running Coach that delivers personalized running training via instant messaging and adapts plans automatically using your Strava data. It creates, adjusts, and explains training plans for 5K–marathon distances and provides daily workouts, weekly schedules, and performance stats. The core value is real-time plan adjustments driven by your activity and feedback.

How this skill works

The coach ingests your Strava history and ongoing activities to build a baseline and monitor trends like weekly mileage, fastest segments, and long runs. You interact conversationally to create plans, check today’s workout, report fatigue or injury, and request stats; the AI uses context (plan, PBs, feedback) to recommend changes. When your Strava data shows changes—missed workouts, slower pace, or strong progress—the coach updates the plan automatically and explains why.

When to use it

• When you want a personalized training plan for 5K, 10K, half marathon, or marathon.
• To get today’s workout or a clear weekly schedule based on your plan.
• When you want your Strava activities analyzed (fastest, longest, monthly mileage).
• If you’re injured, fatigued, or want the coach to adjust intensity or rest.
• To chat with an AI coach about pacing, race strategy, or motivation.

Best practices

• Connect your Strava account so the coach can auto-fill current mileage and PBs.
• Create plans conversationally—answer one question at a time (distance, weeks, goal, unavailable days).
• Report feedback (fatigue, soreness, injury) promptly so the plan can adapt.
• Check weekly summaries and completion stats to track consistency and trends.
• Renew API tokens and subscription if you hit auth or access errors.

Example use cases

• New runner: build a 12-week half-marathon plan using recent Strava mileage as the starting point.
• Race prep: ask for pacing guidance for today’s tempo session and get a tailored target pace.
• Recovery adjustment: report mild injury and receive a modified taper or cross-training plan.
• Performance check: request your fastest 5K and monthly mileage breakdown from recent Strava data.
• Weekly planning: get a friendly IM summary of this week’s workouts and encouragement.