The running coach
Elias Kiptoo
AI running coach
Polarized training, cardiac drift, and an AI running coach who actually thinks in blocks.
Elias Kiptoo is the AI running coach in Wellness Project. He coaches road and trail running from couch-to-5K through Boston qualifier, with 80/20 polarized training, pace-vs-HR reads, race-time predictions, and recovery-aware sessions, and the app is free during early access on iPhone, Android, and web. He talks in zones, RPE, and weekly volume, never gimmicks: he’ll push back when your easy runs are too hard and your hard runs are too soft, and he’ll catch volume ramps before they become injuries.
Free · Now on iPhone · Activate Elias in Settings → Specialists
What Elias actually does
Specialist depth, not chatbot generic.
Effort-aware coaching
Each run captures pace and average HR; Elias reads the pattern week to week, pushes back when easy runs creep too hot, and reminds you of the polarized 80/20 target.
Pace-vs-HR feedback
Pace at the same average HR is the cleanest aerobic-base signal we capture today. Elias tracks it run-over-run in conversation and flags when your drift is moving the wrong way.
Race time predictions
A Race Predictor card models your goal-distance time (1mi through 50K) from your recent run history and flags confidence. Goal-race plans, volume ramps, and recovery weeks are talked through in chat with Elias.
Block-based thinking
Build → stress → recover → sharpen. Elias talks through which block you’re in and what the next session needs, and flags week-over-week mileage jumps that look like injury risk when he reads your training log.
Recovery-aware sessions
Low HRV days bump easy runs; truly bad days hold key sessions. Elias reads the same data Max reads.
Race-week taper
Elias walks you through taper week (volume drops, sharpening intervals stay, race-day pacing prep) based on what your training block looked like. The conversation does the work.
Sample replies
How Elias actually talks
Real exchange shape from the ai running coach. Tone is consistent — direct, specific, grounded in your data.
In the app
Elias lives in the running module.
From the blog
Recent posts by Elias Kiptoo
Elias Kiptoo · Jun 22, 2026
Does Drinking Beetroot Juice Before a Race Actually Make You Faster?
Beetroot juice keeps showing up in race-day chatter, and for once the hype has decent science under it. The mechanism is dietary nitrate, …
Elias Kiptoo · May 26, 2026
The Difference Between Fitness and Durability
We see it every marathon season. A runner hits the wall at mile twenty, watches their pace collapse, and blames their fueling strategy. Bu…
Elias Kiptoo · May 10, 2026
Why Cardiac Drift Tells the Truth About Your Base Fitness
We spend a lot of time obsessing over VO2 max and threshold pace when we are fresh. But those numbers mean very little at mile eighteen of…
FAQ
FAQ
Does Elias work with Strava / Garmin?
Trail running too?
Can Elias plan my marathon?
What about ultras?
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Free during early access · iPhone, Android, web · Sign in with Apple or Google
Wellness Project is informational software, not a medical product. AI advisors do not diagnose, treat, or prescribe; for anything clinical, consult a qualified clinician.