Connecting Strava
If you record your runs on Strava, whether from a Garmin, Coros, Apple Watch or just your phone, you can connect it to RunCadence directly. No bridge app needed.
Open Settings → Devices & Services, find Strava, and tap Connect with Strava. You approve the connection on Strava's own screen, then land back in RunCadence.
Once connected, your runs from the last couple of weeks come in automatically. After that, each new run shows up shortly after you finish it, already lined up with your planned session for that day so you can review it and log it in a tap.
Two things worth knowing. The connection is read-only: RunCadence reads your Strava runs to coach you and never posts or changes anything on your Strava. And sending structured workouts to your watch still needs an Apple Watch, Strava brings your finished runs in, not the other way around.
Garmin, Coros, Polar and other wearables
There's no separate setup for these. Almost every watch already syncs to Strava on its own: Garmin Connect, Coros, Polar Flow and others each offer a one-time Strava link in their settings. Turn that on, connect Strava to RunCadence as above, and your runs flow straight in and match your planned sessions.
Direct integrations (Garmin first) are on our roadmap. Until then, Strava is the simplest bridge and works with virtually any watch.
Can I get structured workouts on my wearable?
Not yet on anything other than Apple Watch. Structured workouts (warmup, intervals with pace targets, cooldown) currently only ship to Apple Watch.
You can still see the full workout details (every interval, pace, duration, RPE) inside RunCadence and run it on your wearable manually.
Detailed analysis: what works, what doesn't
RunCadence builds a detailed analysis view for completed sessions (heart-rate curve, pace splits, cadence, elevation, time in zone). Strava-sourced runs show up here too, and how rich the view is depends on what recorded the run.
A run recorded on a watch (Garmin, Coros, Apple Watch and the like) carries detailed, second-by-second data, so its analysis is full. A run recorded on your phone, or entered by hand on Strava, has less to show: you'll still get pace, distance and splits, just not a heart-rate curve or cadence.
Why your pace matches Strava
When a run comes in from Strava, RunCadence reads your pace the same way Strava does: from your moving time, the time you were actually running. A pause at a traffic light, a photo stop or a quick breather doesn't count against you. That's why your average pace and your kilometre splits line up with what you see on Strava.
If a number ever looks off by a second or two, it's almost always rounding, or your watch and phone measuring distance a hair differently. What your coach actually reads is the effort and the trend, and those stay consistent across both apps.
Still need help?
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