@RunCalcBot - Telegram bot which helps you in planning your running workouts

Your coach: today you do 15 minutes warming up, then 3 kilometers in 10 km pace, then 5 times of 400 meters in 5 km pace followed by 30 seconds rest, after 5 repetitions do a 1.5 km in easy pace and then 1.5 hours in marathon pace.

Your spouse: how long are you going to be away?

You: I have no idea :-( 2 hours. Maybe 3. Today's training schema is quite complex. Oh... wait! Let me check my bot!

You: copy pasting and sending a message to the bot WU=5:00,T10=3:40,E=4:30,T5=3:30,Rest=10:00,M=4:00;15:00WU + 3T10 + 1.5E + 5 * (0.4T5 + 00:30Rest) + 1.5E + 1:30:00M

Bot: Estimated distance - 33.750, time - 02:19:00

You: honey, I'm going to be back in two and a half hours. It's gonna be almost 34 kilometers

Your spouse: ok, I'll call an ambulance

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How it works

• add @RunCalcBot to your Telegram messenger
• write down your pace values as a pace block: Easy=5:00,Tempo10k=3:35,Tempo5k=3:25,Rest=10:00
• write down your training schema: 15:00Easy + 3Tempo10k + 1.5Easy + 5 * (0.4Tempo5k + 00:30Rest) + 1:30:00Easy
• combine pace block with training schema using ; and send it as a message to the bot: Easy=5:00,Tempo10k=3:35,Tempo5k=3:25,Rest=10:00;15:00Easy + 3Tempo10k + 1.5Easy + 5 * (0.4Tempo5k + 00:30Rest) + 1:30:00Easy
• bot replies you with estimated distance and duration of your workout

Rules

• pace name can be a single word and can't start with a number
• training schema can use only pace names listed in the pace block
• training schema consists of multiple phases. Phases can be:
  • time based: 15:00Easy - 15 minutes of easy pace, 1:30:00Easy - 1.5 hour of easy pace
  • distance based: 3Tempo10k - 3 km/mile in 10 km pace, 0.4Tempo5k - 0.4 km/mile (400 meters) in 5 km pace
  • repeated: 5 * (0.4Tempo5k + 00:30Rest) - 5 repetitions of two phases inside the brackets. Nested repetitions are not supported

Limitations

• Application is hosted on a free hosting and to save costs goes offline from 00:00 till 07:00AM CET.
• If you still want your results open this link and wait for 15-20 seconds till app wakes up, shows "Ready to roll" message and sends you your results.
• Also let me know at @sandlex if you want to use app when it is normally not available and I may adjust a schedule.

And more

If you don't like bots you can use calculation engine as a standalone Java application as described here.