Run ultras without losing your strength side.
Vert.run and Strava own your miles. Neither helps you keep glutes + hips + posterior chain strong through a 100-mile build. Ascend's anatomy heatmap, adaptive macros, and AI coach are the strength side runners forget until injury reminds them.
Keep glutes + hips + calves loaded without stealing run recovery
Anatomy heatmap surfaces weekly load; coach drops volume when red
Eat enough on 25 km/wk weeks
Adaptive macros auto-add fuel as cardio kcal climbs
Keep Strava + Garmin segments intact
Strava write-back + Health Connect / Apple Health sync
Project race times across distance
Built-in pace calculator + AI goal forecast (Riegel-derived)
Year-of-training view
GitHub-style year heatmap, RPE-weighted
- We're not a GPS-first running app, Strava + Vert.run lead there
- No race-route GPX vert detection
- Trail community + AI route suggestions live on Vert / Strava
| Mon | Strength full-body (40 min) |
| Tue | Easy 60 min zone-2 |
| Wed | Tempo run + posterior chain accessory |
| Thu | Easy 45 min |
| Fri | Strength glutes + core |
| Sat | Long run (build to 4h) |
| Sun | Recovery walk + mobility |
Example. AI coach adapts to your actual log + readiness.
Does Ascend replace Vert.run?
No. Use Vert for the run plan; use Ascend for the strength + nutrition + recovery side. They sync cleanly through Apple Health / Health Connect.
Does the coach know about ultra-distance fuel demand?
Yes, adaptive macros watch your trailing 7-day kcal burn and add carbs + total kcal as run volume climbs.
Will my Strava segments still count?
Yes, every cardio session writes to Strava automatically.
What about UTMB / Hardrock-style stage races?
Multi-day stage racing isn't a first-class feature yet. Use the day-by-day log; coach handles taper recovery.
Lock in the strength side
Free for core. Club unlocks adaptive macros + AI deloads.
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