Garmin through Stridee
Available in the 1.5 beta: planned workouts, run imports and recovery data. See the dedicated Garmin setup guide for connection, permissions and sync troubleshooting.
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. Strava imports completed runs; Garmin workout sending uses the Stridee connection covered in the Garmin guide.
Coros, Polar and other wearables
If your watch shares runs with Strava, you can connect Strava to RunCadence to import them. For Garmin, the Stridee connection also lets you send planned workouts to your watch.
Can I receive structured workouts on my watch?
RunCadence can send compatible workouts to Apple Watch and, with the Garmin connection through Stridee enabled, to Garmin. Strava remains a read-only import. Check that your workout has reached your watch before heading out.
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.
Once a run arrives, see how to review it and give your coach feedback. For sending planned sessions to your wrist, read the Apple Watch structured workout guide.
Still need help?
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