Useful links

A curated collection of free tools and websites we find genuinely useful for runners — from plotting your next route to digging into your training data. We’ll keep this updated as we find new gems. Got a suggestion? Let us know in the comments.

Route Planning & Mapping

• On The Go Map — Draw routes on a map and get an instant distance reading. No account needed, works brilliantly as a web app on your phone home screen.
• gpx.studio — Free browser-based GPX editor and route creator. Ideal for planning trail routes with elevation profiles before heading out.
• plotaroute.com — Route planner with detailed elevation profiles and exportable GPX files. Good for sharing routes with others.
• Ride with GPS — Route planner with turn-by-turn cue sheets. The free tier is generous enough for most runners.

Pace, Time & Performance Calculators

• McMillan Running Calculator — The gold standard. Enter a recent race result and get training pace zones plus predictions for every other distance.
• Strava Pace Calculator — Simple, clean pace and finish time estimator for common race distances.
• RunBundle Training Paces — Enter a recent result and get easy, tempo, threshold and interval paces.
• Runner’s World Race Predictor — UK-focused race time predictor and training pace calculator.
• Grade Adjusted Pace Calculator — Convert your hilly run pace into a flat-equivalent effort. Essential for honest trail training analysis.
• Omni Training Pace Calculator — Clean interface for working out easy, tempo, VO2 max and speed paces from a race result.

parkrun Tools

• parkrun Calculator — Compare times across different parkrun courses, adjusting for terrain and difficulty. Brilliant for parkrun tourists.
• parkrun Events Map Hack — Visualise every parkrun event you’ve visited on a UK map using your tourist icon data.

Training Analysis & Tracking

• Intervals.icu — Free, powerful training analytics that goes far beyond what Strava shows. Fitness/fatigue curves, training load, heart rate zones, and weekly summaries. Highly recommended.
• Runalyze — Detailed running analytics platform. Free and works with data from any GPS device. Great for VO2 max estimates and race shape tracking.
• VeloViewer — Strava-connected analysis with detailed stats, leaderboards and the popular explorer tile map. Works for runners as well as cyclists.
• RunHive — Free running log with stats and charts. Useful if you want a clean training record without needing a GPS watch.

GPX & Strava Utilities

• Gotoes for Strava — Fix, merge, split and edit GPX files. A go-to tool for sorting out activities that didn’t record cleanly.
• gpx.studio — Also doubles as a GPX track editor for trimming, reversing or adjusting recorded routes.

Finding Races (UK)

• Running Calendar UK — Comprehensive UK race listings from 5K to ultra, searchable by distance, date and region.
• England Athletics RunEvents — Official licensed road and multi-terrain event finder for England.
• RunABC — UK race news and results. Particularly strong coverage of events in the North of England.
• Racecheck — Race reviews from real runners. Think TripAdvisor for running events — useful for deciding whether a race is worth travelling to.

Race Results

• Power of 10 — UK Athletics results and rankings database. Essential if you race on the road or track — this is where your times live.
• UK Results — Archive of UK race results going back many years across hundreds of events.
• ResultsBase — Results from 500+ UK events per year, across a range of timing companies.

Shoe Research

• RunRepeat — Aggregated shoe reviews with scores pulled from across the web. Good for a quick sense of consensus before buying.
• Fellrnr — Data-driven, science-backed shoe reviews and running analysis. Thorough and opinionated in the best way.
• Road Trail Run — In-depth trail and road shoe reviews. Strong on technical trail footwear.
• Believe in the Run — Accessible, well-written shoe reviews with a useful shoe finder tool.

Injury & Recovery

• The Running Physio — Tom Goom’s evidence-based blog covering running injuries, rehab and load management. One of the best free resources out there.
• Strength Running — Injury prevention, training plans and coaching articles from Jason Fitzgerald. Particularly good on strength work for runners.
• Physio Advisor — Free physio exercises and injury guides for common running problems. Australian site but the content is universal.

Fell & Mountain Running

• Fell Runners Association (FRA) — The governing body for fell running in England. Race calendar, kit requirements, membership information and the English Championship series.
• Welsh Fell Runners Association (WFRA) — Race calendar, results and championship series for fell runners in Wales and the Borders. Annual membership also covers race entry discounts and PLI.
• Scottish Hill Runners (SHR) — Independent organisation covering hill racing in Scotland. Full race calendar, results archive and annual journal.
• BOFRA — British Open Fellrunners Association. Covers traditional open fell races, particularly strong in Yorkshire and the North.