First Ultra

Zero to your first ultra

Run/walk training for your first 50K, 50 miles, 100K or 100 miles, with a gentler plan for bigger runners. Coached on every run, on iPhone and Apple Watch.

Download on the App Store

Free to download. Pay once to unlock. No subscription, no account, no ads.
Or build a free training plan on the web →

Start where you are

Your plan, one day at a time

Tell it your race, race date, where your running is today and the days you can train. It builds a week-by-week plan from foundation to race day, and tells you straight away if the date is tight.

Coached on every run Your plan, one day at a time Built for bigger runners Zero to ultra, week by week Race day, already planned Strength that fits your week Watch the miles add up

Everything between here and the finish

Run. Walk. It tells you when.

Coached on the run

Rising beeps mean run, falling beeps mean walk, with a voice that says what's next and a 3-2-1 before each switch. Works over your music with the phone locked.

Apple Watch

Run from your wrist with taps, beeps, heart rate and GPS, and leave the phone at home. Workouts save to Apple Health.

When life happens

Missed a week or got sick? Repeat a week, push the plan back or rebuild from today, always keeping your race date.

Race day, already planned

A rough finish time, the pace you need for the cutoff, a fuel schedule, a kit checklist and how to run the day.

Treadmill, trails and hills

Treadmill mode without GPS, weekly climbing targets for hilly races and hike/run mode. Eating reminders on long runs.

Strength that fits

Optional short sessions for knees and hips: gym, dumbbells or bodyweight. Switch it off and the plan is running only.

The Extra joint protection setting in First Ultra setup

Built for bigger runners

Gentler build. More recovery. Same finish.

Most training plans assume a light runner. Turn on joint protection and your joints get the time to adapt that your heart and lungs don't need.

  • Longer walk breaks to start
  • A slower weekly build, about 6% instead of 10%
  • A lighter week every third week
  • One run a week swapped for low-impact cardio, like a bike or elliptical

Recommended above about 220 lb (100 kg), or with past shin, Achilles, foot or knee trouble.

Pay once, keep it

No subscription. No account. No ads.

Try the coaching free. One purchase unlocks the rest for good, and Family Sharing is on.

Free

$0

  • Sample plan
  • GPS run/walk coaching
  • Lock Screen Live Activity
  • Logging and progress

Free, no sign-up

Build your plan now

Pick your race and where your running is today. Get the full week-by-week plan free, the same one the app builds.

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Finish on your feet

Your data stays on your devices and in your own iCloud. Questions? Papaspudsllc@gmail.com

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