---
title: "Free Runna Alternative for Runners | TrainPace"
description: "Looking for a free Runna alternative? TrainPace gives self-coached runners training plans, VDOT paces, GPX course pacing, and race fueling at no cost."
url: https://trainpace.com/calculator/free-runna-alternative
---

# A Free Runna Alternative

Looking for a free Runna alternative? TrainPace gives self-coached runners training plans, VDOT paces, GPX course pacing, and race fueling at no cost.

If you want structured training without a monthly subscription, TrainPace is a free alternative to Runna. Generate a plan, set your training paces, analyze your race course, and plan fueling in the browser.

- No subscription and no app install required
- Periodized training plans from your goal race and available days
- VDOT-style pace zones and race-time predictions
- GPX elevation analysis with hill-adjusted pacing
- AI race-day fuel planner for gels and carbs

## Frequently asked questions

### Is there a truly free alternative to Runna?

TrainPace is free to use with no paywall on its core tools. You can build a training plan, calculate paces, analyze a course, and plan fueling without paying.

### Do I need an account to use TrainPace?

No. The pace calculator, VDOT calculator, GPX analysis, and fuel planner work without an account. Signing in with Google lets you save plans and routes to your dashboard.

### Does the free plan adapt to my runs like Runna?

TrainPace does not sync from your watch to auto-adapt. You can regenerate your paces and plan any time you run a new race or time trial to keep them current.

- [Build a Free Training Plan](https://trainpace.com/plan)

## Training pace reference

**Training paces by recent 5K time (min/km)**

| 5K time | VDOT | Easy | Marathon | Threshold | Interval | Rep |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15:00 | 69.6 | 3:45–4:30 | 3:23–3:42 | 3:15 | 2:56 | 2:32 |
| 17:30 | 58.2 | 4:20–5:12 | 3:54–4:17 | 3:46 | 3:23 | 2:56 |
| 20:00 | 49.8 | 4:54–5:53 | 4:26–4:51 | 4:16 | 3:51 | 3:19 |
| 22:30 | 43.4 | 5:29–6:34 | 4:57–5:25 | 4:46 | 4:18 | 3:43 |
| 25:00 | 38.3 | 6:03–7:14 | 5:28–5:59 | 5:16 | 4:45 | 4:06 |
| 27:30 | 34.2 | 6:37–7:53 | 5:59–6:33 | 5:46 | 5:13 | 4:30 |
| 30:00 | 30.8 | 7:11–8:32 | 6:30–7:06 | 6:16 | 5:40 | 4:54 |
| 32:30 | 28.0 | 7:44–9:10 | 7:01–7:39 | 6:46 | 6:07 | 5:17 |
| 35:00 | 25.6 | 8:17–9:48 | 7:31–8:12 | 7:15 | 6:34 | 5:41 |

## Compare TrainPace with other apps

- [TrainPace vs. Runna](https://trainpace.com/calculator/trainpace-vs-runna)
- [TrainPace vs. TrainingPeaks](https://trainpace.com/calculator/trainpace-vs-trainingpeaks)
- [A Free TrainingPeaks Alternative](https://trainpace.com/calculator/free-trainingpeaks-alternative)
- [Strava vs. TrainPace for Training](https://trainpace.com/calculator/strava-vs-trainpace-for-training)

## Other TrainPace tools

- [Pace Calculator](https://trainpace.com/calculator) — training paces from a recent race result
- [VDOT Calculator](https://trainpace.com/vdot) — fitness score and equivalent race times
- [Training Plan Builder](https://trainpace.com/plan) — week-by-week 5K to marathon plans
- [Race Fuel Planner](https://trainpace.com/fuel) — carbs per hour and gel counts
- [Elevation Finder](https://trainpace.com/elevation-finder) — GPX route and climb analysis

## For AI agents

Every page on this site has a Markdown mirror at the same path with a .md suffix (for example /calculator.md), and honors an Accept: text/markdown request header on the HTML URL. The calculations here are also available as callable tools through a free public MCP server — no account or API key.

- [llms.txt](https://trainpace.com/llms.txt) — site index for agents
- [llms-full.txt](https://trainpace.com/llms-full.txt) — every page's Markdown in one file
- [MCP server docs](https://trainpace.com/mcp) — endpoint, tools, and client setup