Run Trainer 7.16.1: a clearer view of every run
This update gives you more inspiration before you head out, a clearer view of your workout while you run, and new ways to look back afterward. We have also made several changes that make the app a little smoother to use.
More inspiration before your next run
Your dashboard now features more articles with running tips and inspiration, directly from our blog. From getting started to keeping your training enjoyable, you can read in the app when it relates to what you are working on or interested in.
Your progress gets more attention too. Achievements has been redesigned to give you a clearer overview of the milestones you have reached and your next goals.
If an earlier lesson was left unmarked even though you have since moved ahead, you can now update its completion status.
A clearer picture while you are moving
While you run, a new, more detailed progress ring gives you a familiar view inspired by the Apple Watch display. Patterns on the ring help you see how your workout is progressing and which steps are coming up.
If you run with Apple Watch and stop for a bit, your workout will pause automatically. The Watch can then resume it when you get moving again. That is useful if you stop at a traffic light, for example. If the app unexpectedly closes on your iPhone, you can now resume your workout instead of starting all over again.
Your run also gets more context in Apple Health: your running route is now saved with the workout, so you can view the route there too.
Look back at a month, a year, or one particular run
You can now filter your running history by month or year. That makes it easier to find a particular period and revisit the runs you completed. Open an individual session, and the updated statistics view gives its details more room on the screen.
We are also introducing experimental insights into pace per workout step, elevation along your route, and negative splits. You can explore how your pace changed between parts of a workout or see whether the second half was faster than the first. These features are still being developed, and we will continue improving them in future updates.
Here are the changes in detail, so you can quickly find the ones that interest you.
What is new and improved in Run Trainer 7.16.1
Dashboard and training progress
More articles on your dashboard. Explore additional running tips and inspiration, with an updated presentation for the articles.
Articles in Dutch. Dutch-speaking runners can now open Dutch articles from the dashboard.
A redesigned Achievements screen. Get a clearer overview of the milestones you have earned and the goals you are working toward.
Mark earlier lessons as completed. Fill in a missing completion mark for lessons before your most recently completed lesson. This lets you bring your progress up to date if you forgot to mark an earlier session.
Your app version on the dashboard. You can now see which version of Run Trainer you are using there.
During your workout
A new progress ring. See a clearer overview of your workout while you run.
Resume after an unexpected closure. If the app unexpectedly closes on your iPhone, you can resume the workout.
Statistics and new insights
Filter by month or year. Find a period in your running history and browse the runs from that time.
An updated full-screen statistics view. The details of your run have more room on the screen.
Improved heart rate display. We have updated how heart rate data is presented with your workout.
The following three insights are experimental. We will keep refining them in future updates:
Pace per workout step. A graph shows how your pace changes between the different stages of your session, such as jogging and running sections.
Elevation along your route. See where your route climbed and descended.
Negative splits. See whether you ran the second half faster than the first. Negative splits also appear in the view during your run and in Achievements.
Apple Watch and Apple Health
Automatic pause and resume on Apple Watch. When you stop moving for a while, the Watch can pause your workout and resume it when you start moving again.
Your route in Apple Health. Your running route is now saved with your workout in Apple Health.
Workout intervals sent to Apple Health. The interval sections of your workout are now included too.
Clearer Watch sync status. It is easier to see when your Watch is syncing your workout data.
Updated kilometer and mile display. The message no longer stays on screen longer than intended. There is also haptic feedback when switching between kilometers and miles.
Version information on your Watch. You can check the app version there as well.
Fixes and smaller improvements
Duplicate workouts on iPhone. We fixed a problem that could save the same workout twice.
Sign in with Apple. We resolved an issue involving an email address that was already linked to an account.
Maps and Speed Map. We clarified the map legend and fixed a problem with Speed Map.
Flickering Watch screens. We fixed an issue where screens could switch unexpectedly or return to the same screen.
Starting another run after a Watch workout. We resolved a problem when finishing a run on the Watch and then starting a new one on the iPhone.
Moving from statistics to Achievements. The transition between these screens has been improved.
Take a look before your next run
Update Run Trainer to version 7.16.1 and explore the refreshed screens before heading out. After your run, try the monthly filter or take a look at the new insights. Have feedback on the experimental features? Let us know so we can keep improving them.
Happy running!
Team Run Trainer