Plain answers for runners on iPhone.
- Strava3 min read
How to sync Apple Watch runs to Strava
Runs from the Apple Watch Workout app can upload to Strava on their own. The setting, the 30 day limit, and what to check when a run does not show up in Strava.
- Apple Health2 min read
How to switch Apple Health from miles to km
Apple Health, the Fitness app and your Apple Watch each keep a distance unit. Where to change miles to kilometres, or back, so every screen agrees.
- Apple Health3 min read
A free running year in review for Apple Watch
Apple has no yearly running recap, and Strava's Year in Sport needs a subscription since 2025. How to see your year of runs on iPhone, and get a recap to share, for free.
- Apple Health2 min read
How to see total distance walked or run on iPhone
See how many miles or km you walked or ran this month or year on iPhone, in the Fitness and Health apps, and how to get a total of your runs only.
- Training2 min read
Cadence, stride, vertical oscillation and ground contact time explained
Your watch records running form metrics. Here is what each one means in plain words, what typical values look like, and which ones are actually worth changing.
- Watches1 min read
Coros, Polar and Suunto: connecting your watch to Apple Health
Each brand's iPhone app can write runs to Apple Health. The exact settings for Coros, Polar Flow and the Suunto app, and what to expect once they sync.
- Strava2 min read
Import your Strava shoe history into Runtile
Request your Strava archive, open the zip in Runtile, and your gear assignments are matched to the runs in Apple Health. What gets matched, what gets skipped, and what is never overwritten.
- Nike Run Club1 min read
How to connect Nike Run Club to Apple Fitness
Nike Run Club has no Apple Fitness setting. Turn on Apple Health in NRC and your runs show up in Fitness and Health. The exact steps and what syncs.
- Training2 min read
Reading a pace heatmap: fast days, easy days and the 80/20 rule
A year of runs as coloured tiles tells you more than any list. How to read the colours, what a healthy pattern looks like, and why most of your tiles should be dark.
- Apple Health2 min read
Running distance without walks in Apple Health
Apple Health lumps walks and runs into one Walking + Running distance. How to see only what you ran, in Health and Fitness, as a monthly or yearly total.
- Garmin4 min read
How to connect and sync Garmin with Apple Health
Yes, Garmin syncs to Apple Health, one way. The Garmin Connect setting, what comes across (runs, steps, sleep, heart rate), using it with an Apple Watch, and what to do when it stops.
- Strava2 min read
How to sync Strava runs to Apple Health
Turn on Send to Health in the Strava iPhone app so your runs appear in Health as workouts. What syncs, what happens to runs from a Garmin, and how to avoid doubles.
- Shoes4 min read
How many miles (km) do running shoes last? Mileage calculator
Most running shoes last 300 to 500 miles (500 to 800 km). Work out how many miles or weeks your pair has left, the signs a pair is done, and how to track it.
- Apple Health1 min read
Duplicate runs in Apple Health: why and how to fix
Two apps wrote the same run, so Health counts it twice. How to find which apps did it, stop it for good, and keep your monthly distance right.
Start with your last year of runs.
Runtile reads what is already in Health. Your history appears in seconds, no account needed.