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A coach you talk to.

Coach Carl checks in after every workout and asks how you're feeling. He gets to know you — and bends your training plan around your life, so you reach your goal without getting hurt.

14 days free, then $29 $19/mo

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Life hates your training plan.

It usually starts great. The first few weeks of your new training plan (pdf download) go well.

But then Tuesday happened:

The plan doesn’t care. It just sits there, saying “5 miles + 3 strides” like nothing changed.

So you chose from the only menu your plan offers:

These are all horrible options!

The plan becomes a scoreboard you're losing on, and nobody keeps opening a scoreboard they're losing on.

You stop looking at it.

Eventually you forget all about your plan and that it had ever existed.

Every runner has this graveyard: the couch to 5k that died still on the couch, the 16-week PDF that died in week 4, the endless Notion doc training plans cluttering up your workspace. None of them could bend. None of them could listen. And nobody noticed when you stopped caring.

But don’t worry. It’s not over.

Soon you will find a new plan, a better plan, and repeat the cycle.

Unless someone's actually paying attention this time.

No I’m not talking about expensive 1-on-1 coaching.

I’m talking about Carl.

In the chat

This is what talking to Carl is like.

In the chat

Your whole week, one message away.

Coach Carl's /plan reply: the week of Sep 7 to 13, a 32 mile target with an 8 mile long run, every day listed with its session, the finished days ticked and the weekend still to come. Coach Carl's /day reply for Saturday: the 8 mile long run with fuelling and pacing guidance, and a note that yesterday's strength session will make the first mile feel heavy. Coach Carl's /recap reply for the same week: 19 miles across 3 runs against a 32 mile target, how the sessions went, the heel he is watching and the daily mobility he is managing.

How he remembers you

Carl doesn't forget.

It starts with a conversation. Two minutes, no forms. Then he starts remembering.

Your training
WedRan 6 mi52 min
ThuStrength40 min
FriRan 5 mi44 min
Sat · todayLong run 16 mieasy pace
SunRest
MonEasy 4 miconversational
Tue6 × 800mwith warm-up
WedEasy 5 mirecovery
ThuStrength40 min
FriRest
SatLong run 18 mipeak week

Behind you: what you actually did. Ahead: what he's planned, and he'll move it if your week moves.

Your storySoccer through college. Back to running at 38 — two kids, early mornings, and a knee that has opinions about hills.
The goal3:30 · Chicago Marathon · Oct 11
The watch listLeft ankle: sore Tuesday, 3/10. Legs heavy the last two runs.
Your rulesDaily 5-minute mobility · Lift twice a week · No back-to-back hard days
Your gearPeloton in the attic · Dumbbells 5–50 lb · Adjustable bench

Most AI forgets. Carl doesn't.

The doctrine

How Carl coaches

Don't get hurt.

The best training plan is the one you're healthy enough to follow next month. Carl watches load, listens when something's sore, and would rather cut one Tuesday than cost you a month on the couch.

Consistency beats intensity.

Big engines are built by showing up, not by hero workouts. Ordinary weeks, stacked patiently, beat heroic ones followed by holes. Carl coaches the long game and protects the streak that actually builds you.

Strength and cross-training count.

Bike rides, gym sessions, long walks: they're training, not footnotes, and Carl treats them that way. He also picks the work for how you're feeling today. Hips tight from a week at the desk? You might see hip mobility and glute activation in the plan instead of a generic core circuit. Strength isn't secondary: it's what makes you faster and more durable.

Your life comes first.

Built for busy adults: parents, professionals, people whose calendar fights back. Kids, work, travel, a rough night's sleep. Training bends but doesn't break: if a week goes sideways, that's okay. Carl rebuilds around it and keeps you moving toward the goal.

"If a week goes sideways, that's okay. Stuff moves. We work with your life, not against it." Carl

Every Sunday

Every Sunday, Carl hands you your week

Built from what you actually did, not what a template hoped you would. You say yes, or bend it and he sorts it out.

📅 Next week — proposed · 40 miles
A steady week, all easy, building durability.
Mon: 7 easy
Tue: 45-min easy bike
Wed: 9 easy
Thu: 6 easy
Fri: strength
Sat: 6 easy
Sun: long 12 — RPE 4-5, conversational
Look good? Say yes to lock it in — or tell me what to change and we'll sort it. Stuff moves, totally fine.
looks good but move the long run to Saturday
Done — long run's on Saturday now, easy 6 on Sunday instead. Next week's set.

Real runners

From runners who trained with Training Vibes, Carl's predecessor.

