RUNCOACH - Ver 1.01

1. The purpose of the program.

Your own personal running coach!  RunCoach helps you to design a training program, record your progress and answer your questions.  More than a training diary it will get you motivated, help you to loose weight and improve your personal best.  Start with the basics then with experience use the extensive advice, link to a pulse monitor, performance prediction and more.  It even has a sports psych! 
The program operates on a Windows machine from about version 3.1 onwards.   
The interface is menu driven with pull-down menus, on-line help and some context  
sensitive error checking. 
 
Its running knowledge is extensive and includes the following:- 
   - internally classifies runners into five major groups 
   - takes into account age, experience, PB's, sex, training program etc 
   - able to select days of the week you can run, and your long run day 
   - provides feedback on whether you are capable of meeting your goal time 
   - can suggest goal's based on your individual ability 
   - provides a schedule even if RUNCOACH is sceptical you can reach your goal 
   - knows about VO2 max, anaerobic threshold, efficiency, long runs etc 
   - has many rules for minimising injury 
   - has a variety of individualised speedwork schedules built in  
   - understands periodisation and complex schedules and selects between them 
   - can predict race results for distances not previously run 
   - can produce a schedule for the complete beginner through to the elite 


2. Installing.

Unzip the file with an exe extension to a temporary directory (folder) then using explorer double click  the filename.  It will guide you through the installation process.  The included exe is a self-extracting archive that will install files to a location of your choice.  It does not place files in any other directories nor does it alter the registry.


3. Program Status.
 
RunCoach is Shareware.  Shareware works on the 'Try before you Buy' concept.  You get to try the program before shelling out your hard earned cash to purchase it.  No matter 
how crappy you feel the program is, if you decide to use it, then there is a 
legal and moral obligation to purchase it.  After installing this version will run for 30 days.  It is fully functional during this period.
 
Registration costs US$25-US$33 depending on how you do it.  
 

4. The distribution status of the program.  

As long as you include all of the files RunCoach is freely distributable to anybody you please.


5. Contact. 


Paul Shields
Online Sports Coaching
3 Grasmere Ave.,
City Beach.  WA  6015
Australia

Phone:  +61 8 93858740
Fax:  +61 8 92850449

Email (preferred):  runcoach@sportscoach.com.au