Connecting your runs to Runsense

There are two ways your runs reach Runsense. If you record with Strava, Suunto or Polar, you can connect that service directly from inside Runsense in a few taps, sign in once, and your runs arrive on their own from then on, with nothing to set up on your phone. The steps for each are below. Everything else reaches Runsense through Apple Health, which is a hub: runs only appear there if the iPhone app you record with is set to share them. Here's how to set up whichever path fits the app you use.

First, the quick fix: Most missing runs are fixed in a few taps. Start by opening the app that recorded the workout (Strava, Garmin, COROS, etc.) and confirming the run is actually there. If you've connected that service directly to Runsense, that's all it takes — the run comes across on its own. Otherwise open Runsense too: runs travelling through Apple Health sometimes need the recording app, or Runsense itself, opened before the latest activity pushes through. If the run still isn't showing after that, the connection may need setting up — see below.

Apple Watch + Apple's Workouts app

You're already set. When you record a run on Apple Watch using Apple's built-in Workouts app, it flows to Apple Health automatically — no extra setup needed. To confirm, open the Health app on your iPhone, tap Browse → Activity → Workouts, and recent Watch sessions should show there.

Strava

Connect Strava once, inside Runsense, and your runs arrive on their own from then on — including the history you already have there. Nothing to set up on your phone.

  1. Open Runsense
  2. Tap the gear icon in the top right to open your settings
  3. Tap 'Connected apps & watches'
  4. Tap 'Strava'
  5. Tap 'Connect'
  6. Sign in with Strava and allow the connection
  7. That's it — your recorded runs now reach Runsense on their own

COROS

Connect COROS once, inside Runsense, and your runs arrive on their own from then on, at the detail your watch recorded them — heart rate second by second, elevation, cadence and your splits. Nothing to set up on your phone.

  1. Open Runsense
  2. Tap the gear icon in the top right to open your settings
  3. Tap 'Connected apps & watches'
  4. Tap 'COROS'
  5. Tap 'Connect'
  6. Sign in with COROS and allow the connection
  7. That's it — your recorded runs now reach Runsense on their own

Garmin Connect (iPhone app, for Garmin watches)

If you wear a Garmin watch, the Garmin Connect iPhone app — the one your watch pairs with — needs to be set to share with Apple Health.

  1. Open the Garmin Connect app on your iPhone
  2. Tap 'More' (lower right corner)
  3. Tap 'Settings'
  4. Tap 'Connected Apps'
  5. Tap 'Apple Health'
  6. Tap 'Activities' and turn it on

Polar

Connect Polar once, inside Runsense, and the sessions you record on your watch arrive on their own from then on. Polar shares from the moment you connect, so runs from before then do not follow on their own.

  1. Open Runsense
  2. Tap the gear icon in the top right to open your settings
  3. Tap 'Connected apps & watches'
  4. Tap 'Polar'
  5. Tap 'Connect'
  6. Sign in with Polar and allow the connection
  7. That's it — your recorded runs now reach Runsense on their own

ASICS Runkeeper (iPhone app)

If you record with Runkeeper, it needs to be set to send your activities to Apple Health. Runkeeper has two switches that sound alike: Health Sync sends your runs TO Apple Health, which is the one Runsense needs, and Workout Sync pulls other apps' activities INTO Runkeeper.

Runkeeper has two switches that sound alike. Health Sync sends your runs TO Apple Health, which is the one that matters here. Workout Sync pulls other apps' activities INTO Runkeeper and does not help.

  1. Open the Runkeeper app on your iPhone
  2. Tap 'Me'
  3. Tap the settings gear icon (upper right corner)
  4. Tap 'Apps and Devices'
  5. Tap 'Apple Health'
  6. Tap 'Connect to Health', then 'Turn On All', then 'Done'

Suunto

Connect Suunto once, inside Runsense, and the runs you record on your watch arrive on their own from then on, with the history already on your watch account. Nothing to set up on your phone.

  1. Open Runsense
  2. Tap the gear icon in the top right to open your settings
  3. Tap 'Connected apps & watches'
  4. Tap 'Suunto'
  5. Tap 'Connect'
  6. Sign in with Suunto and allow the connection
  7. That's it — your recorded runs now reach Runsense on their own

After switching the connection on, complete one short run and let your iPhone app sync (or re-sync a recent activity from the app's settings) so there is something to send through to Runsense. New runs will flow automatically from then on.

Still not seeing your runs in your plan? Just ask your coach in chat — they can see exactly what's arriving and help you troubleshoot from there.