Review by Rob H, Founder of the WKRC. 5 stars. "I love Training Vibes because I can see how I *felt* on my runs and how it has been trending over time. It gives me honest feedback that I sometimes have difficulty giving to myself. Highly recommend." Review by Adam Fisher. 5 stars. "Training Vibes helps me keep an eye on how I'm feeling — take my foot off the gas when I'm at risk of getting injured, and work out what's working well when I'm feeling good. A clean interface that makes you stop and reflect. Super simple to use." Review by Bradley Bratcher, CEO of Year 50. 5 stars. "As a hobby jogger still learning how to run properly, Training Vibes gives me a better outlet to think clearly about my runs and how my body is responding. The trend info has been really helpful to remind me when I need to back off or I can pick it up." Review by Milan Raj, Digital Health & Tech Leader, Engineering Consulting. 5 stars. "Training Vibes is guided by how your body feels, not just performance metrics. 'Vibes' are easy to understand and take the pressure off chasing numbers. It's a refreshing take on fitness tracking." Review by Spencer Zysset, Math teacher. 5 stars. "Training Vibes is incredibly easy to use across multiple platforms. Zero issues syncing to Garmin. It's accurately pulled all data after every activity. Definitely recommend!" Review by Steve Cole, Attorney. 5 stars. "There's finally a way to track the way I feel during a run and discover how that impacts my training. Whether you rely on this data by itself or as a supplement to heart-rate data, it is a game changer." Review by Hilmar. 4 stars. "I've always trained according to how I feel, but never kept a log of how my body is responding. Sometimes I push too hard. Training Vibes makes is super easy to use, and have a record of how my body is responding." Review by Niall Comiskey. 4 stars. "This is fantastic, a great way of tracking runs and able to reference back on previous runs super quick and so easy to use."

Your options, honestly

How Carl compares

Human coach Static plan Most AI coaching Coach Carl
Knows youremembers your history, injuries, life ~
Adapts when life happenssick, travel, sore, a bad week ~
Always onanswers any hour, no waiting
Talks like a coachnot a form to fill or menus to tap ~
Reads your runs automaticallyGarmin & Strava, no manual logging ~ ~ ~
Coaching logic, not generic fitness tipsreal periodization, not one-size templates ~ ~
Price $200–500/mo free–$15/mo $10–30/mo $29/mo$19 founder price

A human coach is expensive — and not always there.
A static plan is generic — and bends for nothing.
Most AI coaching is robotic — and doesn't know when to back off.
Carl has personality. And he knows what he's doing.

Founding members

Founder pricing

What founding members get, in writing:

Your price never moves.

$19/month, locked for life. Cancel whenever you like and come back later, and you return at your founding price, not the standard one. That's the whole rule, no fine print underneath it.

A direct line that actually decides.

Every founding member's suggestion gets a direct answer from Jeremy: the decision and the reason. You're shaping the product with the person building it.

First through every door.

New channels, new features, new coaching tools: founding members get them while they're still being shaped.

One plan. Everything included.

$29 $19/month

Founder price, locked for life.

Cancel anytime.

Fit check

Is Carl for you?

Carl is for you if

  • You're a busy adult: a parent, a professional, someone whose calendar fights back.
  • You've been through the injury-restart cycle and want off.
  • You want a coach, not a leaderboard.
  • You'll actually talk to him: a coach can only coach what he can hear.

Carl isn't for you if

  • You're racing at an elite level and need track-level periodization with a human at the finish line.
  • You won't connect a watch or tell him about your runs: give a coach nothing and he's just a plan.
  • You want a six-week shortcut. Carl plays the long game.

Frequently asked questions

What exactly is Coach Carl?

An AI coach built by Jeremy Singh, a runner and coach. Jeremy built him to coach the way he coaches: listen first, protect the athlete, play the long game. He talks with you in your texts (Telegram, WhatsApp, or SMS) like a coach would, because that's what he is.

Is this a training plan generator?

No. Carl writes your weekly plan, but the plan is the least of it. The product is the conversation: the check-in after a rough run, the adjustment when your week explodes, the question about that ankle you mentioned twice.

What does Carl actually see?

The activities you sync from Strava or Garmin, and what you tell him. That's it. Your data is used to coach you, never sold.

Do I need a watch?

No. Carl works best connected to Strava or Garmin, but tell him in plain words ("did another bike today, 30 min") and he'll track it.

Do I need to enter a card to start?

Yes. The trial is free for 14 days, but a card is required to begin. You'll get a warning 72 hours before the first charge, and if you cancel during the trial you're never charged at all.

Can I really cancel anytime?

Yes. From the link in your receipt, or just tell Carl. If you cancel during the trial you won't be charged at all.

What if I'm a beginner? What if I'm injured?

Carl meets you where you are. I built him to start you too easy rather than too hard, and if something hurts, the plan bends around it. He's not a doctor and won't pretend to be one; he'll tell you when something needs a human professional.

Can I really tell in 14 days?

You get 14 free days before any money moves, and a warning 72 hours before the first charge, so nothing is charged without you seeing it coming. You'll know the feel immediately (the first check-in lands after your first run), but week two is where Carl proves it, because that's when a week goes sideways and he adjusts. If it never feels like coaching, cancel in one message and you won't be charged again.

What if I pay and it's not for me?

Cancel in one message and you are never charged again. You keep full access for the rest of the month you already paid for, so nothing you bought is taken away from you. We don't refund a payment already made, and after that period ends you can still sign in to download your training data whenever you want.

Jeremy, the coach who built Carl

The coach behind Carl

Hey, I'm Jeremy: running coach and ultramarathoner. I spent a decade training by data and getting hurt. Then I started running by feel, and the injuries stopped: 11,000+ miles over 10 years, 12 ultramarathons, a 100-mile finish, zero injuries. I built Carl to coach the way I coach: listen first, protect the athlete, play the long game.

The principles I coach from (McMillan and Magness on endurance) are the same ones Carl coaches from.

Your next run could be with Carl.

14 days free. Cancel anytime.

I've spent years running and coaching runners; Carl is that coaching, available every day, for every run.